The pledges corporations made in 2020 to do more to support Black communities included a flood of pledges to and new investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The marching bands at historically Black institutions can be the face of their schools — pulling in prospective students who may not even join the band.

While HBCUs provide bright futures for Black students, they aren’t as well funded as other prestige universities.

HBCUs like Howard often lost out on research grants due to systematic underfunding. Now there’s a push to fund more research at HBCUs.

Some see this as a long-overdue opportunity. But are historically Black colleges and universities being paid enough?

The partnership is meant to help preserve important historical records of Black Americans’ lives.

Many HBCUs were established in the years following the Civil War to educate Black people. Now, many are seeing an increase in applications.

HBCU advocates say funding shortfalls mean less scholarship money and financial aid for students and can lead to lower graduation rates.

The HBCU is naming its reestablished school of fine arts after late actor and Howard alumnus Chadwick Boseman.

The pandemic has reduced HBCUs’ enrollment, affecting tuition revenue. Even before this year, many struggled financially.