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Lil Durk is proving why he’s a so-called Voice of the Heroes, as the Chicago rapper has teamed up with Amazon Music to launch a college tuition program called Durk Banks Endowment Fund. The fund has awarded two students, who participated in Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes HBCU College & Career Readiness Cohort Program, scholarships to Howard University, while […]

Kanye West made a surprise appearance at the 2022 BET Awards on Sunday night to present Sean Combs​​​​​​​aka Diddy with the Lifetime Achievement award. “How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings? To think how far we could just make if off of inspiration, to hear the way somebody chopped a sample […]

It appears that Anthony Anderson’s exclusive “Howard University” Air Jordan 4 that was gifted to him for graduating last weekend was just a teaser of what’s to come between the Jordan Brand and the HBCU.  According to Boardroom, Jordan Brand will become the next sponsor of Howard University. The HBCU is currently sponsored by Under Armour’s Curry Brand, a deal that […]

Less than a week after he was released from prison due to a violation of due process, Bill Cosby issued a rather incoherent statement Sunday, in response to his The Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad retracted her celebratory tweet following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to overturn his sexual assault conviction, Deadline reports.  Cosby’s statement criticized Howard for its lack of support for […]

Phylicia Rashad offered a “sincere apology” to Howard University students and parents on Friday after facing backlash for defending Bill Cosby’s vacated sexual assault conviction and subsequent prison release. “My remarks were in no way directed towards survivors of sexual assault. I vehemently oppose sexual violence, find no excuse for such behavior, and I know that […]

Five-star college basketball recruit Makur Maker has announced his commitment to Howard University. He shared the news online on Friday, writing on Twitter, “I was the 1st to announce my visit to Howard & other started to dream “what if”. I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow. I hope I […]

On Saturday morning, Kanye West made a stop in the nation’s capital for a semi-surprise Sunday Service appearance for Howard University’s homecoming. The show was announced overnight, but had sold out by 8 a.m. According to NBC Washington, West performed on the school’s quad for an early-rising crowd. He hopped onstage wearing a tan coat, while […]