The nation’s first HBCU, Cheyney University, celebrated its 182nd anniversary today. The university, which is located in Pennsylvania, was founded as the African Institute in February 25, 1837 and...
One of the oldest African American congregations in the nation, Alfred Street Baptist Church presented Howard University with a $100,000 gift to cover the outstanding tuition and fee balances of graduating...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. are putting their money where their mouth is with their new initiative to assist in the financial stability of...
The alumnae of Bennett College are trailblazers and have made their mark on the world. Bennett College, one of the two HBCUs dedicated to African American...
The movie “The Great Debaters” came out in 2007 and was about Wiley College’s 1935 debate team. The current president of Wiley College, Herman J. Felton, Jr. dressed...
We all love our HBCUs and an artist from South Carolina State University created a way to celebrate his alma mater all while raising money for it!...
You can’t mess with Florida A&M University’s Homecoming! We at Watch The Yard have created a list of the best photos from FAMU’s 2018 Homecoming. The...
If you graduated from an HBCU, you know the feeling of being in such a happy and energetic place surrounded by people who look like you...
Last weekend, campus royalty from across the nation gathered in New Orleans for the 17th Annual HBCU Kings and Queens Leadership Conference. The conference was started...
Why do some students pick HBCUs over predominantly white institutions? Well in the third season and 12th episode of A Different World, the show waded into...
Time for another blast from the past! This time we have collected a list of HBCU women’s sports teams and athletic groups from the early 1900s....
WatchTheYard.com teamed up with the amazing artist Ashleigh Sharmaine to tackle the question, “What happened to our favorite black cartoon characters from the 90s and early...
Howard University is opening a campus at the Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California this summer so that the HBCU’s computer science students can have the...
Did you know that “The King of Pop” had an honorary degree from an HBCU? It is true, in 1988 Michael Jackson was given an honorary...
It was just announced that starting next semester, Bowie State University, the oldest HBCU in Maryland, will be offering its first minor in hip-hop studies. This...
On Saturday at 12:30pm, the Hampton Pirates will officially introduce lacrosse into their athletic stable while officially reintroducing the sport BACK into the HBCU sports fold...
This article was written by our friend Yussuf Khan over at TheShadowLeague.com (Main photo credit: laxmagazine.com) Lacrosse returns to the HBCU landscape for the first time...
Can ya’ll please stop arguing…this is stupid… [This post was written by Damon Young and originally posted on VerySmartBrothas.com. They told us at Watch The Yard that...
The Alpha Chapter of Iota Phi Theta has put their money where their mouth is and teamed up with their alumni chapter(Gamma Omicron Omega) to create...
One person was killed today and another was wounded in at tragic shooting on the Texas Southern University campus , according to Houston police. According to reports, it...
There is something special about NPHC greek life at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. The HBCU recently held their Spirit Night ’15 Pep Rally and the...
We are 100% sure that after watching this video you will want to be a freshman all over again! Move-In Day for the Class of 2019...
Long live the NUPES! Brother Robert L. Williams “Lefty” turned 103nd birthday on August 17th making him the oldest living member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Brother...
Black Twitter showed its nerdy side this week when someone started the hashtag #IfHogwartsWasAnHBCU. Black Harry Potter fans rushed to make hilarious memes reimagining Harry Potter’s...
We got to show love for the freshmen out there! Check out this music video that the freshmen living in the LLC Hall at Morehouse shot...
We at watchtheyard.com are loving all of the press that we are getting. In just four days of the site’s launch, the site went viral and...