HBCU Digest Radio

Rep. Alma Adams and StubHub Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion Rachel Williams

We talk with Rep. Adams and Williams about the inaugural 'Diversity in Tech' summit, the pathways to tech careers from HBCUs, and how black colleges can better position for training and networking opportunities.

Know Your Status...Or Revenge Celibacy

We talk with FAMU graduates James Bland and Angela "Myammee" Pitts about the culture and obligation of HBCU advocates in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Bland and Pitts are advocates working on behalf of "Doing It," an HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness campaign developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control.

Morehouse College President David Thomas

We talk to Dr. Thomas about defining Morehouse as a premier choice for high achieving black men, his personal presidential goals, and moving in with students. 

Wall Street Journal Reporter Melissa Korn

We talk with Wall Street Journal Higher Ed Reporter Melissa Korn about the federal HBCU Capital Financing Program, its benefits and drawbacks, and its future.

Paul Quinn President Michael Sorrell

UNCF President Michael Lomax, Vice President Brian Bridges Talk HBCU Career Pathways

Executives from the United Negro College Fund discuss their recent career pathways leadership convening, the role of HBCUs in training the 21st-century workforce, and how HBCUs are adapting to new industrial demands. The convening is a part of a UNCF partnership with the Lilly Foundation to spur HBCU leadership in increasing career access to a more diverse field of potential employees.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - NCA&T's Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

North Carolina A&T State University alumnus and UPENN Professor Ishmail Abdus-Saboor discusses his journey from Aggieland to Ivy League research, his earliest engagement with STEM in his parents' basement, and advice for up and coming scientists at HBCUs. 

Digest After Dark - Loving on Our LGBT Brothers and Sisters

We talk with Human Rights Campaign Director of HBCU Programs and Bowie State alumnus Leslie Hall about changing culture and minds on HBCU campuses about our LGBTQIA communities. 

TMCF Advocacy Series - Boeing VP Michael C. Ford

Boeing Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion Michael C. Ford joins us to discuss the company's latest partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the process and benefits of building workforce development pipelines at HBCUs.

Digest After Dark - Morgan State Gets Flex Bombed

Digest After Dark - Bet Ya'll Won't Mess With AKA

We discuss Morehouse College's separation from Papa John's, and the opportunities and challenges of leading HBCU campuses and Black Greek Lettered Organizations.

Digest After Dark - Leave Harris-Stowe State Alone

We welcome organizers from Wilmington, DE annual HBCU Week, and discuss Harris-Stowe State University and how to fight HBCU slander in the media.

Digest After Dark - See Ya'll in Norfolk!

We discuss Orze's recent piece on famous HBCU alumni and where their children attend college, the CIAA looking for a new host city, and Trump deferring capital financing loans for eight HBCUs. 

W.E.B. DuBois - Whither and Why Now

DuBois' April 1960 speech at Johnson C. Smith University all but predicted the future collapse of HBCUs, largely connected to a dwindling fascination among African Americans in maintaining an exclusive cultural identity.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Southern University's Russell Ledet

Southern University alumnus Russell Ledet shares his journey from first-generation college student (possibly with a photographic memory) to multiple doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines. 

Digest After Dark - What Do You Have to Lose?

We talk about the Historical Basketball League and its implications for HBCU sports, and the curious case of Ishmale Powell. HBCUGameday.com Founder Steven Gaither is our special guest.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Hampton's Thomas Cudjoe

Hampton alum and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Geriatric Physician Thomas Cudjoe shares his journey to a career in advocacy for the elderly.

Digest After Dark - Ya'll Still Sleep Tho'

We recap the 2018 HBCU Awards and discuss the crisis at Bethune-Cookman. 

Digest After Dark - HBCU Awards Pre-Cap

We provide our picks for the 2018 HBCU Awards, and discuss what makes each finalist exemplary. 

Digest After Dark - Ya'll The Feds?

We discuss student angst at Fisk, police controversy at Prairie View A&M and HBCU economic impact. 

Digest After Dark - Black Church **TRASH EMOJI**

We talk about the cultural and economic connections between the black church and the black college, and offer alumni views of HBCU construction strategy.

Digest After Dark - Ain't No Black Ivies

We discuss how people make comparisons between ivy league and historically black colleges, and if Knoxville College and other struggling HBCUs are worth saving.

Digest After Dark - Why They Mad in Baton Rouge?

We talk about the HBCU grad jobs report, why alumni aren't more politically active for HBCU interests, and our thoughts on HBCU-Fessions. 

TMCF Advocacy Series - M. Scott Lilly Discusses HBCU Student Innovation

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Opportunity Funding Corporation President & Chief Programs Officer M. Scott Lilly discusses how innovation is developed and cultivated at HBCUs, and what TMCF is doing to train a new generation of creators in the global innovation marketplace.

Digest After Dark - Still Taking Over for the '99 and the 2000

We launch our inaugural HBCU young alumni conversation series with views on dancing at commencement, HBCU images and message in mainstream media, and how to respond when things go wrong on campus.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Alcorn State's Deidra J. Snell

Dr. Snell shares her journey of growing up in the shadows of Alcorn State, to becoming an entrepreneur in private dentistry practice with Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry LLC.

