Everybody’s talking about the generous gift to the 2019 class of Morehouse from billionaire Robert F. Smith. In total, it’ll reportedly cost $40 million to pay the student loans off. In a related story, Oprah spoke at the Colorado College graduation. She posted a picture. Someone on Instagram, spiritualceo1111, commented, “Should have paid off their […]
President Wayne A.I. Frederick talks candidly about recent controversies.
Morehouse College has appointed William Taggart as its interim president and Willie Woods as its new board chairman.
Dallas native Z’Kijah Fleming is the winner of the 2017 Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship. The high school senior who is ranked number one in her class talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about becoming a caretaker at 14, why she chose Howard University and much more. “I kind of don’t have a plan. […]
John Miller, President and CEO of Denny’s talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about their partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation: Denny’s First Generation Road to Success Scholarship and Fundraiser. “We love to feed people, whatever they’re hungry for. But what’s most important is to feed that hunger for education. The idea staring this Fall,we’re taking […]
After being told their colleges and universities would be a priority, the White House's 2018 proposed budget tells a different story.
John Wilson Jr. issued a statement on Thursday expressing his disappointment with the meeting and his disdain for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' recent comments about HBCUs.
John Wilson, President, Morehouse College, says he doesn’t know if Trump’s HBCU executive order will make an impact.
HBCUs are still relevant in training skilled educators at a time when teacher diversity is needed.
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the history of HBCUs and shows their continued relevancy.
Plus, Trump signs bill revoking Obama-era gun checks for people with mental illnesses and NFL player and his teammates called "too urban" for London nightclub.
3/1/17- Roland Martin talks to Omarosa Manigault and Howard University’s Dr. Greg Carr about the HBCU executive order, Pell Grants and more. “It tells the agency what the President wants to get done. This President has done this within the first 40 days. We’ve moved the Executive Director from three tiers down, which is where President […]