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
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
Courtesy of Tuskegee University The Tuskegee University 2026–2027 Royal Court proudly represented the Golden Tigers during the 24th Annual HBCU Kings & Queens Leadership Conference, held July 16–19 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joining representatives from more than 50 Historically Black Colleges and
With the second edition of the book, Belonging is the Brand: Inclusive Marketing in Higher Education, author Reginald E. Lewis, Ed.D., delivers a compelling case that belonging, not diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) messaging, is what drives enrollment, retention and institutional trust.
By Kevin C. Johnson Every intricately detailed wardrobe choice seen in the blockbuster biopic “Michael,” from the signature crystallized glove to the famous red and black “Thriller” jacket, has Howard University in its DNA. That’s because Howard alumna Marci Rodgers (BBA’05) served as costume
National effort positions HBCUs to lead in building career-connected learning pathways through an institution-centered approach to work-integrated learning (Black PR Wire) UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) announced the launch of the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accelerator, a multi-year effort to help historically Black
MC SHA-ROCK teaches at Bowie State University — and her students are learning hip-hop history from someone who actually built it. Sharon Jackson, known worldwide as hip-hop’s legendary first female MC, serves as an adjunct professor in the Visual Communication & Digital
