Category: HBCU
From HBO to HU: Howard AD Davis Brings HBO Savvy to HBCU Sports
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Few people in sports know the exhilaration of constantly being at the epicenter of world-class events. Howard University Athletics Director Kery Davis does. The former HBO Boxing executive is now the steward of a Bison athletic program that is enjoying a renaissance thanks to the credibility he has […]
DMV HBCU Report: Howard and Bowie State Keep Title Hopes Alive
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Howard Escapes Morgan with Tough Road Win There’s always a battle of cultures when Howard faces Morgan State in one of the understated HBCU sports rivalries. When the blue collar historic success of the Bears’ athletic program intersects with the blue blood perception of Bison lore it makes […]
AFRO-American Newspaper and Morgan State University Partner to Launch Statewide Polling to Gauge African-American Opinion
AFRO-American Newspaper and Morgan State University Partner to Launch Statewide Polling to Gauge African-American Opinion N.J.-based Braun Research, Inc. and Morgan’s Institute for Urban Research to Survey and Analyze Attitudes of Black Residents Toward Maryland’s Gubernatorial Race, to Start In the run-up to election day in Maryland, Morgan State University President David Wilson and […]
Morgan School of Business Wins Top Architecture Award
By AFRO Staff The American Institute of Architects’ Baltimore’s chapter named Morgan State University as its top winner during its Excellence in Design Awards ceremony on Oct. 19 at Baltimore’s Center Stage. Morgan State University President David Wilson, center, accepts award during the American Institute of Architects’ Excellence in Design Awards along with Kim McCalla, […]
Ben Jealous: ‘Maryland Has Reneged’
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Maryland HBCU advocates are bracing for another round in court in the twelve-year legal battle to dismantle the state’s dual system of higher education. HBCU Advocates, represented by The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Higher Education are in the final days of court-ordered mediation with the State of […]
Leveraging Pastors’ Support for Hogan to Settle HBCU Case
Submitted to the AFRO by Dr. Marvin ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Sr. The recent declaration of support given by several Maryland Black pastors for the reelection of Larry Hogan as Governor has generated mixed reactions in the Black community. Persons already favorably inclined toward Hogan are surprised, but consider endorsement by the ministers to be reassuring. For […]
DMV HBCU Report: Defensive Woes Derail Teams In Conference Defeats
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO The common theme that binds Howard, Morgan State, and Bowie State is there’s no D being played in DMV when it matters most. Defense cost all three, leaving them fighting for their championship lives last weekend. S.C. STATE SPOILS HOMECOMING AT MORGAN Breakdowns in all three phases of […]
Study: White College Admissions Counselors Prefer Deracialized Blacks As Potential Students
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Which prospective Black college students are more likely to get a response from White admissions counselors at predominantly White institutions (PWIs)? According to a study Florida Gulf Coast University sociologist Ted Thornhill published September 5, White gatekeepers are more responsive to Black students who present themselves as deracialized […]
Howard U. Moves Up in Top College Rankings
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A prestigious news magazine recently released its 2019 rankings of the nation’s universities and there was plenty of good news for Howard University. U.S. News and World Report issued its annual ranking of colleges and universities on Sept. 10 and Howard University placed 89th, as evaluated on 16 measures of […]
Brazile Lands Teaching Gig at Howard
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com When Donna Brazile began her work as a lecturer at Howard University on Sept. 4, everyone was expecting her to lecture on the virtues of working in politics and tell a few war stories from her years as a campaign manager, activist and staffer on Capitol Hill. Instead Brazile […]
Newsman Imparts Half Century of Wisdom at HBCU
By Curtis Knowles, Morgan State University Student As a child, Ron Aaron Taylor said nothing truly demanded his energy. Taylor eventually found his passion for the world of journalism, becoming a reporter […]
