NABJ will recognize Alcindor, during a virtual ceremony on December 19, 2020.
Africa accounts for 12.8 percent of the innovations.
Smith’s extraordinary philanthropy is a giant first step toward a self-sustaining pool of funds that we can invest in promising students, particularly those pursuing STEM careers.
The clinics were made possible by a generous US$7 million grant by Michael Jordan.
A group of historically Black colleges and universities are partnering with IBM to set up a quantum computing center in hopes of attracting Black students to...
Rachael Akano, Margaret Akano, and Joy Njekwe, developed the app, which uses music to comfort people living with dementia.
College wants to make sure Black and brown communities are properly represented and given equal, quality care.
Vaccine has undergone a successful pre-clinical trial but the human trial is being delayed due to a lack of funds
Young succeeds the museum's founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch III, who was named secretary of the Smithsonian in 2019.
Adjaye’s contribution to architecture and design globally is already astounding.
The board of directors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$200,000 to assist young people across the region who lack...
Quantum Center part of broader HBCU investment, including additional $100 million in skills academy technology, assets, resources and skills development
Historic sites initiative recognizes the birthplace of the National Society of Black Physicists
As borders reopen, PanaBIOS can track COVID-19 across Africa
Toots Hibbert helped give reggae its name, its sound and its enduring grace
Brown replaces Michael Hodge, who has opted to step back into teaching role
Team to publish the results of 50-years investigative research that has been hidden for ages: the history of ancient KUSH
Ajayi says she is beginning to see herself as a global teacher.
African Americans are disproportionately impacted by colon cancer.
Up to 1.8 million children have been saved from the crippling life-long paralysis.
Have Africans have had more exposure to other Coronaviruses that cause little more than colds in humans, which may provide some defense against COVID-19?
Initiative will provide technical assistance and fund preservation-based stewardship plans at up to 8 HBCU campuses.
Thompson’s vision is to have The Post become the most diverse and inclusive newsroom in the United States.
Howard University College of Pharmacy wins 'Rookie Award’ for national nedication adherence challenge
African American men are disproportionately impacted by prostrate cancer.
Rwanda is using pooling to test for COVID-19.
Rwanda is an example to other low-income countries that even with limited resources, how the Coronavirus can be contained.
HBCU Change app's automated spare change round up aims to create economic empowerment with national adoption from those that keep HBCUs near and dear to their...
Africa is using drones and digital technology to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
Michael V. Drake becomes University of California's first Black president.
Jackson was among 4 African American women recently awarded or their contributions to early space flight.
In spite of being a relatively young institution, in just over 70 years the University of the West Indies has successfully built a solid reputation as...
Smith, the richest Black person in the United States, previously paid off the debt of an entire Morehouse College graduating class.
The US$40 million initiative will help communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
Logan Hampton, President of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, served as a witness representing the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) community.
HBCUs are the “backbone of the African American middle class.
Spencer is the first African American dean of any school at the university
Former US President Barack Obama will participate in the May 16 event, hosted by Kevin Hart, featuring Debbie Allen, Steve Harvey, Chris Paul, Wyclef Jean, Chase...
Oprah Winfrey is bringing her 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus wellness tour to our living rooms.
Johnson is the first black valedictorian in Princeton’s history.
Betty Wright died from cancer at her home in Miami
The offer of a salary-source contribution from the executive leadership will enhance student wellbeing.
Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay from ‘the 1619 Project’ wins commentary Pulitzer
Rwanda among few countries in Africa to use drones to deliver life-saving blood plasma.
Virtual celebration will highlight achievements of HBCU graduates across the United States
Howard University will host “Virtual Ceremony for the Conferring of Degrees in Course” on Saturday, May 9, 2020.
Kenyatta University develops prototype ventilator to support COVID-19 efforts.
Morehouse and Microsoft initiative to ensure that students in families struggling financially amid the COVID-19 global pandemic will be prepared for a successful transition to college.
HBCU doctor close to testing treatment for COVID-19.
