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News Articles: HBCU

Delaware State University students enter the Dover campus.

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Delaware AG asks for federal civil rights review after HBCU team stopped by police

The team's bus was headed northbound on Interstate 95 in Liberty County, Ga., on April 20 after playing games in Georgia and Florida.

May 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A general view of Harvard University campus is seen on April 22, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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  • Race

Harvard releases report detailing its ties to slavery, plans to issue reparations

A committee formed by Harvard President Lawrence Bacow found that Harvard faculty and staff enslaved 70 people from the school's founding in 1636 to the banning of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783.

April 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A general view of Harvard University campus is seen on April 22, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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  • Race

Harvard releases report detailing its ties to slavery, plans to issue reparations

A committee formed by Harvard President Lawrence Bacow found that Harvard faculty and staff enslaved 70 people from the school's founding in 1636 to the banning of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783.

April 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Pres. Tatum of Spelman College receives a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corp. to be used for the college's academic priorities.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: McMichael plea deal denied; Fulton DA seeks FBI help; HBCU bomb threats

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A judge rejected a plea deal in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Meanwhile, the Fulton County district attorney asked the FBI for security help as she investigates former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election. Sonny Perdue could be back on track to become the next chancellor for the Georgia university system. And a Senate committee takes up constitutional carry today at 4 p.m. 

 

 

February 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., second from left, holds his history degree with South Carolina State University Interim President Alexander Conyers, second from right, on stage with President Biden and Rodney Jenkins, chair of the Board of Trustees, right, during the South Carolina State University's 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony in Orangeburg, S.C., on Friday.

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  • Politics

Biden joins an HBCU in celebrating its graduates — including an old congressional ally

In the commencement speech at South Carolina State University, President Biden credited Rep. Jim Clyburn's public endorsement in 2020 as a pivotal moment in reviving his sluggish campaign.

December 17, 2021
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  • Barbara Sprunt
Howard University students are entering their second week of protests demanding better housing on campus.

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  • Education

Students at Howard University are protesting poor housing conditions on campus

Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.

October 22, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Nikema Williams surrounded by HBCU leaders and students

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Georgia congressional Democrats, students call for more federal HBCU support

The IGNITE Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in May, calls for a number of improvements to HBCU campuses, including broadband upgrades, preservation of historically significant buildings and renovation and repair projects for facilities. 

October 20, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Tennessee State University could be due for a half-billion-dollar payout, according to recent findings that show the HBCU has been historically underfunded.

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  • Education

'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs

Tennessee could owe a historically Black university over $500 million. Andre Perry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes the problem cuts much deeper: "We're throttling the economy."

May 14, 2021
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jason Fuller,
  • and 1 more
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks with Atlanta HBCU students after delivering remarks at Clark Atlanta University.

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Sen. Ossoff Shines Spotlight On New Funding For HBCUs

Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities are set to receive just under $32 million combined in grants from the American Rescue Plan, part of the $3 billion set aside for HBCUs in the $2 trillion relief package signed by President Joe Biden in March.

May 10, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Kimberly Ballard-Washington

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Savannah State's Interim President Stepping Into The Job Permanently

Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is about to take on the job on a permanent basis. Ballard-Washington has been selected sole finalist for the post, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley and Sachin Shailendra, chairman of the Board of Regents, announced Thursday.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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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