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Tallahassee, FL - September 2, 2024: Sign for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida.

It’s Time to Fund HBCUs for Both Today and Tomorrow

by Keith B. Shoates December 2, 2025

HBCUs power Black excellence — and they need sustained investment.

Arts

HBCU Film Festival Celebrates Generations of Black Storytellers

by The Washington Informer November 12, 2025November 14, 2025

Pell Grant Cuts Helped Lower Black College Enrollment, Report Says

by Alvin Buyinza October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

On Howard University's campus in front of the infamous Founders Library Clock Tower, on "The Yard", alumni, family and friends gather after the game to celebrate Howard's 93rd annual Homecoming after their game against North Carolina A&T on Saturday, October 22, in Washington, DC.

There’s No Place Like Home: Why HBCU Homecoming Culture Still Matters

by Levi Perrin October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

A graduation cap with a Delaware State image overlayed on top.

A Queens School Is Preparing NYC Kids for HBCUs and Teaching Them to Defy the Odds

by New York Amsterdam News September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Southern University and A&M College students perform experiments in a chemistry lab class

HBCUs Are America’s Hidden Engines, and Now They’re Under Fire

by Tramelle Howard September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Moving Sunday services from morning to afternoon, holding open-air worship around campus and other changes have helped Lawrence Lockett Jr., the school's new chaplain, increase campus interest and participation in religion. His secret, he says, is in his ability to relate to students and meet them where they are — a skill he acquired in a variety of positions that connect with young people.

This College Chaplain Fills the Pews by Teaching, Not Preaching

by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware September 4, 2025September 5, 2025

College students on a computer

The HBCU Crisis Democrats Can’t Ignore

by New York Amsterdam News August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Bison forward Sinclaire Green celebrates the first goal of her collegiate career after scoring against Hampton University in the historic HBCU Women’s Soccer Invitational on Aug. 17. (Marcus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

HBCU Women’s Soccer Invitational Kicks Off a New Era of Empowering Young Black Athletes

by The Washington Informer August 20, 2025August 21, 2025

Attendees enjoy the Black Greek Festival at Sandlot Uptown in Northwest D.C. on July 12.

Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Black Excellence: Inside Black Greek Fest 2025

by The Washington Informer July 16, 2025July 23, 2025