Mar 30, 2026 | Education, HBCU
A new study found that attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult is better for the long-term cognitive outcomes of Black Americans. The study, published in the JAMA Network Open last month, featured co-authors from Rutgeters...
Mar 23, 2026 | Events, HBCU, Higer Education
HBCU AwareFest is about to be underway in Atlanta, as Black leaders from various industries join the event to support Black scholars. Produced by Student Freedom Initiative, in partnership with Live Nation Urban and the City of Atlanta, HBCU AwareFest aims to become...
Mar 2, 2026 | Education, HBCU
Following the Civil War, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were founded to provide educational access for African American students who were regularly denied admission to long-standing institutions of higher education. The nation’s first HBCU,...
Feb 23, 2026 | HBCU, Media
The HBCU Radio Preservation Project preserves and honors the legacy of Black college radio. The WYSO effort safeguards at-risk historical media and gathering oral histories to explore how HBCU radio stations serve their campuses and communities. In...
Jan 26, 2026 | HBCU, History
In February 1837, the African Institute was established in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, at the bequest of Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys. He had designated $10,000, a tenth of his estate, “to instruct the descendants of the African race in school learning, in the...
