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6:31am May 12, 2022

National National

Delaware AG asks for federal civil rights review after HBCU team stopped by police

by Jonathan Franklin

The team's bus was headed northbound on Interstate 95 in Liberty County, Ga., on April 20 after playing games in Georgia and Florida.
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5:54am Apr 27, 2022

National National

Harvard releases report detailing its ties to slavery, plans to issue reparations

by Ayana Archie

A committee formed by Harvard President Lawrence Bacow found that Harvard faculty and staff enslaved 70 people from the school's founding in 1636 to the banning of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783.
10:36am Feb 22, 2022

Education Education Health & Safety

NC partners with HBCUs to host mental health summit

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a summit on the mental health needs of minority college students.
4:44pm Feb 17, 2022

Crime Crime

WSSU was prepared when bomb threat came, spokeswoman says

by Paul Garber

Winston-Salem State University joined a growing list of historically Black colleges and universities that have recently received a bomb threat, but a university spokeswoman says they were prepared.
4:00pm Jan 17, 2022

Race Race Education Business

HanesBrands makes $2M commitment to HBCUs

by Eddie Garcia

HanesBrands is making a $2 million investment in historically black colleges and universities. The money is going to three schools — two that are right here in the Triad.
Carolyn Kaster / AP

3:16pm Dec 17, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Biden joins an HBCU in celebrating its graduates — including an old congressional ally

by Barbara Sprunt

In the commencement speech at South Carolina State University, President Biden credited Rep. Jim Clyburn's public endorsement in 2020 as a pivotal moment in reviving his sluggish campaign.
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9:33pm Oct 22, 2021

National National Education

Students at Howard University are protesting poor housing conditions on campus

by Jonathan Franklin

Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.
4:48pm May 31, 2021

Environment Environment

N.C. A&T Awarded $500,000 In Energy Efficiency Research Grants

by Eddie Garcia

North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded half a million dollars in grants for energy efficiency projects.
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12:41am May 14, 2021

National National Education

'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding 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."

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6:17pm Jan 21, 2021

Sports Sports

ESPN Show To Broadcast From Winston-Salem State University

by Paul Garber

Winston-Salem State University will soon have a chance to be in the spotlight on one of sport’s major stages when ESPN’s “First Take” talk show comes to town.
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12:56pm Dec 11, 2020

Sports Sports National

Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules

by Tom Goldman

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.

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10:06am Nov 20, 2020

Education Education

N.C. A&T Receives $5M Grant To Support Business And Engineering Students

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina A&T University has received a $5 million grant for a new program aimed at increasing the number of African American students securing careers in business and en