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Celebrating its sesquicentennial, 150 years, founded in 1867, a university that originally started with nine students in the basement of the sharp street Methodist Episcopal Church, now celebrating 150 years and has nearly 8000 students. It is a history and a legacy that is tied to historically black colleges and universities. In 2017, there are nine historically black colleges and universities that will celebrate their 150th anniversary, and these are Morgan State University in baltimore maryland, Howard University in d. C. , johnson c. Smith in north carolina, barber scotia in north carolina...

Celebrating its sesquicentennial, 150 years, founded in 1867, a university that originally started with nine students in the basement of the sharp street Methodist Episcopal Church, now celebrating 150 years and has nearly 8000 students. It is a history and a legacy that is tied to historically black colleges and universities. In 2017, there are nine historically black colleges and universities that will celebrate their 150th anniversary, and these are Morgan State University in baltimore maryland, Howard University in d. C. , johnson c. Smith in north carolina, barber scotia in north carolina...

Plus, MacKenzie Scott donates $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and four other nonprofits landed big gifts.

Philanthropists Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault have donated $2 million to Howard University in memory of their longtime friend and mentor, the late Vernon Jordan, to support an endowed chair at the School of Law.