#hbcus — Public Fediverse posts

I starting this thing.
Please join us today for the #HBCUs on the Air net. You don't have to have an amateur radio license to check us out.
What is amateur radio?
Watch this to get a feel of the hobby:
https://youtu.be/QpCUqlChnk4

#BlackInSTEM
#BlacksInScience
#STEMEducation
#HBCUs
#amateurRadio
#hamradio #BlackMastodon

> Here’s what gives me hope:

In April, I met with students at North Carolina A&T University, our nation’s largest HBCU. The Republican-controlled state Board of Elections had recently eliminated their on-campus polling place, meaning some 15,000 students now must travel far off-campus to cast a ballot.

When they went to the state capital to protest the decision, they were told that voting was a privilege, not a right. They were told, “You have five minutes to leave.”

That did not stop them. These young leaders are organizing, speaking out, and refusing to let anyone take their power. They are fighting for young people’s participation in our democracy, and they are fighting for Black and brown Americans’ voices.

I am inspired by their work, and I will share it whenever I can — because this is the energy we need to bring to the fight for voting rights. I’ll be on the road this fall to lift up their story, as well as the voters, organizers, advocates, and candidates who are impacted by the Callais decision. I hope you will support me in this work.

#kamalaharris #substack #votingrights #votersuppression
#uspol #uspolitics #scotus #supremecourtus #northcarolina
#louisianavcallais #louisiana #florida
#tennessee #alabama #democrats
#hbcus

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamalaharris/p/we-need-to-keep-talking-about-voting

Capital B News: As Fisk University Moves Forward With Data Center Proposal, Opposition Grows. “Some students and alumni say the timing — Fisk is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year — and where it was announced runs counter to the university’s long-standing liberal arts legacy. The hall was named after the Fisk Jubilee Singers, whose global tours in the late 1800s raised money to […]

I just listened to a #podcast from @progresstx where they were suggesting that #BlackAthletes choose an #HBCU over an #SEC #university because, #football.

I used their "Connect with us" form to point out that this isn't on Black athletes to solve. White students — athletes and non-athletes — should consider alternatives, especially #HBCUs, too. Sometimes we don't have #options, but when we do, we should choose intentionally.

I'm attending a state school because I'm #disabled and my tuition and fees are waived. So I understand that not everyone has this option.

#gerrymandering #JimCrow #representation #VotingRights

@howardu here’s a video about my findings on the history of #HamRadio at #HowardUniversity

https://youtu.be/uXTlov4WCXE

#HBCUs
#BlackMastodon
#BlackInSTEM
#AmateurRadio

@ai6yr Selling #AmateurRadio seems to be competing with #bigtech buying their way into cash-strapped colleges with #AI curricula, job pipelines, and professorships. Especially #HBCUs who are struggling with increased enrollment, funding cuts through the education department, and political pressure from the #clowncar administration.

#amateurradionewsline (https://www.arnewsline.org/) 2526 just carried the story about #OMIK #HBCUs on the Air. #blacksinSTEM #BlackMastodon #echolink @amateurradioinclusivitypledge #arrl

project page:
https://sites.google.com/view/hbucs-on-the-air/home

started a #Wikipedia article on US singer, educator, social worker, clubwoman, Naomah Williams Maise (1906-1974): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomah_Maise @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs @spelmancollege @ncnwhq #WomeninMusic #Cleveland #Atlanta @juilliardschool #Bennington

started a #wikipedia article on US actress and professor of French @spelmancollege Billie Geter Thomas (1902-1962): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Geter_Thomas @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs #Atlanta #CollegeLanguageAssn

started a #wikipedia article on US pediatrician Lydia T. Wright (1922-2006), the first Black member of the Buffalo Board of Education when she was appointed in 1962: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_T._Wright @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth @ubuffalo #NAACP #UrbanLeague #EpiscopalChurch @meharrymedical @fiskuniversity #HBCUs

started a #Wikipedia article on US soprano, poet, and educator, Bessie Mayle (died 1963): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Mayle @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs #WomeninMusic #HowardUniversity #SpelmanCollege @bostonuniv #TheCrisis