Morgan State University administration unveils planning models and expansion of remote learning/ instruction.
Scientists led by Kizzmekia Corbett is working around the clock toward developing a life-saving vaccine.
Howard University successfully transitions to online instruction.
JIS | When Ricardo Allen declined his Fulbright Scholarship, little did he know he would be helping to further the educational development and achievement of thousands...
The new Coronavirus isn't biased about who it infects -- so why does data emerging from some states suggest that African Americans are bearing the brunt...
Howard University seeking urgent support for the HUAA Emergency Scholarship Fund
COVID-19 has already dealt a devastating blow to the tourism and service sectors across the Caribbean region.
Bill Withers who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, has died.
Hadiyah-Nicole Green uses nanotechnology and lasers to kill cancer with no chemotherapy needed.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) has named Deidré Keller, J.D. the new Dean of the College of Law in Orlando
Rihanna's foundation donates $5 million to help fight coronavirus
Howard University News Service | As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the world and the United States, Howard University announced their first direct positive...
The task force comes 4 years after a similar task force was set up for the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
DePauw University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to appoint Lori White to be the next president of the western Indiana liberal arts school.
Press Release | Robert F. Smith ’85, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, will be the recipient of Cornell Engineering’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award,...
Erika James will be both first woman and African American to lead the 139-year-old business school.
Alumni awards will be presented on Saturday, March 7, 2020.
By Russell Contreras “Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights,” Liveright/W.W. Norton, by Gretchen Sorin AP | Chuck Berry had his...
Press Release | Their mutual love for Howard fueled their philanthropy. A married couple who graduated from Howard University is gifting US$200,000 to the institution in...
Rutgers-Camden chancellor to step down
PRNewswire | Simmons University’s Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten has been unanimously selected to serve as Simmons’ ninth president effective July...
Press Release | The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced a new strategic partnership with the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (HELF). The historic 3-year partnership...
Health ministers from across the Caribbean region will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss issues related to the coronavirus which the World Health Organization...
Howard University receives record $10M donation for STEM scholarships
Rutgers University to name its first Black president, school official says
Howard University receives Walters gift of African American art and Endowed Chair announcement
Barkley's donation is the largest gift in Miles College School history
Boosting the number of students from African Americans in physics
AP | More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under former U.S. President Barack Obama’s health care law, the government said...
Church Mutual Insurance Company leaders to meet with group quarterly Business Wire | To further its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Church Mutual Insurance Company® has...
Barbados is moving ahead with advancing elements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, including free access to public schools for CARICOM students. This means that...
PRNewswire | Howard University is pleased to announce a US$4 million gift from the Hopper-Dean Foundation to fund the Bison STEM Scholars Program (BSSP). The generous...
Jordan Peele’s “Us” cleaned up at the African American Film Critics Association Awards, earning top honors in three of the most coveted categories. The horror thriller...
Barbados Health Minister Jeffrey Bostic has revealed that medical students at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, could soon have internship opportunities...
AP | The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would permanently restore funding to historically black colleges and universities and other schools that...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire | While many deep-pocketed philanthropists and celebrities will write checks to support worthy causes, Tennis megastar Serena Williams routinely goes...
AP | Barbara Hillary, who was in her 70s when she became the first black woman to officially make it to the North and South Poles,...
AP | Ohio State University President Michael Drake plans to retire from that role next year after a tenure highlighted by strategic successes but also complicated...
Press Release | Howard University School of Business has been named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the best U.S. business schools of 2019-20. Howard University’s Master...
By Emily Langer Azellia White, who said she found freedom in the skies, becoming one of the first African American women to earn a pilot’s license...
Chika Ofili, a 12-year-old Nigerian boy, has received the ‘TruLittle Hero Awards‘ for discovering a new mathematical formula. The awards was presented to Ofili at an...
By Kathryn Palmer Finding the money to recruit and support faculty members is a challenge for most colleges these days. It is especially challenging for historically...
