Netflix announced the show's reboot for new audiences back in March 2025, and it received a full series order by November.
Urban One is amplifying HBCU's Yard culture with a new tour.
Tuskegee University is introducing a stricter dress code, classroom phone policy, and attendance standards for the 2026-27 school year.
Motown is looking to HBCUs to bring back its glory days. They announced the New Legends internship program to bring HBCU students at four historically Black colleges and universities into the music business by providing mentorship and hands-on training. “Motown has always been committed to discovering and developing talent that shapes culture,” said Dante Smith, the […]
Students at South Carolina State University successfully pushed to remove Pamela Evette as commencement speaker, prompting backlash from state lawmakers.
Since her divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott has made it her mission to donate to HBCUs all across the country.
The Chicago Sky baller says she has a fave but ultimately chose a Power 5 school to pursue her hoop dreams.
Jill Scott headlined HBCU Aware Fest in Atlanta with a standout performance and a custom HBCU-inspired outfit.
The band is getting back together. More of the original actors from A Different World are returning for the show’s reboot on Netflix. Dawnn Lewis and Glynn Turman, who played Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor and Col. Bradford Taylor, will play those same roles, Deadline reports. Most of the show’s original cast are part of the new show, […]
Announced during Founders Day, the gift will power the university’s ASCEND 2030 plan and follows Scott’s earlier $15 million contribution in 2020.
On Thursday (February 26), the groundbreaking scholastic esports platform PlayVS announced a new partnership with Urban One to create a gaming community dedicated for use at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) nationwide. The partnership is set for three years, and will create a home for esports within the HBCU network with long-term infrastructure in […]
Kevin James was briefly fired as president of Morris Brown College before the school reversed its decision.