HBCUs

HBCUs continue to invest in sports that have historically had low participation from Black athletes, such as gymnastics, wrestling and lacrosse.

The Tigers took first in both the prelims and final round to secure the historic win.

HBCUs play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students. Nearly half of all Black teachers nationwide are graduates of an HBCU.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first HBCU Bobblehead Series.

The source of the string of threats against HBCUs in January and February of this year is one unidentified minor, according to the investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice.

Mezzo-soprano opera star Denyce Graves launched “Shared Voices” at Howard’s Boseman School of Fine Arts. The Denyce Graves Foundation’s flagship initiative is a collaboration of students, faculty and administrators at HBCUs and classical arts institutions. At the kickoff, Graves was presented the Medal of Freedom and a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of President Biden.

Police investigated another bomb threat to Howard University early Friday. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A residence hall at Howard University was evacuated late Tuesday after a bomb threat, D.C. police and university police said. The threat follows a string of threats made this year against Howard and other historically Black colleges and universities. 

A Hampton University alum’s doll brand that celebrates Historically Black Colleges and Universities will soon be sold at Target.

A Hampton University alum’s doll brand that celebrates Historically Black Colleges and Universities will soon be sold at Target. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

During a commencement ceremony on Saturday, president of Wiley College Herman Felton Jr. announced that an anonymous donor had cleared the balances of the entire graduating class.