Roberta Flack, the legendary R&B singer known for timeless hits like The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly with His Song, has passed away...
Are you a creative and talented student at an HBCU or PWI who’s passionate about storytelling through video? Are you ready to showcase the vibrancy of...
The recent dismissal of General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has drawn sharp criticism from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,...
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Delaware State...
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Morris Brown...
Paul Revere Williams, a brother of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was more than just an architect—he was a trailblazer who transformed the landscapes of Los...
Beautiful Black fraternity and sorority couples have existed over 100 years so let’s celebrate their love. We’ve compiled a list of some of the prominent D9...
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Farwest Region are using the power of strolling and culture to spark a movement. The Farwest Region Step Collective,...
Rust College has announced the appointment of Jeremy Patterson as its new Director of Athletics. Patterson, a former multi-sport collegiate athlete, brings more than a decade...
Reyna Walters-Morgan was elected Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation (CEVP) at the Democratic National Committee’s Winter Meeting last Saturday, securing 210 votes out...
Southern University’s Human Jukebox marching band will take the national stage on Sunday, performing during the Super Bowl LIX pregame show. Southern’s director of bands, Kedric...
The University of Washington Board of Regents has announced that Robert J. Jones, currently concluding his nine-year tenure as Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,...
This February, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of its Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament....
A Howard University law professor and former Kansas beauty queen was among the passengers aboard a plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Reagan...
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is the oldest historically Black athletic conference in the United States, founded in 1912. With a storied history of academic...
Jaylin Drewry, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., has been appointed Commissioner of the Crime and Gun Violence Prevention Commission in Portsmouth. At just...
Wilberforce University is set to host the inaugural Isla HBCU Classic, a three-day celebration of athletic excellence and HBCU culture, from February 14-16, 2025. The event,...
At the United States Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Quinting S. Lacewell Jr., a Fall 2010 initiate of the Alpha Phi Chapter or...
El Paso just swore in its first Black mayor and he is a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi. On Monday night, January 6, 2025, history was...
The Florida State University Chapter of the NAACP has issued a statement honoring the life of Charlene Howard, a beloved member of the university community and...
