One of the culture’s most preeminent pioneers was celebrated in his hometown this week. Grandmaster Flash has received an honorary degree from Lehman College.
The NCAA Men's Final Four is set: San Diego State, the University of Connecticut, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami.
According to the professor, the class is "interested in thinking critically about" Minaj and her "productions within the context of broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms."
Kodak Black has been a free man only a couple weeks and is already giving back to the people. He has promised to take care of some kids who lost their parents due to gun violence in his home state.
Waka Flocka has leveled up in a way that few of his Rap peers will ever have. He has received a very unique distinction that he will for cherish for the rest of his life.
The self proclaimed King of the South is about to add another jewel to his already accredited crown. T.I. has announced he will partnering with one of Atlanta’s premier educational institutions for a much needed history lesson.
It Only Took 274 Years, But Princeton Finally Has Its First Black Valedictorian.
A student at Temple University took a bold step in asking Lil Uzi Vert to pay his college tuition and the North Philadelphia rapper seems like he’s going to do just that. In a video captured on social media, Uzi said he’ll take care of the kid’s $90,000 tuition but only if he proves he’s […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a plan aimed at completely eliminating the $1.6 trillion of student debt in the nation while also providing a pathway for free college. Via Twitter, many observers are joined in celebrating the potential while some are certainly hopeful the legislation becomes law.
Since 2007, the Shawn Carter Foundation has been leading a charge to expose potential college students to the world of historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, via a bus tour. This year’s tour campaign finds Jay-Z and mother Gloria Carter’s foundation teaming up Toyota with a stop at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University […]
Tuesday (March 12) Twitter was turned upside down after news broke of a major college admissions scandal that saw up to 50 people charged by federal prosecutors for using their wealth and White privilege to get their underachieving offspring into big-name colleges and Ivy League schools.
Kevin Durant is, without doubt, one of the NBA’s most electrifying players and a solid cog in the high-powered Golden State Warriors offense. But like other youth from his home state of Maryland, Durant wasn’t gifted with endless riches to go to the next level scholastically and now, he’s using his platform to assist others […]
