HBCU

A handful of Paul Quinn college freshman were surprised recently when they arrived at their dorm to move in. Media crews were waiting to capture their shock as a few learned they’d receive free dorm supplies from a new non-profit, which calls itself “Move-in Day Mafia.”

Members of Texas’ nine historically Black colleges and universities will gather to discuss how to overcome structural problems in higher education so they can better serve students from historically marginalized communities.

Simmons also served as president of Smith College in Massachusetts and Brown University, where she was the first Black woman to preside over an Ivy League school.

The president of Paul Quinn College says the campus will remain vigilant.

Established in 1925, the State Fair Classic between Prairie View A&M and Grambling State University is more than just a football game. It’s a space for the Black community to connect and support historically Black colleges and universities.

It's been said over time that historically Black colleges and universities have low graduation rates. Professor and writer Ivory Toldson said that's often not only a mis-read of statistics, but an unfair and biased assessment 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."

The rapper Travis Scott launched his charity Cactus Jack Foundation last year. The foundation partnered with his hometown of Houston to distribute 50,000 free meals to residents during the Texas freeze in February.

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said the school will open this fall with only 75 students in 6th and 7th grade. Eventually, the campus will include grades up to 12th.

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.

When Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, Dallas attorney Jill Louis' phone blew up with text messages.Harris and Louis were members of…

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.