The Stevie Wonder Song Party

Legendary Musician Stevie Wonder To Receive Honorary Degree

Legendary musical genius Stevie Wonder will receive an honorary degree from Wayne State University.
by Brandee Sanders
05.07.22
Students and faculty adapt to remote learning at UMBC

Black Chemist Appointed To Serve As UMBC President

Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
by NewsOne Staff
04.17.22
Premiere Of Columbia Picture's "The Equalizer 2"

Georgia State To Award Ludacris With Honorary Degree

Georgia State University will award entertainment mogul Ludacris with an honorary degree.
by Brandee Sanders
04.16.22
Industrial design student building furniture at a workshop in class

University Of Texas Receives $1M To Diversify Architecture…

The son of Texas’ first Black architect donated $1 million to his father’s alma mater.
by Brandee Sanders
02.27.22
Atlanta Cityscapes And City Views

Georgia State University Names Its First Black President

Dr. M. Brian Blake will become Georgia State University’s first Black president.
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
Views Of Yale University As Ivy League Pay Soars

Black Psychiatry Professor Makes History At Yale

Dr. Cindy Crusto recently made history by becoming the first Black woman professor in Yale School of Medicine’s psychiatry department.
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
PA: Emergency Clinic Offers Immunization Shots to Tackle Mumps Outbreak at Temple University

Temple University Appoints Its First Black President

Dr. Jason Wingard has been appointed to serve as Temple University’s next president; making him the first Black person in…
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Arrivals

Megan Thee Stallion Starts ‘Roc Nation School’ Scholarship

Megan Thee Stallion will provide a student with a full-ride scholarship to Long Island University’s Roc Nation School of Music,…
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Baton Rouge Louisiana sign for Louisiana State University LSU, Southern life

William Tate IV Becomes LSU's First Black President

William Tate IV has been appointed to become Louisiana State University’s president; making him the first Black person to assume…
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Atlanta Cityscapes And City Views

Spelman College Sets Historic Admissions Application Record

Spelman College recently hit a major milestone with the highest application pool in the all-women HBCU’s 140-year history.
by Brandee Sanders
08.26.21
Woodburn Hall in West Virginia University

Black Scholar Makes History At West Virginia University

For the first time in West Virginia University’s 154-year history, a Black woman has been elected as student body president.
by NewsOne Staff
08.26.21
Atlanta Cityscapes And City Views

Tennessee Teen Makes History At Clark Atlanta University

#BlackGirlMagic: Emory Pruitt—a 16-year-old from Tennessee—made history by becoming the youngest student to attend Clark Atlanta University.
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
Atlanta Cityscapes And City Views

Morris Brown College Moves Toward Regaining Accreditation

Morris Brown College—the first educational institution in the state of Georgia to be owned and operated independently by African Americans—is…
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
College Students Told To Leave Campuses To Counter Spread Of Coronavirus

Harvard Medical Society Named After Black STEM Pioneer

Harvard Medical School has named one of its academic societies after its first Black tenured professor.
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
College Students Told To Leave Campuses To Counter Spread Of Coronavirus

MIT Elects First Black Woman Student Body President

For the first time in MIT’s 159-year history, a Black woman has been elected as student body president.
by NewsOne Staff
09.30.21
Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, historic campus walkway with students

America’s Oldest Law School Appoints First Black Dean

A. Benjamin Spencer is the first Black dean in William & Mary Law School’s 241-year history.
by NewsOne Staff
09.30.21
lecture hall

DePauw University Appoints Its First Black Woman President

Dr. Lori S. White will become DePauw University’s first Black woman president.
by NewsOne Staff
10.08.21
REVOLT X AT&T Host REVOLT 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles - Day 3

Arlan Hamilton Scholarship Is For Black Oxford Students

Tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton launched a scholarship for Black students at Oxford University.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Disney Channel's 'Doc McStuffins' - Season Two

#BlackGirlMagic: 16-Year-Old Accepted Into 9 Law Schools

#BlackGirlMagic: 16-year-old Haley Taylor Schlitz has been accepted into nine law schools.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
CAMLS, University of South Florida, Tampa

Black Student Makes History At USF

20-year-old Britney Deas has made history by becoming the University of South Florida’s first Black woman student body president.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20