The 2025 ESSENCE® HBCU Classic will showcase HBCU pride, culture, and legacy at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Aug. 28–31, 2025.

The history of college games abroad, dating back to the 1800s with Harvard in Canada, to the early 1900s in Cuba and then ...

For the first time ever, an HBCU football classic will be held in Boston. And not just anywhere in the city. Inside Harvard Stadium, the oldest college football stadium in the country.