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Project 68 Education Fund Expands Impact Hub Program, Adds Florida A&M University as Second HBCU Partner
Momentum builds for the national storytelling initiative as P68 brings its fellowship model to a second HBCU campus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – August 17, 2026 – The Project 68 (P68) Education Fund today announced the expansion of its Impact Hub program with the addition of the Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (FAMU SJGC) as its second university partner, just two weeks after launching the program's pilot Hub at Howard University. The addition of FAMU SJGC brings early momentum to the initiative and reflects the long-standing commitment of HBCU communities to building their own narrative infrastructure.
P68's Impact Hubs are campus-embedded media ecosystems that incubate and develop media to inform news-avoidant and underserved audiences. A paid fellowship program, the Impact Hubs equips student creator cohorts with editorial development, mentorship, production support, and direct industry relationships, strengthening their storytelling, growing their platforms, and expanding their impact. Impact Hub fellows will produce short-form content, podcasts, shows, live activations, and in-person social events, preserving community narratives through culturally grounded storytelling.
“At the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, we are committed to preparing students to be confident, ethical, and innovative communicators and creatives who lead with purpose and serve their communities through the power of storytelling,” SJGC Dean Mira Lowe said. “This partnership with the Project 68 Education Fund expands opportunities for our students to apply what they learn in real-world settings, collaborate across media platforms, and develop the skills needed to inform, engage, and inspire audiences.”
The P68 Impact Hub x FAMU SJGC will identify and support emerging storytellers, creators, journalists, and trusted voices already rooted within the FAMU community. It will also support the university's existing media ecosystem of student creators, print and digital newspapers, podcasts, radio, and television broadcasts, emphasizing the importance of a coordinated narrative infrastructure. Students will receive class credit for participating in the program. Scholars interested in joining the Impact HUB are encouraged to stay tuned for details on how to apply in the coming weeks.
“Last week we launched this work at my alma mater Howard, and today we're welcoming FAMU into the Impact Hub family,” said Darryl Banks, Executive Director of P68. “FAMU has always produced some of the sharpest storytellers and journalists in our community, and giving those students a platform, mentorship, and pipeline into the industry is exactly what this program was built for. At a moment when culture and history are under active erasure, investing in our future leaders and cultural messengers isn't optional — it's a necessity. Every Hub we add strengthens the case that this pipeline is not a pilot, it's a movement.”
P68's Impact Hubs will ultimately extend beyond campus by connecting HBCUs, Colleges, and Universities to regional media ecosystems and surrounding communities, positioning them as anchor institutions for narrative power and civic engagement at scale. With Howard and FAMU SJGC now both online, P68 continues to build toward a national network of Hubs, with additional university partnerships expected to be announced in the coming months.
About Project 68
Project 68 (P68) is a culture-first organization shaping how people connect to civic life. Operating at the intersection of culture and civic engagement, we are committed to reimagining how information reaches skeptical and disengaged communities. Through cultural commentators, media platforms, educational institutions, and community-based movements, P68 builds resonant pathways that help trusted information reach people in ways that feel relevant, credible, and rooted in lived experience.
At our core, we believe culture is infrastructure, the foundation through which trust grows, participation deepens, and collective power is sustained.
About FAMU SJGC
The Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (FAMU SJGC) is renowned for its commitment to excellence in journalism education. With state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated faculty, SJGC offers programs in journalism, public relations, and graphic design & digital arts, emphasizing academic achievement, experiential learning, and ethical, impactful storytelling.