By Taylor Jennings-Brown Homecoming season is ramping up across the Carolinas, and Charlotteans don’t have to go far to join in, from Johnson C. Smith’s parade and game in the heart of the Queen City to N.C. A&T’s 100th “Greatest Homecoming on
Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are in Birmingham for the first ever Penny Games Debate Competition at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Event officials said the debate will create a national platform for some of country’s brightest HBCU students to
Houston radio personality and Texas Radio Hall of Famer Madd Hatta is giving students at two Houston-area historically Black colleges and universities a chance to turn their creativity into scholarship money. Hatta, through the Madd Hatta Cares Foundation, has launched the “I
School is back in session at Hillman College. A Different World, the sequel series to the seminal 1987 college-set comedy, debuted Thursday on Netflix — exactly 39 years to the day after the original half-hour premiered. The new iteration, which debuted on
John Legend is supporting an initiative to help college students pay rent. Before becoming an EGOT-winning musician, Legend was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. According to TIME, he moved from a small town in Ohio and started working at a
By Kendra Bryant The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Foundation marked the 2026 Annual Civil Rights Gala on Sept. 26 at Maryland Live! Casino and Hotel with the theme of “Healing Our Communities, Honoring
Debbie Allen has never been shy about her activism. From partnerships to philanthropy to powerful awareness-raising storytelling in her artistry, the “A Different World” director is continuing that mission in her latest projects, including a partnership with Merck’s “Your Hive of Whole
By Chloe Melas and David K. Li Lionel Richie underwent a heart procedure leading to the postponement of at least three shows and casting doubt on an upcoming Las Vegas residency, a representative for the famed singer and producer said Tuesday. Richie
By Bridgette Bartlett Royall HBCU campuses are known for setting style trends that have global influence. Just ask folks at the GAP, Nikeand Ralph Lauren. The yard at Howard University is certainly no exception. The 159-year-old Washington, D.C., institution has produced modern
When “A Different World” first aired from 1987 through 1993, bringing the sight of vibrant and complex Black college student life to living rooms around the country for the first time, Black student enrollment in colleges rose right alongside it. Enrollment in
Before reviving a Detroit HBCU, D’Wayne Edwards was one of the top designers at Nike. Now he’s using his NBA connections to help forge the future. The school is not just another college reopening with a new name. Pensole Lewis College is