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
For the first time ever, the Stellar Gospel Music Awards is introducing its inaugural “HBCU Choir of the Year” category—an exciting new honor that places HBCUs at the center of gospel music’s biggest night. What began as a celebration of individual artistry
The 41st annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards will spotlight the range of Black gospel music, from John P. Kee and Tasha Cobbs Leonard to a new HBCU choir category. The Stellar Awards are getting ready to honor another year of music that continues
The Southern University Gospel Choir has made it to the final five nominees for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards’ first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be offered at
Alcorn State University is making a bold move to bring its story as America’s first public land-grant historically Black college and university (HBCU) to a global audience with its new content partnership with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through this collaboration,
By Chloe Melas, Andrew Blankstein and David K. Li Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating sexual assault allegations made against disgraced artist and music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, an official said Tuesday. When asked if Combs was the target of a probe concerning alleged attacks against a
By Liz Calvario, Peabo Bryson, the Grammy-winning R&B singer known for his duets “Beauty and the Beast” and “Whole New World,” has died, his family said. Bryson “transitioned peacefully” on Tuesday, his family said, adding that he was “surrounded by the love of
Fort Valley State University is the only Georgia Historically Black College or University (HBCU) on the ballot for the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards this year Under the direction of Alicia Carner-McDonald, FVSU Choir is competing in the gospel music awards show’s newly
By Megan Lebowitz and Kyla Guilfoil Four musical artists listed as performers at an upcoming event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary said they won’t be attending despite being listed on the lineup. Freedom 250, a public-private partnership backed by President Donald Trump,
**From Left to Right: Guests from HBCU Early College Prep High School, Professor Rakim Jenkins; 9th graders Julia J., Sophia S., Founding Principal Dr. Asya Johnson; and 9th graders Louis D. & Giovanni B. UNCF New York hosted a spectacular Theater Reception
Courtesy of Southern University BATON ROUGE — The Southern University Gospel Choir has been nominated for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards’ first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be
