HBC&U Legacies

09/01/2026

EDUCATORS — WE’LL SEE YOU AT EDUCATORS NIGHT!

HBC&U Legacies is excited to join the Detroit Cultural Center’s Educators Night on September 15 from 4:00–7:00 PM!

If you’re an educator, counselor, administrator, youth-program professional, or anyone committed to expanding opportunities for students, come by the HBC&U Legacies table and connect with us.

We’ll be sharing FREE HBCU resources designed to help educators introduce Historically Black Colleges & Universities early, intentionally, and across the K–12 journey.

Our table will include resources and information for:

K–2 — Building early HBCU awareness through age-appropriate exposure
Grades 3–5 — Encouraging curiosity about HBCU history, culture, traditions, and possibilities
Grades 6–8 — Helping students begin exploring HBCUs, academics, careers, and college-going identity
Grades 9–12 — Supporting HBCU exploration, match & fit, admissions, financial aid, scholarships, and college planning

Administrators, we have something for you, too! Stop by to learn more about the HBC&U Legacies Strategic Advisory Team and how we can support schools and organizations through student and family programming, educator professional development, workshops, speaking engagements, HBCU exposure experiences, and partnership opportunities.

We believe HBCU access shouldn’t begin during senior year. Early exposure creates lifelong possibilities.

Come meet us, grab resources to take back to your students and families, and discover how we can work together to make HBCUs visible, viable, and accessible throughout the K–12 experience.

📍 Educators Night | Detroit Cultural Center
📅 September 15, 2026
⏰ 4:00–7:00 PM

📌Register on Eventbrite
Discovering HBCUs. Creating Access. Building Legacies.

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

Shoutout to Alabama A&M University and their largest freshman class in history!!!

08/28/2026

Hampton University Museum is honored to partner with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to present a special 24-hour online screening of “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People”, by award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay.

The powerful short film weaves together six pivotal moments in Black history that all occurred on the same date, August 28, illuminating the resilience, struggle, achievement, and transformation that have shaped the African American experience.

THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO WATCH:
1) IN-PERSON- Join us at the Museum for screenings at 1:15 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm

2) HU Museum Website - Beginning at 8:00 AM, August 28, 2026, the film will be available on Hampton University Museum’s website. The film will only be accessible on August 28.

Don’t miss this opportunity to view August 28: A Day in the Life of a People!

08/28/2026

BIG news for HBC&U Legacies‼️

We are excited to announce that our session, “No Budget, No Barriers: Making HBCUs Visible, Viable & Accessible,” has been officially accepted for the College Board Forum 2026!🎉

This opportunity places HBC&U Legacies on a national platform to share what we know to be true: meaningful HBCU awareness and access do not have to begin with a large budget. They begin with intentionality, creativity, relationships, advocacy, and a commitment to making sure students can truly see HBCUs as viable options for their futures.

Our work has always centered on helping students and families discover HBCUs, create access, and build legacies. We are honored to bring that mission to the College Board Forum and contribute to a broader conversation about what K–12 educators, counselors, and advocates can do—right now—to make HBCUs more visible and accessible.

This moment belongs to our entire Strategic Advisory Team and every educator, student, family, partner, and supporter who continues to believe in the importance of this work.

Las Vegas, we’ll see you at Forum 2026.

Discovering HBCUs. Creating Access. Building Legacies.

08/27/2026

We are an educational enhancement agency with the mission to curtail the high school dropout rate and increase degree and/or certificate enrollment among under served and underrepresented students.

08/25/2026

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08/23/2026

HBCU Students: The possibilities are endless—but you have to be willing to walk through the doors.

College is more than earning a degree. It is an opportunity to discover who you are, expand what you know, build meaningful relationships, develop your gifts, and imagine possibilities you may not have considered before.

Apply for the internship.
Study abroad.
Join the organization.
Attend the conference.
Introduce yourself to the professor.
Find a mentor.
Build your network.
Take the leadership role.
Try something new.
Ask the question.
Walk into the room.

Every opportunity may not be your opportunity—and every door will not lead where you expect. But growth requires movement.

Doors that remain closed don’t unlock future success.

Your HBCU experience places you within institutions built from possibility, perseverance, brilliance, culture, and community. Honor that legacy by allowing yourself to explore beyond what is familiar and grow beyond who you were when you arrived.

There is so much waiting for you on the other side of YES.

Discover the possibilities.
Create your opportunities.
Build your legacy.

HBC&U Legacies
Discovering HBCUs. Creating Access. Building Legacies.