Tyler Perry’s latest act of generosity has helped an HBCU alumna continue her education in the Ivy League. Janay DuBerry, a graduate of Tuskegee University who is now attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education, revealed on Instagram that Perry covered the remaining cost of her
Tyler Perry’s latest act of generosity has helped an HBCU alumna continue her education in the Ivy League. Janay DuBerry, a graduate of Tuskegee University who is now attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education, revealed on Instagram that Perry covered the remaining cost of her
In December 2025, Louis Carr wasn’t a household name, unless you were deeply in the know of ad executives. He’d been a near-BET lifer, someone who elevated the company’s profile behind the scenes through ad work, navigating how to sell it to advertisers as
Public Radio Immersion Day, kicking off on October 2, 2026 is a new NPR initiative designed to introduce students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the people, purpose, and possibilities of public radio. Created in collaboration with Howard University, Bowie
By The Associated Press LONDON — Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running again for the prestigious fiction award, alongside Dublin gangs, dystopian science fiction and the New England characters of Pulitzer Prize laureate Elizabeth Strout. Judges read
By Rebecca Cohen There’s a new Black Panther, and his name is David Jonsson. Director Ryan Coogler announced at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday that Jonsson would be assuming the role. Jonsson will play T’Challa’s son in “Black Panther 3,” which will be
From 1987 to 1993, A Different World, a spinoff from The Cosby Show, showed the lives of students at fictional HBCU Hillman College. Now, three decades later, the iconic sitcom that boosted HBCU enrollment roughly 26% is returning with a modern take on college life. Netflix’s
By Doha Madani and Lindsay Good Chadwick Boseman’s brothers filed a petition last week seeking control of the late actor’s estate, accusing their brother’s widow of mismanagement and failing to distribute the assets. The court filing from Derrick and Kevin Boseman says that since their brother
The seventh annual Queen City HBCU Cookout Scholarship Fundraiser returns to Johnson C. Smith University on July 25. It’s always a good time for Black college homecoming.The seventh Queen City HBCU Cookout Scholarship Fundraiser on July 25 brings alumni from the nation’s
The ATL Labor Day Classic will debut Saturday, September 5, 2026, when longtime rivals Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University meet at B.T. Harvey Stadium during Labor Day Weekend. While the historic institutions have met on the football field for decades, the
After 15 years in Houston, the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands showcase is moving to Arlington’s AT&T Stadium starting in 2027. [Photo: National Battle of the Bands] Cue the drumline and sound the trumpets — in August 2027, the Pepsi National
