By Karen Stokes On Monday, coinciding with National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week, President Biden addressed the Annual HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia, announcing an additional $1.3 billion in federal investments for HBCUs. With these new investments, combined with the previously announced $16 billion in total federal investments in HBCUs, the Biden-Harris Administration […]
HBCUs Get Historic Funding from Biden-Harris Administration
By Karen Stokes The Biden administration recently announced that it has invested a record $16 billion in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the past three years. These historic funding levels, the most by any administration demonstrate President Biden and Vice President Harris’s ongoing commitment to HBCUs. Over the past three years, the money […]
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Reversal of Fortune: The Attack on HBCU’s
I remember the first time I learned an important truth: many famed Black institutions were found in part or whole, by white benefactors.
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Biden-Harris on HBCU’s – Walk It Like They Talk It
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor While I don’t keep up with a number of current popular songs, there is an Atlanta-based rap group, Migos, who has a chart topping hit called “Walk It Talk It”. To be clear, the lyrics are for grown folks. However the title, reminds me of something that I […]
Biden-Harris Administration Highlights A Record of Championing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
In his Executive Order reestablishing the White House Initiative (Initiative) on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), President Joe Biden charged the Initiative to, “develop new and expand pre-existing national networks of individuals, organizations, and communities to share and implement administrative and programmatic best practices related to advancing educational equity, excellence, and opportunity at HBCUs.” […]
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Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Candles in the Dark
By LaKeshia N. Myers Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have a unique and storied history in the United States. HBCUs are colleges that were founded prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. These institutions were founded and developed in an era of Defacto segregation and by providing access to higher […]
HBCU Transformation Project Receives $124 Million Boost to Propel Systemic Change
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia To help fortify historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide, the HBCU Transformation Project has garnered a substantial $124 million investment from Blue Meridian Partners. The infusion of capital elevates the total investment in the project to an impressive $184 million. The initiative, launched in […]
HBCU Student Journalists Address Issues Impacting Their Communities at White House Meeting
By Karen Stokes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) student journalists from across the country visited the White House to discuss critical issues impacting their communities with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms. Student journalists representing 47 HBCUs were invited to the White House for an exclusive Press […]
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Beyond Juneteenth: Breaking the Chains to Access Capital and Achieve Real Freedom
By Vercie Lark, Region 7 Great Plains Administrator and Ted James, Region 6 South Central Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Being black and walking away from a person who legally owned you became reality on June 19, 1865, when Texas became the last state to implement the Emancipation Proclamation. The day, now known as Juneteenth, […]
Department of Education Discharges Over $1.6 billion in HBCU Capital Finance Debt
The U.S. Department of Education recently discharged approximately $1.6 billion of debt provided to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that participate in the HBCU Capital Financing Program. This action will provide debt relief to 45 HBCUs – 13 public institutions and 32 private institutions. “Our HBCUs have long been on an uneven playing field, […]