By Samantha Smith After nearly 40 years, we’re returning to Hillman College when the A Different World reboot premieres September 24 on Netflix. The ten-episode comedy series follows Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest daughter of Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine
By Alicia Victoria Lozano The man accused of orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur’s killing was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the 1996 Las Vegas slaying. Following a nearly two-week trial, jurors unanimously found Duane “Keffe D” Davis,
The Legends at Legion Field Battle of the Bands showcase, planned for Sunday, was canceled days before the event. Organizers said low ticket sales forced them to cancel the show. The event was set to feature Alabama State University, Alabama A&M University,
Allen Media Group’s free-streaming digital and television platform, HBCU GO–the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities – returns this fall with its most expansive season of sports and culture programming to date. Allen Media Group’s free-streaming
Albany State University’s Marching Rams Show Band will enter the 2026 HBCU band season with a history-maker leading from the front. Edreka “Capriccio” Coleman has become the first woman officially named head drum major in Albany State history. The program celebrated the milestone through
The Nightcap HBCU Tour has a first stop, and it’s a fitting one. Prairie View A&M will host the show live from the Baby Dome on Sept. 4. That kicks off what Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson are calling an HBCU
By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis’ first proposed budget includes a significant shift in the city’s support for historically Black colleges and universities sporting events, eliminating funding for two events while increasing support for the longest-running HBCU football game
Kirk Franklin will headline Alabama A&M’s 2026 Homecoming Night of Gospel, giving Bulldogs fans another marquee reason to circle October 11 on the calendar. The Grammy-winning artist announced his Alabama A&M Homecoming appearance as part of the university’s Homecoming Gospel Explosion. The
Southern University’s Human Jukebox is featured in Gap’s latest denim campaign, placing the HBCU marching band at the center of a national fashion advertisement ahead of the fall football and homecoming season, HBCU Gameday reports. The Baton Rouge-based band appears in Gap’s “Denim on Your Own” campaign, performing its arrangement of Swedish singer Robyn’s 2010 song “Dancing
By Corky Siemaszko Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the “Queen of Country” music, a Hollywood star and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced Tuesday. She was 80.
By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University alumna Alison C. Rollins (B.S. ’09), whose writing voice was shaped by Washington’s Black cultural scene of the early 2000s and campus life, has won the prestigious Whiting Award for emerging writers. She was rewarded for her most recent poetry
