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For These Families, H.B.C.U.s Aren’t Just an Option. They’re a Tradition

For These Families, H.B.C.U.s Aren’t Just an Option. They’re a Tradition

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The HBCU designation was created by the US Higher Education Act of 1965 and included institutions established before 1964, with the “principal mission” being the education of Black Americans. The 105 currently operating HBCUs were founded with a common purpose: to educate a population that

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National Park Service awards $9.7 million to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities

National Park Service awards $9.7 million to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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The National Park Service (NPS) announced, on July 8, 2022, $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in 9 states for historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Since the 1990s, the NPS has awarded more than $87 million in grants

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Howard University Students Reach An Agreement With Officials After a Month of Protest

Howard University Students Reach An Agreement With Officials After a Month of Protest

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Only after weeks of sit-ins protest, where students slept in tents outside the Blackburn University Center, protesting what they said were poor housing conditions and the lack of student representation on the Board of Trustees, were students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., able to

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Billionaire Robert F. Smith teamed up to Help HBCU students Enjoy More Freedom

Billionaire Robert F. Smith teamed up to Help HBCU students Enjoy More Freedom

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Steve Harvey, the acclaimed comedian, television show host, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, and Robert Smith  , a billionaire  tech investor and philanthropist touted by Forbes as the richest Black person in America, teamed up to provide HBCU students  with additional resources to pay for the cost of a college