AP | Students from Maryland’s 4 historically black colleges (HBCUs) are scheduled to rally for a resolution to a federal lawsuit. Supporters plan to rally Wednesday...
AP | Four black women who gained national attention in a recent book and movie for groundbreaking NASA work in Virginia during space-race years will receive...
Xinhua | Kenya plans to plant 2 billion tree seedlings to increase forest cover at the end of 2022 by public-private partnerships and various corporate organizations....
Press Release | The Council on Black Health (CBH) has been awarded a US$785,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support an inter-organizational partnership...
AP | Crews are ready to begin construction on a museum in South Carolina chronicling the history of African Americans in the Western Hemisphere. The International...
Award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill, the late PBS NewsHour anchor who also served as moderator and managing editor of Washington Week, is being celebrated by the United...
By Delece Smith-Barrow These storied schools are largely responsible for the nation’s black middle class. They are also on the brink of financial ruin. Last month,...
Press Release | Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, and TMCF Board Chairman, Charles Merinoff announced yesterday, that more than US$5.8 million was...
The innovative new program is designed to diversify the pipeline for talent across the entertainment industry. PRNewswire | Today, Howard University and Amazon Studios announced the...
Press Release | Today, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will address the underfunding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in...
AP | Oprah Winfrey says she’s giving US$13 million to increase a scholarship endowment at a historically black college. Winfrey announced her plan earlier this week...
AP | The Motown mogul who launched the careers of numerous stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson has announced his retirement. The Detroit...
AP | Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a...
Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be partnering with the Harvard International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute (HIPI) in the United States on...
AP | Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her 4 Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy...
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation is offering fully funded scholarships to study at New York University. Oprah Winfrey is once again lending her name and influence to...
AP | A new project is highlighting some of the places in Alabama that played a role in the civil rights movement. An online, oral history...
By Maureen Downey Morehouse graduate and former president John Silvanus Wilson says Morehouse inoculated him against doubts about his ability to compete anywhere, including Harvard, where...
By Cathy Russey Over 30 million speech impaired people around the globe relies on sign language as a means of communication. But sign language is not...
Bloomberg | Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s surprise pledge to pay off the student loans of Morehouse College’s class of 2019 will cost US$34 million and will...
Press Release | The College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is proud to announce the first White Coat Ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in...
Spelman College recently received a US$2 million grant from the Department of Defense to support its continued growth in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education....
Press Release | In an effort to help those students and families affected by Hurricane Dorian, Hampton University (HU) is entering into an agreement with the...
Press Release | Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Presidential Forum and will serve a...
AP | A 32-year veteran of the National Guard who worked as assistant Reno police chief and a casino executive has been named as the Nevada...
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has appointed Stafford A Griffith as interim pro-vice chancellor and principal of its 5 Islands Campus located in...
AP | The National Football League (NFL) and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league not only...
AP | Kamal Bell launched Sankofa Farms on 12 acres of rock-hard Alamance County red clay in 2016 as a place where kids could grow. Bell...
AP | Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ″Song of Solomon” and other works transformed...
Julius Scott, who served as president of Paine College and Medical College of Georgia among 7 presidencies he held during his career, has died, Paine College...
AP | Researchers in Uganda are launching the largest-ever trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine that is expected to be deployed in neighboring Congo, which is...
Globe Newswire | Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy announced today, the selection of the inaugural cohort of the newly formed Hennessy Fellows. The Hennessy...
Elias Meseret The Associated Press AP | Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees on Monday, which officials stated will be a world record. The ambitious...
PRNewswire | College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published their ranking of the Best Historically Black Colleges...
NNPA | In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). She...
By E. Charles Conway It was August 9, 2014 and I was teaching a class in Cape Girardeau, when my phone started to vibrate non-stop. I...
BBC | The Caine Prize for African Writing has been won by Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah. Her satirical short story “Skinned” focuses on the challenges...
By Mark Beckford Ghana has long been a refuge for African Americans seeking to escape America’s ugly side. In 1962, poet, novelist and civil rights activist...
