HBCU Spotlight

Now accepting applications for our HBCU Student Journalism Network

HBCUs offer a "second curriculum" for Black life

How identity, religion and activism shape the HBCU experience

An update from our spring cohort

Our HBCU fellows recently met in Atlanta to meet and learn more about journalism.

Introducing our spring HBCU fellows

Fellows will receive training and mentorship as the cover current events on HBCU campuses across the country.

From sports to HBCU campus fashion

A look at what our fellows have been up to this fall

And, details of one fellow's interview with Vice President Kamala Harris

Introducing our new HBCU reporting fellows

The fellows will cover their own HBCU as well as national trends. Fellows receive training and mentorship.

Farewell to our first class of HBCU fellows

Catch up on our fellows' coverage, and learn where they're headed next.

How we reported on the declining share of men at HBCUs

At N.C. Central, Louisiana's Xavier, and Howard (among others) just one in three students is a man.

Exploring our latest collaborations

Plus, Black women overcoming obstacles