With it being Graduation season there is no better Graduation than an HBCU Graduation! Recently, at Elizabeth City State University — a small state-funded HBCU known for its educational program located in Elizabeth City, N.C. — they had their 172nd Commencement Ceremony; and this one was one for the books. Graduating senior and now alumnus […]

HBCU’s not only are necessary for the culture but they are also necessary to sustain community education as well. Most HBCUs are state funded if they don’t have a HIGH endowment. According to The Baltimore Sun and theJASMINE Brand, “Maryland has finalized a $577 million settlement to end a 15-year federal lawsuit relating to underfunding […]

Master P has officially claimed “most influential parent of the year.” Recently, his son Hercy Miller, Point-Guard and rising star point guard announced that he would be attending Tennessee State University in the Fall on a Full-Athletic Scholarship. Hercy was sough after by the like of major Division 1 programs like LSU, Vanderbuilt, Missouri and […]

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) are the cornerstone of african american culture. Because at one point blacks were not allowed to attend PWIs (Predominantly White Institutions) HBCUs were the only higher educational institutions that were allotted for blacks to attend. However, as time has passed the cultue and heritage of HBCUs have transcendent far […]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities such as Howard University in Washington DC, Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, and Florida A&M University have been producing leaders for generations. From the Ph.D.’s stepping out of Morehouse College to the lawyers pushing through from Southern University in Louisiana, waving the HBCU flag sends a powerful message! Behind the […]

Well, it’s no longer a rumor anymore. ΗΘΜΣCΘΜΙΝG, the Netflix documentary around Beyonce‘s epic 2018 Coachella performance is coming to Netflix on April 17. The performance led to the creation of the Homecoming Scholarships, which awarded scholarships to students attending various HBCUS across the country. https://twitter.com/strongblacklead/status/1114875529159557121 As previously reported, ΗΘΜΣCΘΜΙΝG will feature behind the scenes […]

Beyonce is on the run but that’s not stopping her from giving baack to her community. She is giving eight lucky people $25,000 each in scholarship money for school. Beyonce did a partnership with Google and they put up a additional $100,000 for the students. www.newsone.com The initiative was created under her BeyGOOD foundation. Amongst […]

Beyonce‘ is at it again. Yup, she’s up to no good. Last week, she announced that she was donating $100,000 to HBCU’s. Since then, Google has announced a partnership with BeyGOOD to match her effort and to give 4 more students a chance to get a grant. via Complex: Google.org, the charitable arm of the […]

President Trump was in some hot water this past weekend, actually since he has been in office, has there been a time that he wasn’t? No. In a statement released last week, Trump shared that he is considering not implementing a 25 year old program that was designed to benefit Historically Black College and Universities […]

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Guy Anthony and George Johnson founded the nonprofit, Black, Gifted, and Whole, to help empower young, queer Black men through mentoring and scholarship at HBCUs.