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(we're with you jackie, vet staff, shadow, babies) Jackie, the beloved mother eagle prominently featured in Big Bear’s live bald eagle nest cam, is thought to have been injured after a pair of s ...more
Hija Chang • 78 Views • July 20th, 2026

In 1926, a young, growing Greensboro college launched its own version of a tradition that has since become a mainstay on campuses across America: homecoming. Just 35 years old at the time, the school ...more
Will Moss • 146 Views • July 17th, 2026

Delaware State University hosted the 16th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium from July 12 through July 15, 2026, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, convening more than 325 participa ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 235 Views • July 17th, 2026

ABOUT US R.A.K.E.’s mission is simple: to support the community in a positive way. We want to enrich lives, encourage kindness, and promote the act of “paying it forward.” Every act of kindness, wh ...more
Hija Chang • 150 Views • July 17th, 2026

Delaware State University hosted the 16th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium in National Harbor, MD, convening national leaders around the theme "Building HBCU Capacity in an Era of Disruption." ...more
Will Moss • 163 Views • July 17th, 2026

While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty c ...more
Will Moss • 404,638 Views • August 6th, 2020

A blonde woman is going viral this morning, for graduating from A Historically Black College while pledging a Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. @Blonde_HBCU The woman, an IG ...more
Will Moss • 188,870 Views • November 30th, 2020

On Tuesday Johnny C. Taylor, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund stopped by “NewsOne Now” to make a major announcement that could literally change the lives of thousands of HBCU st ...more
Will Moss • 129,986 Views • March 11th, 2015

Shaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 112,468 Views • August 8th, 2016

The Student Freedom Initiative announced today a $50 million personal gift from Robert F. Smith, philanthropist and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This gift matches the initial fu ...more
Will Moss • 85,490 Views • October 22nd, 2020