Wilmington's HBCU Week runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24.

Wilmington announces HBCU Week schedule of events

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington’s seventh annual HBCU Week and college fair kicks off Sunday, Sept. 17. It hopes to add to the 6,500 admissions and $60 million in scholarships that have been granted to city students since its inception in 2017. City mayor Mike Purzycki and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith – Wilmington’s HBCU ambassador – this week detailed the schedule of events celebrating …

The HBCU Gala raised $343,000.

Awards Gala raises $343,000 for Wilmington HBCU week

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

An event this month raised  $343,000 for Wilmington’s 2023 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week. The 4th Annual HBCU Week Awards Gala, held June 9 at the Hotel Dupont in downtown Wilmington, raised money to support the city’s annual HBCU Week initiative.  The dates for this year’s HBCU week have not been announced, but more info is expected to …

The new Delaware State University Hornets bobblehead.

Go, Hornets, go! DSU mascot becomes a bobblehead

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

The Delaware State University Hornets are getting their own officially licensed bobbleheads, part of a limited-edition series for 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The bobbleheads are produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. They were released in celebration of Black History Month, but the Hornet bobbleheads won’t be scheduled to ship until April. Each bobblehead is …

Allen says DSU “shall not be moved” from keeping its doors open

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

DSU was one of more than a dozen HBCUs to receive a bomb threat Monday Delaware State University President Tony Allen called a Monday bomb threat — one of more than a dozen at Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country — “a clear effort to confuse, intimidate and bully our students, staff and faculty.” “We are safe, for …

DSU’s Tony Allen tapped to head White House HBCU group

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

DSU president Dr. Tony Allen   Among the issues that DSU President Tony Allen wants to help the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities tackle are historic inequities in physical infrastructure funding, more federal research support, and more as well as easier access to financial support for students. All of them are topics he will champion after being appointed by …