It was 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. The south was changing rapidly and the confederate chokehold on the south was coming to an end. Former slaves from Edgecombe County in North Carolina fled slave plantations for Union Army encampments.
North Carolina A&T recently hit a historic enrollment milestone.
The Smithsonian has acquired images captured by the first Black photographers.
Howard University is paying tribute to their dearly missed superstar alumni Chadwick Boseman by renaming its College Of Fine Arts center after the late 'Black Panther' star.
Clark Atlanta University has joined Apple and Tennessee State University’s tech education initiative.
A generation of Black people fighting for liberation has been confined to the system; the Movement for Black Lives seeks to break the cycle of suppressing Black dissent in the fighting for Black liberation.
It's looking like the new 'Candyman' film might be an exception to Hollywood's issue with reboots after it not only topped the box office this week but also made Nia DaCosta the first Black female director to earn that Hollywood honor.
Candyman raked in an estimated $22,370,000 in its domestic weekend debut, beating the projection of $15 million by 50 percent. This incredible opening weekend performance made director Nia DaCosta the first Black female director to debut a film at number one. DaCosta makes history with record-breaking numbers.
Howard University recently unveiled a student debt elimination initiative.
Jada Pinkett Smith is working on a docuseries that will celebrate the legacies of African queens.
In desperate search of a scandal that never existed in the first place, Republicans selectively launched a disingenuous attack on President Barack Obama because he was wearing a -- gasp -- tan suit on this day in history on Aug. 28, 2014.
Clark Atlanta, Wilberforce University in Ohio, Hampton University in Virginia and Louisiana’s Grambling State University are some of the handful of HBCUs that are using pandemic relief funds and private donations to clear debt for students and change their college experience for the better.
