The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

After Texas Western College, with an all-Black starting lineup, beat the all-White University of Kentucky team for the men's national basketball championship in 1966, it was clear that to succeed in college athletics the benching of Jim Crow was required. jbhe.com/2026/04/when-m…

Jelani Favors examines the late Jesse Jackson's time at North Carolina A&T State University @ncatsuaggies and how the HBCU cultivated in him the importance of character, civic engagement, and service. jbhe.com/2026/03/what-j…

Historian Edmond W. Davis notes that “no single donor in American history has ever invested more directly and broadly into Black higher education than MacKenzie Scott.” But some HBCUs that need money the most are not sharing in the bounty. jbhe.com/2025/11/macken…

Dr. Anthoney Kinney details how HBCUs have always done more with less. Now, they must do more for their students, not because of market demands, but in defiance of them. jbhe.com/2025/07/why-hb…

How an #HBCU Hosted the Inaugural International Moon Day Celebration @DrakeState jbhe.com/2022/08/how-an…

Travis Hunter and The Move Toward Black Power | @BakariLumumba examines the @TravisHunterJr saga, its historical antecedents and how it may be a catalyst for future empowerment jbhe.com/2022/03/travis…

A new report from the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education found that multiple high-ranking liberal arts colleges saw increases in first-year Black student enrollment. However, some experts say challenges still remain. bit.ly/3HdCJTX

.@AmherstCollege has set a new standard. There are 100 Black students in this year's entering class. They make up 19.5 percent of the Class of 2025. This is the largest percentage of Black students in an entering class in the history of our surveys. jbhe.com/2022/02/black-…

HBCUs: At the Financial and Competitive Crossroads of College Sports | Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore examines the state of athletics at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities jbhe.com/2022/02/hbcus-…

BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to hear a pair of cases that challenge the race-based affirmative action policies for admission at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The cases likely will be argued next term.

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars from @yalepress @RLPGBooks @routledgebooks @upmiss @CAPBooks @ucpress @TAMUPress @OUPAcademic jbhe.com/2021/09/recent…

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars from @routledgebooks @OUPAcademic @UTexasPress @floridapress @NYUpress @eccobooks jbhe.com/2021/08/recent…

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars from @IllinoisPress @upmiss @Kansas_Press @UWAPress @umasspress jbhe.com/2021/08/recent…

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars from @IllinoisPress @GrandCentralPub @UGAPress @gingkopress @BloomsburyAcad @RLPGBooks jbhe.com/2021/07/recent…

BREAKING: A Change in Leadership at South Carolina State University @SCSTATE1896 jbhe.com/2021/07/a-chan…

For the Sake of Racial Justice and Equity, It’s Time to Eliminate Standardized Testing jbhe.com/2021/07/for-th…

The Far-Reaching Racial Disparities as a Result of the #COVID19 Pandemic jbhe.com/2021/07/the-fa…

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates to Join the Faculty at Howard University jbhe.com/2021/07/nikole…

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars from @randomhouse @UNC_Press @simonschuster @riverheadbooks @tlsbooks @littlebrown @Flatironbooks @upmiss @USCPress @VikingBooks jbhe.com/2021/06/recent…

The Rise, Collapse, and Legacy: HBCU Football and the @NFL Draft jbhe.com/2021/05/the-ri…