Artifacts displaying the skills learned and the work done by students at what is now Hampton University will be on display at the historically black university’s museum beginning Friday.
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New Studies Find That Positive Feelings About Blackness Improve Academic Performance for Black Girls | The Root
“We found that feeling positive about being Black, and feeling support and belonging at school, may be especially important for African-American girls’ classroom engagement and curiosity…”
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Why I Chose a Historically Black College | The New York Times
There is something powerful about attending an institution that was built for you.
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Khali Sweeney | Crain’s Detroit Business
Changing kids’ lives through boxing — and books
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Documentary on History of HBCUs Screened at Morgan | AFRO
Historically Black colleges and universities have served African-American communities for 150-plus years, but they are frequently underrepresented, according to filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Furthermore, he said, many stories are left untold in mainstream media.
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HBCUs Generate $14.8 Billion in Economic Impact: Report | The Washington Informer
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) generate $14.8 billion in economic impact annually, according to a stunning new report by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).
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Betty Williams, Retired Baltimore Educator, Dies at 94 | AFRO
Betty Williams, a veteran Baltimore City Public Schools teacher and administrator and a literary scholar, died recently after a brief illness. She was 94.
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New list highlights nation’s most affordable HBCUs | New York Amsterdam News
Black college database The Hundred-Seven has published a list of public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are recognized for their affordability.
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The Black Renaissance Is Real: HBCUs See Record Growth in 2017 | The Root
Last week I went to Howard University’s homecoming, and like Deon Cole, Chance the Rapper and Malia Obama at the 2012 inauguration, I was reminded that once you see the bands stomping, the music playing and the quad popping, you know that nobody throws a party like an HBCU.
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Nine HBCU’s Celebrate150 Years of Black Excellence | AFRO
HBCUs are generally known for their “flavor” and Black history. Black colleges not only throw the best social and cultural events but produce many public figures, scholars, politicians and many more workers who graduated from these institutions and have contributed to society.
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