Source: Win McNamee / Getty South Carolina State University did something that too many institutions in this political moment have been unwilling to do: it listened to its students. The historically Black university invited South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to deliver its spring commencement address. Reporting now indicates that at least one member of […]
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Source: Alcorn State University / Getty Alcorn State University announced it would be the first HBCU to fully integrate AI as part of a statewide initiative with NVIDIA and Mississippi’s educational institutions. Mississippi Today reported in June 2025 that the initiative aims to train at least 10,000 Mississippians through a curriculum focused on AI skills, […]
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Source: Catalin-Ilie Capilnean / Getty If you want to piss conservatives off, you don’t accuse them of racism outright. You show how they’ve laundered power through policy language so cleanly and deviously, they can look you right in the face and say, “We didn’t do anything racist.” This is what just happened at the University […]
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HBCU football players keep proving they belong at the highest level. But when draft night comes around, the numbers tell a different story. There’s no shortage of talent coming out of historically Black colleges and universities. That’s been true for decades. But according to reporting from HBCU Sports, that talent isn’t translating into consistent opportunities […]
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Benjy Taylor, the head coach for Tuskegee University’s men’s basketball team, is set to announce a lawsuit against Morehouse College and two campus police officers, who handcuffed him during a game in January. Following the incident, Taylor hired civil rights attorneys. Taylor, who was not charged with a crime, said he felt “violated” and described […]
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Source: kjekol / Getty They always announce these decisions in the softest possible language. The words are careful, managerial. They use phrases like streamlining, restructuring, reducing fragmentation, and enhancing collaboration just so they can gut Black-centered scholarship without ever having to admit they’re trying to kill it. But what’s really going down is a quiet […]
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Source: USGirl / Getty America has gotten so committed to laundering its conscience that even the word Black in Black History is now being handled like contraband, even in institutions that were literally built to preserve it. Which brings us to Florida A&M (FAMU). Last week, FAMU found itself in the surreal position of having […]
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