Businesswire | UnitedHealth Group and the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), the oldest and largest consortium of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), are partnering on...
Press Release | Howard University leads with 12 finalist nominations in the 2019 HBCU Awards, including nominations for College of the Year, Male President of the...
AP | The late Nipsey Hussle was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards. Rapper T.I. presented the posthumous award Sunday to his family...
Press Release | The Clark Atlanta University (CAU) Board of Trustees has named Dr. George T. French, Jr., the 5th president of CAU, concluding a nationwide...
Press Release | The U.S. House of Representatives passed its first 4 bills to fund the government for fiscal year (FY) 2020, including the measure for...
The University of the West Indies (UWI) will formally inform the Antigua & Barbuda government later this week that the twin-island nation has been chosen as...
Press Release | The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) announced last week the names of 44 students from 34 historically black...
Press Release | The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has appointed Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, to its Board of Directors. The U.S....
Press Release | “Bold, fearless and timely” are words used by fellow journalists to describe the work of Karen Attiah, the 2019 National Association of Black...
Business Wire | Black Mountain Systems, LLC (“Black Mountain”), the leading provider of innovative workflow software solutions to credit investors and alternative asset managers, announced today...
AP | Tayari Jones won the Women’s Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “An American Marriage,” her story of a family torn apart by the U.S....
AP | Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a more...
AP | When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building and 1 employee. The Smithsonian Institution rewarded...
AP | A homeless Tennessee student has graduated as his high school’s valedictorian and was offered dozens of scholarships totaling US$3 million. Tupac Moseley says his...
AP | Robert F. Smith stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their...
AP | Louisiana’s 4-year high school graduation rate has surpassed 80 percent for the first time, and the graduation rate for African American students in the...
Press Release | Howard University researchers within the Department of Biology have published a breakthrough manuscript today on developing broad anti-viral drugs that will inhibit pathogenic...
Press Release | Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, last week announced that alumnus and former mayor of Atlanta, the Honorable Kasim Reed, will...
AP | As a veteran teacher at a troubled high school in Richmond, Virginia, Rodney Robinson wanted to better understand why so many students go directly...
Business Wire | The United States is facing a critical absence of diversity in medicine, and the disproportionately low numbers of African American doctors is causing...
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) will today bestow an Honorary Doctorate Degree upon African American icon Katherine Johnson in recognition of her pioneering role at the...
PRNewswire | This World Malaria Day, members of the global health community laud the dedication of thousands of Haitian health workers committed to accelerating efforts to...
AFP | Ghana launched a fleet of drones Wednesday to carry medical supplies to remote areas, with President Nana Akufo-Addo declaring it would become the “world’s...
AP | The World Health Organization (WHO) says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to...
PRNewswire | Hennessy’s commitment to drive more diversity in corporate leadership just got a major boost with the announcement of the Hennessy Fellows graduate program. Hennessy...
AP | Motown Records founder Berry Gordy looked out at the audience at a 60th anniversary tribute to his groundbreaking record label and saw his dream...
AP | Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor Monday, becoming the first individual...
AP | America’s only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when...
Press Release | A new discovery regarding the diets of enslaved Africans has been made by Howard University’s 2017-18 Just Julian Scholar, Carter Clinton through research...
By Linus Unah Nigeria’s healthcare system is underfunded, leading to poor services and suffering for many of its citizens, but digital startups are beginning to fill...
AP | The migration of Africans to Europe and North America should be viewed as a positive phenomenon, not a threat, Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim said...
In 1969, James R. Roebuck arrived at a University of Virginia (UVa) that was still considered a gentleman’s university and was reluctantly enrolling black graduate and...
AP | The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has named an interim president after its founder was fired and its president resigned. The Alabama-based civil rights...
AP | Pope Francis on Thursday named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new archbishop of Washington D.C., choosing a moderate, and the first African American,...
(Press Release) – Five Howard University-trained architects, an engineer and a business and real estate development finance expert are among the finalists competing in the Jamaican...
AP | The number of African American men entering medical school hasn’t budged since the late 1970s, and Dr. James Hildreth wants to change that. Hildreth...