Lifestyle Brand DIALLO Hosts Curated Dining Experience In NYC

Source: Photo courtesy of DIALLO / Tyrod Taylor and Dex Robinson at the Chef’s Table Event on Dec. 16. MadameNoire was on the scene for an intimate and elevated Chef’s Table event in New York Cit…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #chef #chefstable #community #DexRobinson #DIALLO #HBCUs #JalenHurts #newyorkjets #nyc #TyrodTaylor
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2441267/lifestyle-brand-diallo-hosts-curated-dining-experience-in-nyc/

Don't sleep on Turning Point USA. https://newsone.com/6519617/educate-to-liberate-maga-plans-invade-hbcu-homecomings/
#hbcus #blackmastodon #blackfedi

@blacklovebible, a Black Goddess/King shared:

#HBCUs #blackwomen #blackdoctors #blackdentists #blackphysicians #blackmastodon

The Getty in LA is stepping up to help fund Black archives, historical architectural info, funding #HBCUs.

#history #BlackMastodon #Arts

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjPNeyY/

Don't start none; won't be none.
Tennessee State University Swiftly Reacts to MAGA Intruders
https://hbcugameday.com/2025/09/24/tennessee-state-university-swiftly-reacts-to-maga-intruders/
#Blackmastodon #Blackfedi #hbcus

MacKenzie Scott Donates $70M to Bolster HBCUs Financial Future
https://www.waymakerjournal.com/mackenzie-scott-donates-70m-uncf-hbcu/
#blackmastodon #blackfedi #hbcus

#EquityInAction #HBCUs #MacKenzieScott #ProfitWithoutOppression #LiberationNotReform #EducationalJustice #CollectivePower #PWOCommunity #KimCrayton

#MacKenzieScott gives $70 million to #UNCF to financially strengthen #HBCUs

#Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to minority students works to raise $1 billion to strengthen all 37 of its historically #Black #colleges & #universities.

https://apnews.com/article/mackenzie-scott-hbcu-donation-4db7e27b4b1180f2b7969f1a1910a350

Clark Atlanta University: Clark Atlanta University Receives $140,000 Getty Foundation Grant To Preserve Black Visual Arts Archives. “The university has been awarded $140,000 as part of Getty’s $2.6 million investment to support libraries, museums, and universities across the United States in preserving and increasing access to archival collections documenting the work of Black artists.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/31/clark-atlanta-university-clark-atlanta-university-receives-140000-getty-foundation-grant-to-preserve-black-visual-arts-archives/

Inside Higher Ed: Preserving the Past of HBCUs . “Funded by Getty Images’ HBCU Grants Program, which started in 2021 with four institutions, the new partnership aims to digitize HBCU archival materials ranging from photos to student newspapers to course catalogs. Getty and Ancestry are working with 10 HBCUs—and counting—to create searchable digital archives for each institution, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/inside-higher-ed-preserving-the-past-of-hbcus/

@venitamathias LOL but at least the support #HBCUs ...verbally /s

#USDA #1890NationalScholarsProgram #HBCUs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended the 1890 Scholars Program, which provided recipients with full tuition and fees for students studying agriculture, food or natural resource sciences at one of 19 HBCUs.

Why did the USDA suspend the 1890 Scholarship Program, and what does it mean for HBCU students?

"USDA has suspended the 1890 National Scholars Program, a key scholarship for students at historically Black land-gr..."
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/why-did-the-usda-suspend-the-1890-scholarship-program-and-what-does-it-mean-for-hbcu-students/articleshow/118458770.cms

started #wikipedia articles today on two educators: Hilda Grayson Finney of South Carolina (1913-1976) and sociologist Florence Beatty-Brown (1912-2002):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Grayson_Finney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Beatty-Brown
@wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth @wikipedia_la #HBCUs