WATCH | HBCU Stories Live Forever

Each year, it is our great privilege to posthumously honor outstanding members of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) community who have left an indelible mark on the HBCU family. Their incredible legacies, are a lamp unto our paths as we seek to advance the mission and curate our visions for HBCUs in the … Continue reading →

Lessons In Leadership | HBCUs + Black Fraternities and Sororities

Originally published in HBCU Digest magazine, June 2014. It is virtually impossible to think about the culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) without thinking about the place of Black Greek Lettered Organizations (BGLOs) on many, if not most, of their campuses. Dubbed the “Divine Nine,” after the nine-member National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated (NPHC), … Continue reading →

HBCUs Are Not Merely Relevant

This content was initially offered as “The State of the Story: HBCU Relevance is a Losing Proposition,” the closing remarks of the 2014 HBCUstory Symposium, which was held in Washington, D.C. on October 24 + 25 at the Association of Public Land-grant Universities. Barnard, Wellesley, Smith, Mills and Sweet Briar are women’s colleges; no one asks … Continue reading →

On Dreams

Before you can make a dream come true, you must first have one. Ronald E. McNair, North Carolina A&T University ’71, Astronaut (1950-1986) Continue reading →

The HBCUSTORY in Black Music Month | Halftime Matters Most

The resounding blare of the brass and the beat of the drum signal an adrenaline rush and a rapid beating heart. Halftime is game time. There is nothing in the world like an HBCU marching band. All movement in the stadium stops and eyes and ears are focused on the field. Whether it be the … Continue reading →

“HBCU” | A Poem by Terry E. Carter, Fisk ’80

HBCU The Freedmen’s Bureau and other concerns, provided for that which a black man yearned. Degrees which only coloreds could earn… Classrooms where only Negros could learn… At times, in the places where crosses burned. Started in churches and normal schools— mindful of bigots, haters, and fools. Money raised in a thousand ways… from collection … Continue reading →

On Overcoming

We got master’s degrees in disappointment and Ph.D.s in how to overcome! – The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., North Carolina A &T  State University, ’64, Civil Rights Activist Continue reading →

A Giant of a Man: Remembering the Legend of NC A&T’s Dr. Johnny B. Hodge, Jr. (1938-2013)

Last week, the HBCU, North Carolina A & T State University and black marching band families lost one of its most prominent voices, Dr. Johnny B. Hodge, Jr. A giant of a man, Dr. Hodge was a man of incredible talent, quality, discipline and integrity. He spent the great part of his life doing what … Continue reading →

On Dreams and Memories

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams rather than pushed by our memories. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Minister, Civil Rights Activist, Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (North Carolina A&T State University) ’64 Continue reading →

On Your Goals

Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them. You’re eagles! Stretch your wings and fly to the sky. – Ronald E. McNair, North Carolina A&T State University ’71, Astronaut (1950-1986) Continue reading →