HBCU Honors Celebrate Black Excellence 

Dec 1, 2025 | HBCU

The 3rd Annual HBCU Honors, presented by BET, brought an unforgettable celebration of culture, legacy and achievement to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts as the 2025 production taped in Washington, D.C.  This year’s ceremony paid tribute to three towering figures...

Wilberforce Named To 1st HBCU Brilliance Initiative Cohort

Nov 17, 2025 | HBCU

The nation’s first private historically Black university is notching up another first. Wilberforce University is one of 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities named to the Brilliance Initiative’s first cohort. The Brilliance...

A Look Back At The 2025 HBCU First Look Film Festival

Nov 17, 2025 | Film, HBCU

Each year, this event continues to spotlight emerging voices and honor trailblazers who’ve paved the way in film and television. From thought-provoking panels to celebrity appearances and student showcases, the festival never fails to remind me why HBCU storytelling...

UNCF Partners With ‘3 Blind Mice’ Creator To Raise HBCU Scholarship Funds

Nov 3, 2025 | HBCU, Media

Just weeks after Imani Robinson’s pilot episode of “3 Blind Mice” went viral on social media, the United Negro College Fund reached out to partner with her on a new campaign aimed at raising scholarship money for students attending historically Black...

HBCU Week Has Made A $121M Impact: Here’s How Lance Gross, Gail Bean And More Tee Up the Initiative

Oct 27, 2025 | HBCU, Higer Education

Despite the current climate, the demand, necessity and support of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is felt like never before. In 2016, Ashley Christopher launched HBCU Week as an initiative to fund scholarships and provide opportunities for...

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Announces $50 Million Scholarship Commitment To Support Atlanta HBCU Students

Oct 13, 2025 | HBCU

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation today announced a landmark $50 million, 10-year scholarship investment to support students at four of Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The funding will provide gap scholarships intended to...