HBCU

On Sept. 19, 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, Iota Phi Theta fraternity was founded on the campus of…

(AURN News) — Tuskegee University is marking a milestone in aviation education. For the first time in nearly 80 years, a student…

(AURN News) — In a major blow to historically Black colleges and universities, the Trump administration has cut federal funding to programs…

Fear rippled through Black college campuses today. At least six HBCUs — Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Clark Atlanta…

(AURN News) — President Donald Trump is once again targeting federal programs that have long supported the Black community — this time…

Southern University officially launched its own radio station, WSUB “The Bluff,” on 106.1 FM, taking over the former WTQT gospel radio frequency…

On April 25, 1944, one of the nation’s most vital philanthropic institutions, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), was incorporated. Founded by…

On April 11, 1881, classes began in the basement of an Atlanta church at what was then known as the Atlanta Baptist…

On February 18, 1867, just two years after the Civil War ended, Rev. William Jefferson White, a Baptist minister, founded the Augusta…

On this day, January 30, in 1867, Morgan State University was founded in Baltimore, Maryland. Originally established as the Centenary Biblical Institute…

(AURN News) — Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) announced this week it will make collegiate sports history this fall by becoming the first historically Black college…

Big news for Howard University as it is on track to become the only HBCU to hold the prestigious Research-1 classification.