Atlanta rapper, 2 Chainz is teaming up with Youtube for a new series. The “Money Maker” rapper is launching a series called “MoneyMaker Fund”. In the series, 2 Chainz will listen to business plans from students and alumni of HBCUs. The collaboration is in part with YouTube’s Black Voices Fund and the winner of […]
Six HBCU students have received Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowships.
The Fort Valley State Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha was suspended after a sex scandal allegation surfaced involving sorority members and a female administration employee at the college. According to Rolling Out, the allegations are that recent members of the sorority were involved in a sex ring to pay for pledging the organization. The magazine alleges […]
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stated that HBCUs were "pioneers of school choice" Monday evening , ignoring the painful racism that barred Blacks from attending schools and having access to equal teaching.
The photo of Kellyanne Conway sitting with her feet on the oval office couch dominated the conversation on social media.
Presidents of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to press for funding and federal support Monday.
Rev. William Barber spoke with Roland Martin about the massive effort to drive African-Americans to the polls to take part in early voting and cast their ballots on Election Day.
UPDATE: 07/14/16 3:25 PM On Thursday, Roland Martin appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to educate and inform the longtime talk show host and her audience about the realities of race to her audience. Before bringing Martin on set for their discussion, Williams told her viewers, “Last week I faced a lot of criticism for my […]
Social media blasted Wendy Williams for her comments about Jesse Williams‘ BET Black Lives Matter speech, HBCUs, and the NAACP after a clip from her show went viral this week. During Thursday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin decided to educate the talk show host on the topics that have caused so many to raise […]
Hampton University, the historically Black college founded in 1868 in Virginia, made history recently as the first HBCU with a Division I lacrosse team.
Historically Black Colleges are great institutions that have served as safe havens for our favorite actors, singers, and moguls (looking at you, Puff Daddy) where they have received the inspiration and education to dominate the stage, and our hearts. While everyone loves a good story about a celebrity and their HBCU experience, many of America’s politicians […]
