Historically Black

Howard University received a $1 million gift to elevate and expand its mechanical engineering program.

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is elevating its mission to increase the representation of Black doctors in medicine.

Howard University and Georgetown University will launch a medical humanities center aimed at reducing health inequities.

Hip-hop legend E-40 donated $100K to the music department at his alma mater Grambling State University.

Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur cultivated the HBCU Scholarship Bike Ride and HBCU Textbook Fund to financially support students at historically Black colleges and universities.

Actor Joseph C. Phillips has joined the faculty at Clark Atlanta University.

Former NBA player J.R. Smith was named North Carolina A&T State University’s Academic Athlete of the Year.

Clark Atlanta University has received an $11.8 million endowment for the creation of a knowledge-focused metaverse hub.

Florida Memorial University and the Institute of Black Wealth have teamed up to create an initiative aimed at closing the racial wealth gap.

Livingstone College received a $2.24 million endowment to advance its STEM initiatives.

Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings, and his wife Patty Quillin, recently gifted Tougaloo College with a $10 million donation.

Getty Images has awarded four HBCUs with $500,000 to preserve their historic photos.