Memories of ‘A Different World’ and ‘School Daze’ remain strong for HBCUs and administrators
Stars of the 1980s TV show and film tour campuses to describe the legacy of both projects, which still resonate with school officials

Jann Wenner stopped the gaslighting. Let’s be thankful.
After his insulting interview, we’re freer to make a better world of music journalism

Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier can pick ’em
With the right pieces in place on and off the field, the Dolphins are off to a sizzling start

Here’s why Usher should headline the Super Bowl halftime show
The R&B superstar has done nearly everything. Except this.

The evolution of Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson
She is already one of the best players in WNBA history, even as she’s just realizing her place in the game

Following a path all her own, Mia Fishel makes her USWNT debut
The 22-year-old Chelsea forward bypassed the National Women’s Soccer League to start her pro career in Mexico

Film academy replaces Hattie McDaniel’s long-lost Oscar
The award, the first for a Black actor, will be housed at Howard University

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb’s injury is exhibit A for fully guaranteed NFL contracts
The issue highlights one of the biggest moral injustices in pro sports

New report finds Black Americans remain deeply skeptical of news media
Nearly two-thirds say news about Black people is more negative than for other demographic groups

Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff’s shooting death
WNBA Playoffs

Los Angeles Rams’ Decobie Durant reveals lesson learned from Deion Sanders
Former Cricket Celebration Bowl MVP from South Carolina State sees how Colorado coach helped HBCU football

‘Invisible Beauty’ shows how Bethann Hardison changed the model for beauty in fashion
Her career as a model, agent and activist pushed Black women into the spotlight

Baseball United an opportunity for Black players and ownership in the game
The upstart pro baseball league is the first one focused on the Middle East and Indian subcontinent

The Supreme Court will let Alabama’s congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters

With ‘Bongos,’ Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have something to prove
The collaboration comes with high stakes for both rappers

The next chapter for coach Deion Sanders and Colorado: resilience
After 42-6 loss to Oregon, Sanders keeps focus on rebuilding team
My first luxury

Tony! Toni! Toné! is back — and it feels good
The group talks about their new tour, why they broke up, and what brought them back together

Connecticut Sun guard Tiffany Hayes is grateful for her second act
After 10 seasons with the Atlanta Dream, the veteran has rebooted her career

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is feeling the pressure
With everything Fields is shouldering amid the Bears’ 12-game losing streak, it’s not shocking that he’s frustrated

In X-Men comics, genocide is a devastating and unnecessary plot point
The 2023 Hellfire Gala left some fans wondering why so many mutants had to die — and what that says about them

Deion Sanders sets a culture of accountability at Colorado
A major part of the Buffaloes’ 3-0 start is his high standards: ‘Old culture must burn to the ground for his to rise’

It’s time for states to make historically Black land-grant institutions whole
Decades of underfunding have cost universities more than $12 billion