Political/cultural blogger Leah Barlow is a sophomore at Hampton University. You can read more of her work at Carmalized. Now that college has officially started for most HBCU students, particularly freshmen, the tips and tricks on how to survive the first year are starting to be put into practice. Being newly out of the freshman [...]
World-renowned music visionary and father of the contemporary black college marching band Dr. William P. Foster died this morning at the age of 91. The creator of the Florida A&M University Marching 100 Marching Band, Dr. Foster is credited with developing the common principles of arrangement and presentation that marching bands, HBCU or otherwise, use [...]
Political/cultural blogger Leah Barlow is a sophomore at Hampton University. You can read more of her work at Carmalized. Over the past few years BET has aired reality TV, college life edition. The casts came from HBCU’s and lived together in a Big Brother type of house for a few weeks; enough time for them [...]
Thousands of students at historically black colleges and universities are stepping out onto campus for the first day of the academic school year today, with a vast majority of that number sporting the newest/latest in fashion, make-up and confidence. Their walks across the yard will invite head nods and giggles of approval from brothers and [...]
The following is an editorial written by Jarrett L. Carter Sr., Founding Editor of the HBCU Digest and Executive Director of The Center for HBCU Media Advocacy, Inc. Every year, news publications produce rankings of America’s colleges and universities. And supporters of historically black colleges and universities particularly enjoy this annual review, not just for [...]
Lauren Legette is a graduating senior at Hampton University. This past summer, she completed an internship with the Scripps Networks in Knoxville, TN. Legette has also served as co-host of the international HBCU cultural affairs talk show, HBCU Digest Radio. 276 days until graduation. Yes, that’s right! For those of you who forgot, college does come [...]
The following is an editorial written by Jarrett L. Carter Sr., Founding Editor of the HBCU Digest and Executive Director of The Center for HBCU Media Advocacy, Inc. Radio mogul and HBCU advocate Tom Joyner recently discussed his plans to develop online learning at historically black colleges and universities at the National Urban League’s Centennial Convention [...]
As someone that just graduated from an HBCU and preparing to start graduate school, I know the struggle students face when choosing their next institution. However, as much as you think the HBCU graduate has pride in his college or university, you will often hear “I’m not applying to a HBCU for graduate school, law [...]
Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning at Tennessee State University, recently authored a response to the Tennessean Newspaper’s coverage of the institution. The response, forwarded to the HBCU Digest and posted on the university’s official news website, offers details into facts and figures manipulated by the Tennessean in its [...]
The following is an editorial by Elesia Summers-Thomas, an alumnus and current graduate student at North Carolina A&T State University and congressional intern. November 4, 2008 was a remarkable day. We had new leadership, President Obama, the first African American President. After that day many believed America had arrived and all were accepted. We had [...]
