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Philander Smith College is one of the latest HBCUs to receive a historic donation.

College Sports

The Division II Bowie State Bulldogs had arguably the best season of any HBCU program. The squad won 12 games, went undefeated in their conference, and went further in the division two playoffs than any other team in school history.

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Norfolk State University awarded music visionary Pharrell Williams with an honorary doctorate degree.

Travis Hunter, the nation’s number one college football prospect in the Class of 2022, has decided to attend Jackson State University and play football for the Tigers next fall. His decision makes HBCU history.

College Sports

With the current emphasis on highlighting historically Black colleges and universities at the highest point we’ve ever seen, Jackson State University quarterback Shedeur Sanders has emerged as the new face of HBCU football.

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's visit to "The Breakfast Club" touting the Biden Administration's purported dedication to HBCUs exposed his ignorance about the recent student-led protests at Howard University.

Education

The Federal Financial Aid program has officially been reinstated to Morris Brown College in Atlanta after nearly 20 years.

The Tigers went into Gainesville, Florida, and dominated the 20th ranked team in the country by beating Florida 69-54.

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Through her app, I Heart My HBCU, Howard alumna Dominique King is on a mission to drive donations to historically Black colleges and universities.

For the second straight year, McDonald’s is awarding $500K to 35 HBCU students as part of the McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship Program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

It's time to hold Howard and other HBCUs accountable to serving their students to the best of their ability while also loving these institutions for what they symbolize and the excellence that they foster. 

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Tuskegee University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham were awarded $13.7 million to advance their biomedical research programs.