(The Huffington Post) – Taraji P. Henson’s decision to enroll her son at Howard University as a result of the 20-year-old’s experience with racial profiling by...
Brennan Williams, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—As the investigation on this week’s brutal arrest of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson continues, many UVA students...
(The Root) – The voter-ID war just opened up a huge new front. This time in Tennessee. A group of nine students from HBCUs Fisk...
DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer Texas Southern imposed its own penalty on the women’s basketball team, withdrawing from the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament that begins Wednesday....
(The Washington Post) – The country’s first African American president is finding himself increasingly at odds with a cornerstone of the African American community: historically black...
South Carolina State University’s Future Threatened by Legislators by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A South Carolina House subcommittee has recommended the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Few things irk me more than hearing someone say or imply that now that we have a Black president,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Is Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American president, trying to kill Historically Black Colleges and Universities? If he’s...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global leaders, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund,...
(New York Times) – William Zonicle did what all the job experts advise. He majored in a growing field like health care. He studied hard and...
(The Root) – Analyses that evaluate the success of HBCUs by observing their six-year graduation rates often miss the mark. On the surface, graduation rates tell us...
Consciousness raised, leadership challenged by Muslim leader at HBCU conference by Askia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call BALTIMORE – After a...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to increase the relevancy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the...
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – A former history and African Studies professor at historically black Delaware State University blames President Obama for undermining the education of black students....
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Three years ago, the Department of Education tightened the loan standards for Parent PLUS Loans. The change affected more than...
Kyle Hightower, ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The trials of three of four members of Florida A&M University’s marching band on charges of felony...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Spelman College, the liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, was named the nation’s...
Special to the NNPA from The Louisiana Weekly NEW ORLEANS (The Louisiana Weekly)— ‘Nothing has brought me greater joy than participating in the growth experiences...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Newspaper The historic presidency of Alabama State University’s first female chief continues to be shrouded in...
JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer America’s black colleges are struggling for funds. The Republican Party is struggling to attract black voters. Enter a $25 million gift...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has discontinued supplying...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the...
By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the NNPA from The North Star News & Analysis The ultra-conservative Koch Brothers have announced that they have donated...