Republican Strategist, Consultant & Morehouse Alumnus Shermichael Singleton

Acclaimed Republican strategist and conservative analyst Shermichael Singleton shares his thoughts on today's Republican party, prospects for HBCUs in working with conservative stakeholders, and the essential role HBCUs play in providing equity to communities nationwide.

Delaware State University Director of Development LaShawne Pryor

Pryor shares with us the history, goals and the necessity of DSU's eighth annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium.

HBCU Digest Radio - Howard Alumni Irvin and Pamela T. Reid

Howard University graduates and former college presidents Irvin and Pamela Reid discuss their recent $1 million gift to HU's department of psychology.

HBCU Digest Radio - Former Arkansas Baptist College President Joseph Jones

Former Arkansas Baptist College President Joseph Jones lays out the history, details and overview of an HBCU likely facing its last days. 

Edward Waters College President A. Zachary Faison

Newly appointed Edward Waters College President A. Zachary Faison discusses why he is a good fit for EWC, the nuances of the presidential search process, and why in a culture of uncertainty HBCU leadership is still a privilege to be desired.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Morehouse's Dennis Jones

Dr. Jones shares his journey to Morehouse, and how confidence and community optimism helped propel him to a career in STEM.

Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis

Dr. Artis discusses Benedict's recent announcement of lowered tuition costs for students, the financial nuances of managing HBCU operations, her reaction to Beyoncé's HBCU tribute, and the opportunities and pressures for women serving as campus CEOs.

Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis

Dr. Artis discusses Benedict's recent announcement of lowered tuition costs for students, the financial nuances of managing HBCU operations, her reaction to Beyoncé's HBCU tribute, and the opportunities and pressures for women serving as campus CEOs.

Claflin University President Henry Tisdale

Dr. Tisdale reflects on his 25 years of leadership, what he's most proud of in Claflin's evolution, and where he thinks he ranks among the all-time great HBCU presidents.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Tennessee State's Jamil Bennette Scott

Dr. Scott is a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Public Health in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. She shares her view of the importance of Tennessee State University on her life and career, and how she earned three degrees debt free.

TMCF Advocacy Series - MillerCoors National Community Affairs Senior Manager Steve Canal

Canal discusses MillerCoors foundational relationship with HBCUs, how the company works to diversify its workforce with HBCU communities, and how institutions can best reach out for corporate partnership.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Howard University's W. Marcus Lambert

Dr. Lambert, the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Student Life at Cornell University's Weill Medical College, shares his reflections on the HBCU learning experience, its value throughout the African Diaspora, and his advice for today's prospective HBCU students.

Heritage Foundation's Jonathan Butcher

The senior policy analyst talks about legislative action in several states, including HBCU states surrounding on-campus free speech and student rights.

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick

Dr. Frederick discusses the university's recent response to allegations of financial aid mismanagement, and headlines surrounding demands issued by student activism group HU Resist.

West Virginia State University President Anthony Jenkins

We talk with Dr. Jenkins about WVSU's role in a key workforce development initiative, the benefits of being one of the nation's most diverse HBCU campuses, and the attraction of the rural HBCU mission.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Howard's Jennifer R. Cohen

Dr. Cohen shares insight about her journey as a transfer student, how to engage young people to consider STEM careers, and the importance of advocacy for training young scientists.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Alcorn State's Melanie McReynolds

Dr. Melanie McReynolds, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Rabinowitz Lab Group at Princeton University, shares her journey from Alcorn State University to the Ivy League, and the moments and people who helped in shaping her career.

Claflin University Athletic Director Jerome Fitch

Claflin University Athletic Director Jerome Fitch breaks down the Panthers' move to the CIAA, the ramifications it will have for student athletes and athletic corporate partnerships, and how it supports the university's mission.

Alabama State University President Quinton Ross

Alabama State University President Quinton Ross discusses the recent financial stability status upgrade from Standard & Poor's, how HBCU communities can influence legislative agendas, and ASU's support for Concordia College as it prepares to close its doors.

Howard University Ronald Walters Leadership & Public Policy Center Director Elsie Scott

Dr. Scott shares insight on the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission's report on race in America, and offers her perspective on how Black America contends with the prospect of two nations divided by race.

Bennett College President Phyllis W. Dawkins

Dr. Dawkins talks about a new grant from the Walmart Foundation to support the College's accreditation reaffirmation efforts, and the critical work of fundraising to ensure the campus meets a $4 million goal by June 30.

Maryland State Delegate Charles E. Sydnor III

Maryland State Delegate Charles E. Sydnor III discusses his HB 1062, which seeks to support the state's HBCUs in their legal fight to eliminate illegal program duplication from predominantly white institutions.

Congresswoman Alma Adams

North Carolina A&T alumna, former Bennett professor and Rep. Alma Adams talks about a national challenge to American corporations to hire more HBCU graduates and growing interest from the Republican party in HBCU advocacy.

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Spelman's Risha Irvin

Spelman College alumna and Johns Hopkins University assistant professor Risha Irvin discusses her path to STEM, the professors who influenced her career, and her work in public health advocacy and analysis in Baltimore City.