Black Girls RUN! will sponsor the DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance  5K run and 2K walk on the campus of Howard University on June 29 in Washington D.C. The event will benefit high school students who choose to attend a HBCU, according to BlackGirlsRun.com Did you attend a HBCU? Support the @dchbcu 5K and 2K! Sign up with Team Black Girls [...]

Olivia Moody, 21, from Chicago graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Six days later she went to jail to begin a 30-year prison sentence for second-degree murder. Life changed in an instant for the honor student who worked her way out of Chicago’s crime-ridden Roseland neighborhood to become the first [...]

Melvin Cox spent more than $1,400 in airfare and accommodations to attend his daughter’s graduation at Spelman College, which took place on Sunday at 3 p.m, but was denied entry and missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now he vows to stop financially supporting the University. Watch the video above HBCU Buzz is the Most Influential Brand in the HBCU Community, and [...]

Tuskegee University recently opened its first science building in 80 years. The James Henry Meriwether Henderson Hall Agricultural Life Science Teaching, Extension and Research Building will provide labs for teaching introductory courses in animal, plant, soil, and environmental sciences as well as biology and chemistry, according to the school website. Tuskegee University President Gilbert L. Rochon said the building pays [...]