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News Articles: HBCU

Troyce Manassa #4 of the Savannah State Tigers shoots a layup against the Memphis Tigers at FedExForum in Memphis in 2016.

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  • Sports

Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules

Lawyers filed a lawsuit against NCAA on Thursday over its system to enforce academic performance, which allegedly discriminates against Black athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

December 11, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Goldman
Colette Pierce Burnette is the president of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. The HBCU is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state.

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  • Education

HBCU President: 'I Slept Better' After Deciding On All Online Classes In The Fall

Colette Pierce Burnette of Huston-Tillotson University says keeping students and staff safe was paramount. Black people are dying from COVID-19 at two and a half times the rate of white people.

July 31, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang
Clifford "T.I." Harris speaks on his "ExpediTIously" podcast November 2019.

T.I. To Give Lesson On Trap Music To Atlanta HBCU Students This Fall

Atlanta rapper T.I. plans to return to the classroom this fall to teach a course at Clark Atlanta University called “The Business of Trap Music.” The...

June 24, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Students will take courses on global modern art through the program that go beyond artists like Monet and Picasso.

Atlanta HBCUs Train Next Generation Of African American Art Curators

If you go into an art museum in North America, chances are the staff, the curators and the directors are going to be white. In 2015, an Andrew W. Mellon...

December 02, 2019
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
A student in the audience waves during first lady Michelle Obama's remarks for the Tuskegee University Commencement ceremony in Tuskegee, Ala., May 9, 2015

Are Mergers A Solution For Struggling HBCUs In Georgia?

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are struggling right now. Five have been shuttered since 1989, while others are just barely holding on....

November 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

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  • News

On Second Thought For Monday, Sept. 9, 2019

Find out what songs Atlanta native Faye Webster adds to our Georgia Playlist . She'll be at the annual Music Midtown this weekend. Georgia has nine...

September 09, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Philanthropist Robert F. Smith speaking at the Morehouse College 2019 commencement ceremony in Atlanta, Ga.

Billionaire To Pay Off Student Loan Debt For 2019 Morehouse Graduates

Graduating seniors at Morehouse College received a surprise gift from billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith who announced he would provide a grant to...

May 20, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Former first lady Michelle Obama makes a surprise visit to Spelman College in Atlanta on Saturday, May 11.

Michelle Obama Surprises Spelman Students Who Studied 'Becoming'

Former first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Spelman College ahead of a book tour event in Atlanta for her autobiography, " Becoming ."

May 11, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison and
  • La'Raven Taylor
The campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. The country's only all-male historically black college will began admitting Transgender men next year.

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  • Education

HBCUs: Honoring The Legacies While Facing Challenges, Threats

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee are all graduates of historically black colleges and universities. For more...

April 24, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Tiago Rachelson, one of few non-black students at Morehouse College, is the subject of a new VICE docu-series.

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  • Education

New Season Of 'Minority Reports' Documents Underrepresented Communities In Unexpected Places

Morehouse College in Atlanta is one of the nation’s most renowned and distinguished historically black colleges. Tiago Rachelson, who is white, is a...

January 16, 2019
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 2 more
A scene from the BET show, "The Quad."

HBCUs Take Center Stage On BET's "The Quad"

BET's “The Quad” is in its second season. The true-to-life drama takes place on a fictional historically black college in Georgia. A majority of the...

March 27, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Michelle Khouri
The Morehouse College Glee Club in performance in 1981. Wendall Whalum, at right, was the second of only three directors of the club in its 100 years of existence.

Documentary Unravels The History Of HBCUs

For more than a hundred years, America’s historically black colleges and universities have graduated many of our most dynamic and influential citizens....

February 19, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

Morehouse President Talks Trump Sit-Down, HBCU Order

As college students make spring break plans, many are still buzzing about President Trump’s new executive order that moves the Initiative for...

March 09, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

On Second Thought For Monday, October 24, 2016

More than 15 million people in the United States deal with social anxiety disorder. SAD is an extreme fear of being scrutinized and judged in social...

October 26, 2016
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea

Should HBCU's Cash In On 'Guarantee Games?'

One aspect of college football has received a significant deal of negative attention: “guarantee games.” These are matchups where a large school pays a...

October 24, 2016
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Taylor Gantt
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