Category: HBCU Corner
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 3, 2025 – As many corporate allies have scaled back their previous commitments to Black businesses, workers, communities and institutions, Entergy Arkansas recently announced a new initiative to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their students. On April 2, Entergy Arkansas launched the “Power of Prosperity” partnership […]
Under the leadership of its 45th president, Shorter College is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance that rejuvenates the two-year technical school’s campus and the surrounding urban neighborhood. Founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Shorter is the nation’s only private, two-year HBCU. That partnership with the AME church was highlighted on Feb. 9 […]
Billionaire Robert Smith, who famously paid off the student debt for the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse University, has joined together with the Philadelphia-based Steinbridge Group to develop and invest in underutilized real estate and housing surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving educational institutions. On Jan. 24, the Steinbridge Group […]
As part of PepsiCo’s ongoing efforts to support and elevate Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), the soft drink giant is donating $250,000 in grants towards tackling food insecurity as the student attendance rates at these institutions continue to rise. Beginning with five HBCUs that will receive $50,000 each, the Pepsi parent company will kick […]