Former Cleveland Cavalier and two-time NBA champion, JR Smith is enrolling into college. He made the announcement today at the PGA Tour, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He will be signing with North Carolina A&T State later this month. The NBA champ will be studying Liberal Studies. He is also awaiting clearance from the NCAA on […]
A Historic Black Church that has been operating for more that 200 years decided to raise money to donate to students at an affluent Historical Black College and University. Leaders at Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia raised more than $100,000 for Howard University seniors to aid in paying off their student loan balances. […]
After Beyonce showed major loved to HBCUs during her Coachella performance and donating $100,000 to them, now some HBCUs are lining up big names to speak at their commencements. Did you know that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is a Howard University grad? Now you do and so will the class of 2018 as he […]
“B****h Better Have My Money!” The students said it loud and said it proud “B***h Betta Have My Money.” That was the theme song that was echoed in the student financial building at Howard University when students swarmed it demanding answers. Outrage has set in one a report accused student employee Tyrone Hankerson of […]
Dallas native Z’Kijah Fleming is the winner of the 2017 Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship. The high school senior who is ranked number one in her class talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about becoming a caretaker at 14, why she chose Howard University and much more. “I kind of don’t have a plan. […]
John Miller, President and CEO of Denny’s talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about their partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation: Denny’s First Generation Road to Success Scholarship and Fundraiser. “We love to feed people, whatever they’re hungry for. But what’s most important is to feed that hunger for education. The idea staring this Fall,we’re taking […]
3/1/17- Roland Martin talks to Omarosa Manigault and Howard University’s Dr. Greg Carr about the HBCU executive order, Pell Grants and more. “It tells the agency what the President wants to get done. This President has done this within the first 40 days. We’ve moved the Executive Director from three tiers down, which is where President […]
2/10/17- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Roslyn Artis, the President of Florida Memorial University. The two talk about the BET series The Quad and the similarities between the show and real-life at an HBCU. She also discusses her meeting with Donald Trump this month. “The job is pretty respected. We all deal with […]
Some students have protested the decision after three student members were not allowed to attend a board meeting last week. The board of trustees at Morehouse College will not renew its contract with President John S. Wilson when it expires in June, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. From the Atlanta Journal Constitution: The board of […]
1/9/17- Roland Martin talks to the President of Talladega College, Dr. Billy Hawkins, about the Alabama HBCU that has decided to participate in Donald Trump’s Inauguration parade. “My band Director came to me…he applies for parades all over the country. The application was sent in prior to the election. I didn’t view this as […]
Football and game shows have merged to combine for one of the most exciting competitions HBCUs have ever seen.
The last week has not been a pleasant one for gossip daytime talk show host Wendy Williams, and today she had to deal with the aftermath of her inflammatory and controversial statements regarding her opinion on HBCUs and the NAACP. NewsOne Now host Roland Martin was one of Wendy Williams’ harshest critics last week when […]
