HBCU Week NOW Features:

This fall marks our fifth season promoting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on Maryland Public Television through content both produced locally and acquired from producers elsewhere exclusively about the HBCU experience. HBCU Week offers films about the under-told stories of sacrifice, courage, innovation, and hope found in the archives of these important American institutions. 

This year's HBCU Week features 30 hours of programming, including 12 premiere films across our TV, social media, and online platforms. It also expanded its themes beyond history and education to include films on HBCU contributions to the arts, music, and sports.  

HBCU Week is part of MPT's “Standing Against Racism: Fostering Unity Through Dialogue” initiative. 

In 2020, in recognition of national HBCU Week, MPT launched a highly successful public media event with a suite of programming and engagement activities to bring focus to the unique role and extraordinary legacy of HBCUs. Indeed #HBCUWeekMD on MPT has had more than 545,000 views across TV and streaming since 2021 and 2022 (cum), and thousands of individual engagements via online, events and social media, making it MPT’s top performing local multi-platform initiative. 

An example of #HBCUWeekMD's multiplatform approach is the Emmy Award winning digital short story Rivalry: Inside the CIAA that chronicles the hidden stories, struggles, and triumphs of black athletes who paved the way in the CIAA for future generations.

Our Sponsors:

HBCU Week has been made possible in part by the following Corporate Sponsors: