HBCU Updates

HBCU students to find empowerment through AT&T’s Dream in Black Rising Future Makers program By Sheyla Fairley AT&T, a telecommunications company, is committed to helping Black students achieve success with…

Black Girl Sunscreen to be the official sponsor for FAMU Athletics By Sheyla Fairley Black Girl Sunscreen (BGS) formed a partnership with Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, to become the…

TSU’s ‘Aristocrat of Bands’ submits gospel album for Grammy nomination By Sheyla Fairley Tennessee State University’s, Nashville, TN, marching band “Aristocrat of Bands” submitted their gospel album named “The Urban…

NC A&T student designs sneakers for Nike By Sheyla Fairley Arial Robinson, a multimedia journalism student at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC, was chosen to design sneakers…

FSU to participate in SFI’s HBCU Capacity Building Effort to receive $4.3M in cybersecurity tools and support By Sheyla Fairley After joining the Student Freedom Initiative’s HBCU Targeted Capacity Building…

VSU awarded $1.4M to assist students with childcare By Sheyla Fairley Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, has been awarded $1.45 million in Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)…

Stellantis and the Black Automotive Media Group’s internship program extended for NCCU students By Sheyla Fairley Started in 2020, The Driving Force internship program created by North Carolina Central University’s,…

New ECSU 10-year master plan to create safer pedestrian-friendly environment By Sheyla Fairley According to an article, the Board of Trustees at Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC, approved…

Southern University donates bottled water to JSU due to Jackson’s water issue  By Sheyla Fairley Despite the Jackson State–Southern football rivalry, competition was put aside when Southern University, Baton Rouge,…

Teen facing homelessness gets accepted to HBCU By Sheyla Fairley After spending three years unhoused with his family, 19-year-old Jeremiah Armstead was recently accepted into Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and…