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More than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities reported bomb threats Tuesday, marking the second consecutive day of threats at HBCUs nationwide and prompting calls for federal law enfo

For 76 years, UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) has invested in better futures for students, communities and the nation by working with its member historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU

UNCF Virtual Walk For Education Fundraiser. The UNCF Virtual Walk for Education is a nationwide initiative to raise the critical funds UNCF needs to fulfill our mission of support to our member HB

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority congratulates their soror, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. read more: https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2020/11/alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority.html

Kamala Harris becoming Vice-President Elect is now a defining moment of pride for historically black colleges and universities - and how those institutions foster Black excellence in this country. And

Elijah Precciely started something new this week: college. The 11-year-old just started his undergraduate career at Southern University in Louisiana. The physics major spoke to a local TV station,

Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States. Congratulations to all 32 scholars and

A group of students from a historically black university have filed a lawsuit alleging a southeast Texas county is suppressing the voting rights of its black residents. Read more: http://www.africanam

Please support and donate! If you can’t walk with the team please donate $5 or $10 to help our black youth go to college! Join us at the 1st Annual UNCF New Jersey Walk/Run for Education in partner

Texas police officer found guilty in the death of 15 year old Jordan Edwards On Tuesday, a Dallas County jury convicted the former Balch Springs police officer of murder for shooting Jordan Edwards

Even a Lebron hater like myself has no choice but to give accolades to the man for opening up the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio. But apparently, there are those cynics among us who while they give c

When Mareena Robinson Snowden walked across the commencement stage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) on June 8th, she became the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineerin

A team led by Tuskegee University researchers have developed a new way to detect the most aggressive and fatal form of breast cancer. The university and researchers hope the new method may hold the

With the backdrop of the positive response to his pardon of Alice Johnson and the National Anthem controversy in which National Football League players are protesting police brutality and racism, Pres

James Shaw, a 29-year-old man credited with saving numerous lives Sunday morning after he disarmed a man who opened fire on an Antioch Waffle House said he was just trying to stay alive. http://www.af

Throughout history, the Black Press has been the best friend that Black celebrities, athletes and politicians have ever had. The Black Press often covers Black public figures from the very start of th

Some guest just don't follow the rules. UNLV (University Nevada Las Vegas) paid HBCU Howard University $600,000 to show up and get beat up in Las Vegas, but the Howard Bison (1-0) had other histor

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday declined to say whether the Trump administration would continue with a plan to depict Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Read more: http://www.africaname

During her commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University Education Secretary Betsy DeVos learned that although her money may have bought her a cabinet position in Trump's administration, it can't

An important message to black men on the importance of getting screened for Prostate Cancer.

The Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled a Jackie Robinson Statue at the Left Field Reserve Plaza the first in Dodger Stadium history on the 70th anniversary of Robinson breaking Major League Baseball's color

'Hidden Figure' Katherine Johnson to Deliver Hampton University Commencement Address Hampton University is pleased to announce that Katherine G. Johnson, one of the leading inspirations behind the

Please share, this is sad that so many children are missing in one city. There are several missing black youth in the Washington D.C. Area. Here is a listing of 13 of them. Any info please call Was

Please share, this is sad that so many children are missing in one city. There are several missing black youth in the Washington D.C. Area. Here is a listing of 13 of them. Any info please call Was

Black fathers, you are important to your child's education. To my fellow black fathers out there you are vital to your child/children's education in ways you may not even know.