HBCUs

HBCUs will be in the spotlight Wednesday night at TD Garden, as the Celtics host their first HBCU Night during their matchup with the Pelicans. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s festivities.

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.

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.

As the nation’s historically Black colleges remain on edge after receiving dozens of bomb threats in recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials said they have identified six people who they believe are responsible

The FBI has identified six “tech savvy” juveniles as persons of interests in threats to historically Black colleges and universities on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.

Students and faculty of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) have long praised the value of institutions where Black students can feel at home with others who share their history and experiences. But after years of struggle for the same money and resources as predominantly white institutions, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has ushered in a wave...

More than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month, NBC News reported. Howard University was among the first to issue a shelter-in-place order early Tuesday — just a day after the school and several other historically Black colleges and universities received similar threats. “A bomb threat against the...

Former Nike designer D’Wayne Edwards will reopen the Lewis College of Business, the only Historically Black College in Michigan, which closed down in 2013.

Interviews with top leaders from several top historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, illustrate that some schools face significant challenges in avoiding major outbreaks.

While enrollment at traditional universities is seeing a decline, enrollment has spiked at historically black colleges and universities across the country. Anthony Jones, Howard University’s assistant vice president of enrollment, said this HBCU movement is proving to be successful. “The world is becoming woke to what we’ve already known for a very long time, and that is that HBCU’s have...

She was a Howard University senior working toward a career in public service, mature thanks to her four years on campus and committed to strengthening the bond with her line sisters. She was none other than Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

The president of Xavier University of Louisiana, Reynold Verret, is participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial and encouraging Black students to follow suit. He explains why it is so important for people of color to be represented in the vaccine trials given that they are disproportionately dying from the virus.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving about $100 million to four historically Black medical schools over the next four years

A street in New Orleans named for the former president of the Confederacy will be renamed to honor the longtime leader of a historically Black university

Danielle Belton of The Root breaks down what Kamala Harris brings to the ticket and how she’s expected to garner widespread backing from the HBCU and sorority community.

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted funding and resource inequities among Historically Black Colleges and Universities — many of which were founded and subsidized by states, federal government, philanthropists or churches — experts say, and forced some of these schools to make tough decisions to continue to educate their unique population.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities