By Nyah Marshall, Howard University News Service “Two of America’s best journalists are teaching?” An audience member asked this question during the 15th annual Knight Media Forum in reference to Ta-Nehisi […]
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HBCU Classic Steals All Star Saturday: Howard Beats Morgan During NBA Showcase
By Mark F. GraySpecial to the AFRO Howard basketball coach Kenny Blakeney wasn’t expecting it to be a teachable moment. It was supposed to be merely another chance to make […]
Media training program will focus on HBCU students
The Associated Press A company is creating a media training program focused on students at historically Black colleges and universities in Mississippi. The program by Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc. will […]
Alicia Hynson prepares to go from the lab to the delivery room
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Oh, to be young, gifted, Black, unafraid and following your dreams and passions. Alicia Hynson is all of the above. She’s been all […]
HBCU celebration closes out Black History Month
Closing out Black History Month with a Celebration of HBCUs Virtual, weeklong program spotlights HBCU alum who make Black History every day Washington, DC, February 17, 2022 With scholarship awards […]
Morgan President David Wilson Testifies Before House Committee on the Judiciary
President David Wilson Provides Testimony to the Subcommittee onCrime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security “The Rise in Violence Against Minority Institutions” Click image above to view PRESIDENT Wilson’s written testimony
Robert Vann’s Pittsburgh Courier set a pattern for what the Black press could do
By KHLOE QUILLThe Howard Center for Investigative Journalism The Pittsburgh Courier that Robert L. Vann acquired in 1910 was a newspaper of humble beginnings. Its previous owner was a security […]
Simeon Booker among Black chroniclers of civil rights-era atrocities
By ADONIJAH BOURNE, The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Simeon Booker, then a reporter for Jet magazine, was a witness to history on the day in 1955 when Mamie Till […]
Sashi Brown joins Ravens as new team president, becomes second HBCU grad to hold position
By Demetrius DillardSpecial to the AFRO As most teams do, the Baltimore Ravens have made some headline-grabbing moves to commence the offseason, most notably being the announcement of Sashi Brown […]
Police Issue an ‘All Clear’ After Howard’s 4th Bomb Threat in 2022
By Airielle Lowe, Howard University News Service The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued an all-clear today after investigating Howard University’s fourth bomb threat since the start of the new year. It has […]
Fisk University announces first HBCU Intercollegiate Gymnastics team
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com Fisk University announced on Feb. 11 that the institution will be the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and the first in […]
‘You’re threatening our children,’ HBCU prof says of bomb threat
By DeAnna Giles and John Little, Special to the AFRO Sophomore Eday Koundjou woke up to text alerts on Jan. 31 notifying students at Bowie State University of a campus […]