The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by other cuts to colleges serving large numbers of minority students.

The only Historically Black College and Universities swim team competing at the Division I level paid a visit to Eatonville's community pool on Wednesday.

Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris has conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump and is encouraging supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country.

In Georgia, nonvoters are the most complicated piece of the electoral puzzle in a state that could decide the presidency.

Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name.

A federal appeals court says a Biden administration plan to provide student debt relief for people who say they were victims of misleading information by trade schools or colleges is “almost certainly unlawful.”.

Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history.

Democrats and Republicans are maneuvering to win over young voters before next year's presidential election.

Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president.

President Joe Biden is appointing actor Taraji P.

As the nation’s historically Black colleges remain on edge after receiving dozens of bomb threats in recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials said they have identified six people who they believe are responsible.

One of the nation's most prestigious historically Black colleges got a major publicity boost recently when it announced two high-profile faculty hires.

With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country’s most prominent writers on race, Howard University in Washington, D.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is using major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative reporter at the University of North Carolina.

Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure.

Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby’s release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Black Greek organizations came into the spotlight after Kamala Harris became vice president. Harris graduated from Howard University, a historically Black college, where she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In 1930, the Black Greek organizations formed National Pan-Hellenic Council. Members of Black Greek organizations also emphasize education. Although life in a Black Greek organization can start in college, it does not have to end there.

WASHINGTON Highly touted prospect Makur Maker verbally committed to Howard University on Friday, picking the Bison over college basketball powerhouses UCLA, Kentucky and Memphis. The five-star recruit is the highest-ranked player to commit to a Historically Black College or University since ESPN began tracking rankings in 2007. Maker is a 6-foot-11, 235-pound center who declared for the NBA draft in April before opting to consider college basketball. Maker was born in Kenya and grew up in Australia before his family moved to North America. ___More AP college basketball: http://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25