Patrick Ben III, who went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after high school on Chicago’s South Side and found that more affluent classmates had previously covered some of the ...

From the time Patrick Ben III decided he would go to college, there seemed to be an obstacle at every turn. The high school he attended on Chicago’s South Side offered few of the advantages wealthier ...

Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial or ethnic group because of racial discrimination, the high cost of ...

A White student at Howard University’s law school is suing the institution for racial discrimination, alleging the school created a "hostile education environment." Michael Newman, the plaintiff, ...

Racism is a widespread issue in the United States, resulting in disparities including access to healthcare, life expectancy and homicide rates for Black men. Despite average life expectancy among ...

Dr. Anjerrika Bean, assistant director of the Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership at Howard University, weighs in on the "MRS degree." Are you familiar with the “MRS degree?” A viral ...

Nearly 95 years after 18-year-old Dennis Hubert was lynched in Atlanta, Morehouse College has posthumously awarded him a bachelor’s degree. The degree was accepted by his nephew, Imam Plemon El-Amin, ...