One Yard
Famed actor and educator Levar Burton will deliver the commencement speech at Howard University on May 10. Howard University announced on Tuesday, April 8 that the iconic HBCU’s 157th Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., on The Yard. The Peabody, Emmy, and Grammy-Award Burton will also be receiving an honorary […]
Rutgers University canceled an HBCU conference to comply with anti-DEI executive orders signed by President Donald Trump last week. The news brought outrage from many including Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka.
You may have to be at least 35 years old to become president of the United States, but the barrier of entry to enter the mayoral race isn't entirely as restricting.
Election day is just days away, and whether you’re voting for the first time this year—or you’re a pro and voted in the 2022 midterm elections—the stakes are high for our families, our freedoms, and our futures. You may have even heard someone say that this is the most important election of our lifetime. The […]
As a proud multi-generational HBCU alum, I always love to support historically Black colleges and universities.
HBCU Gameday has launched a special series dealing with all things athletics from Florida A&M University.
Students have always played a role in major political moments, and the upcoming 2024 elections are no different. As young people, our voices are powerful—and so are our votes. Student organizers working with organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) helped pave the way for the passage […]
Actor and HBCU alum Lance Gross came through to this year’s HBCU NY Classic to watch his alma mater, Howard University, face off against Morehouse College on the football field.
The Harris/Walz campaign's HBCU Homecoming tour is coming to specific battleground states, such as North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, which are key to helping the ticket get into the White House.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in a giving mood. The billionaire is steadily giving away a lot of his wealth, and the latest recipient is a couple of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) medical schools. It started when the presidents of the four schools—Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., […]
Detroit is known as the Motor City but for two days in August, it will be a haven for Black creatives from HBCUs.
There are changes afoot in Black college sports. This month, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced it would change its name to the HBCU Athletic Conference and add three more schools.