AP | Mississippi Delta Community College is naming a native of the Delta region as president. Tyrone Jackson will become the college’s first African American president...
Press Release | On February 26, 2019, during the 30th Inter-sessional Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government Meeting, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice...
AP | Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is set to give the commencement address at a historically black university in the critical early primary state of...
Press Release | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of the Shaquille Gets Real About Heart Failure campaign, a national...
“The honorary doctorate also represents South Africa’s gesture of gratitude to all African Americans who helped to destroy apartheid and rekindle their long overdue collaboration...
By Peter Jamison The United States’ 102 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have always had a distinctive source of appeal: a chance for students of...
AP | Pvt. Walter Beagles arrived at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, in 1918, an African American draftee in a segregated Army that relegated black soldiers to...
PRNewswire | Howard University’s graduate programs in social work, business, education, and law increased in the annual national rankings released early this week by U.S. News...
(PRWEB) – During an historic night – in more ways than one – the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) celebrated its 75th anniversary at its national...
The University of South Florida (USF) will soon welcome new leadership for its 60th term of Student Government (SG). Britney Deas was elected to serve during...
Press Release | A new era of leadership and excellence will serve as the overarching theme for Tuskegee University’s upcoming inauguration of President Lily D. McNair....
PRNewswire | The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) applauds several Presidential contenders for their recent expressed interest in reparations and calls on all the candidates...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is developing a Regional Gender Equality Strategy to accelerate the effective implementation of key priority actions that member countries have signed...
(Press Release) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – the foremost civil rights organization in the United States, will kick off...
(Press Release) – Today, Howard University joined the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) Caucus...
AP | The oldest historically black college in the United States, which has struggled with plummeting enrollment and financial woes in recent years, announced a plan...
AP | “Black Panther” went back-to-back into the Oscar history books on Sunday evening. Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler became the first African Americans to...
(Press Release) – Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) is partnering with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to provide business-journalism exposure to...
PRNewswire | The 3rd annual Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Battle of the Brains is set to take place Thursday, March 7, 2019 through Sunday,...
AP | The Oscar-nominated interracial road trip movie “Green Book” has spurred interest in the real guidebook that helped black travelers navigate segregated America. With a...
AP | Lisa Borders says she has resigned as president and CEO of Time’s Up, the gender equality initiative formed last year in response to sexual...
AP | Ruth E. Carter is a black woman blazing a trail as a costume designer in a film industry with not many who look like...
Schools create pathway program for graduates of the HBCU to attend medical school Business Wire | African Americans make up only 6 percent of U.S. physicians....
PRNewswire | Howard University yesterday announced that it has partnered with Liaison International, the leading provider of higher education admissions management and enrollment marketing solutions, to...
Xinhua | A Tanzanian businessman, Reginald Mengi, said on Monday one of his companies has teamed up with health experts from across the globe to set...
(Press Release) – The nonprofit Base 11 has announced that Morgan State University is the winner of a 3-year, US$1.6 million Aerospace Workforce and Leadership Development...
(BlackPRWire) – Voting has begun for the 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – NAACP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Award, the winner to be revealed during the 2-hour...
Bennett College President Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced on Monday that the College has raised US$8.2 million in its #StandWithBennett Campaign. “So, we have come to the...
“Young and the Restless” actor Kristoff St. John has died at age 52. Officials say Los Angeles police were called to his home on Sunday and...
(Press Release) – Howard University applied mathematician Talitha M. Washington, Ph.D., will be honored with the 2019 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Innovator Award...
AP | “Black Panther” took the top award at Sunday’s 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler’s superhero sensation its most significant awards-season honor yet...
HRW | Early last week, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018, following 9 years of relentless...
AP | The Latest on the announcement of nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, have been announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...
Press Release | Morehouse College announced yesterday, that Robert F. Smith, a major philanthropist and the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, has made...
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has called on health officials across the region to prepare for the possibility of a severe outbreak of the mosquito...