National

Black history was made at the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade with multiple HBCU marching bands, a Black grand marshal, a Black president of the annual celebration and more.

Good News

Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis is taking her talents to Hampton University.

Good News

Hampton University has made history by becoming the first HBCU to add a women’s varsity triathlon team to their sports programs.

Dr. Calvin Lowe, the Dean of the School of Science at Hampton University, recently won $1 million in a Virginia lottery scratch off game.

Hampton University President William Harvey slams BET's drama 'The Quad.' He sends a strongly-worded letter to the network's president.

Politics

Obama invited president-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Thursday to talk about a “smooth transition of power."

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during the 2016 commencement ceremony at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in what is likely to be one of his many swan songs during his final year in office.

Nation

Hampton University, the historically Black college founded in 1868 in Virginia, made history recently as the first HBCU with a NCAA Division I men's lacrosse team.

Nation

During a recent meeting in Washington, Dr. William Harvey, longtime president of Hampton University and Chairman of President Obama’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs expressed his discontent with the lack of attention that has been put on historically black colleges and universities within our country. Funding for HBCUs have been on the decline and Dr. Harvey […]

Nothing beats homecoming weekend at a historically black college or university, but whose school has the best? Is it the Marching 100 down in Tallahassee, that good ol’ Bison pride in D.C., or the notorious “Spelhouse”? Get ready for homecoming 2014 by casting your vote below and keep that school pride going on social media […]

School Name: Hampton University Location: Hampton, Virginia Year Founded: 1868 Number of Students: 5,402 undergraduate students Specialty Programs: Public Safety Administration and Pastoral Counseling Greek Life: • Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Inc. • Fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., Omega […]

Virginia — You may recall an article written by Jason Riley for the Wall Street Journal questioning the relevance of HBCUs in today’s society. In the article, he admonished President Obama for going along with the status quo as it relates to the funding of HBCUs and how they are run. He stated that black […]