In the United States during the era of slavery, it was illegal for all African Americans, enslaved and free, to learn to read and write. But in 1863 the first school for freed slaves opened and by the end of the 19th century, black...

The United Negro College Fund recently conducted a survey to examine how cash-strapped Historically Black Colleges and Universities are at the moment. Brian Bridges, vice president of research and member engagement at the United Negro...

Sep.15 -- Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., President and CEO, UNCF discusses the importance of HBCUs as the primary engines of social and economic mobility at HBCUs: The Path to Prosperity, a Bloomberg Equality Virtual Briefing.

Jul.17 -- United Negro College Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Lomax says Black college students are facing an "existential moment" since the Black community has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and that's why...

Sep.19 -- Bloomberg's Jordyn Holman reports on the racial bias in the municipal bond market and how it might cost black colleges. She speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."

Sep.13 -- Bloomberg's Zach Mider explains how Anna Nicole Smith's billionaire in-laws secretly lobbied the courts. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julia Chatterley on "Bloomberg Markets."

More than 40 faith-based HBCUs and seminaries were previously restricted from fully accessing federal loan guarantees for construction projects.

The Trump administration has shipped 250K rapid-response COVID-19 tests to more than three dozen black colleges. Honolulu enters tier one of reopening