Byron Allen, the founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, has been named one of six special honorees who will be celebrated at EBONY’s 2026 Power 100 Gala, recognizing his influence in media ownership and business. Allen, whose company is the
Florida A&M football may not be headed for radio silence after all. Sources tell HBCU Gameday that discussions surrounding a radio broadcast package for the 2026 season remain ongoing, despite earlier indications that the longtime Rattler Sports Network would not return this
Prairie View A&M University stood for 150 years, trained generations of Black professionals, and sent graduates across every sector of American life. Yet outside the HBCU community, its story is rarely told on the same terms as those of other Texas institutions.
Alabama A&M University is bringing a gospel legend to The Hill for Homecoming. The institution announced that Kirk Franklin is set to headline the university’s 2026 Homecoming Night of Gospel, giving Bulldogs another reason to look forward to one of the biggest weeks of
The 2026 HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands returns to Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday, September 6. Organizers expect more than 50,000 fans to pack Veterans Memorial Stadium. It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest HBCU marching band showcases
Procter & Gamble and Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO are reviving the P&G HBCYOU Campus Life Tour for the 2026–27 academic year, bringing brand activations, giveaways and events to HBCU campuses and marquee games through February 2027. The tour, which began Aug.
Netflix released the official trailer for A Different World, giving fans their clearest look yet at the return of one of television’s most influential fictional HBCU campuses. The series is set to arrive on Netflix on Sept. 24, bringing a new generation of students
A Clark Atlanta University alumna is headed to the Miss USA stage after capturing one of the country’s most prominent state pageant titles. Acacia C. McBride, a graduate of the Atlanta HBCU, has been crowned Miss California USA, earning the opportunity to
Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), in partnership with Toyota and BET, and powered by The Orchard, today announced the launch of the TDE University Tour. Bringing a rich mix of music, culture, and career opportunity directly to college campuses nationwide, the tour will visit nine Historically Black Colleges and
Grambling State University’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band is taking its century-old HBCU brand to another national stage, this time as part of Urban Outfitters’ first dedicated Back-to-Campus commercial. Six Grambling State students appear in “All Together Now,” a national campaign released
Adidas and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter are bringing the masterclass experience to an HBCU. PLC Detroit (Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design) is partnering with adidas and Ruth E. Carter on a costume design masterclass through the institution’s online learning