The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education is dedicated to the conscientious investigation of the status & prospects for African Americans 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-march-…
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-jesse-…
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/mackenzie-s…
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-hbcus-m…
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-first…
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-at-th…
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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.