In honor of HBCU Week, which celebrates a group of academic institutions that are classified by the U.S. Government as Historically Black Colleges and Universities and pays tribute to their legacy of promoting equal opportunities for high-quality education, WXXI presents a week of special programming (September 8 through September 14, 2025) that features the under-told stories of sacrifice, courage, innovation, and hope found in the archives of these HBCUs.
Special Screening
Becoming Thurgood Screening & Discussion • WXXI Studios
Upcoming Programs
Inside the CIAA: The Baltimore Experience • WXXI-TV
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect • WXXI-TV
George H. White: Searching for Freedom • WXXI-TV
Dr. Eddie Henderson Uncommon Genius • WXXI-WORLD
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs • WXXI-TV
The Historic HBCU Photograph • WXXI-TV
Journeys of Black Mathematicians • WXXI-TV
The Golden Year: Howard Women’s Basketball • WXXI-TV
The Dream Whisperer • WXXI-TV
Black College Football Hall of Fame: Journey to Canton • WXXI-TV
