The Yard - Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana holds a distinction that belongs to no other school in this collection. Founded in 1925 in New Orleans, Xavier is the only historically Black and Catholic HBCU in the United States. The Gold Rush wears gold and white through a city that has its own singular place in American culture, and the university reflects that city's layered, distinctive character. Xavier has been building something unique in New Orleans for a century.
Shop the Xavier University collection at DungeonForward for hoodies, sweatshirts, and tees designed for Gold Rush who carry their school's unique legacy with pride. Every piece was built with DungeonForward's storytelling-driven approach to HBCU apparel. Students, alumni, and supporters of the nation's only Black Catholic HBCU will find their fit here.
New Orleans homecoming for Xavier carries the full weight of the city, the school, and the culture that makes New Orleans unlike anywhere else in the country. Xavier Gold Rush alumni return to a campus that sits in one of America's most musically and culturally rich cities, and the homecoming reflects all of that layered identity. This collection was built for those occasions.
Founded in 1925, Xavier has produced more Black physicians and pharmacists than any other university in the United States. The school's pre-med and pharmacy programs have trained the professionals who have gone on to serve underserved communities across the country. Xavier's founding by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament created an institution with a mission of service and justice that has never wavered.
DungeonForward is a Black-owned headwear and apparel brand built on art, storytelling, and HBCU culture. Every XULA piece in this collection was designed to honor a university that stands alone in its identity and has spent a century proving why that identity matters. A portion of every HBCU collection purchase supports HBCU scholarships. Crowns For The Culture means honoring every school on this list for exactly what makes it singular.
Crown Yourself. Go Gold Rush.