Old school meets new school. 🎓 Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell and Cree Summer join Hillman’s new class for EBONY’s September 2026 cover, bringing two generations together in one unforgettable frame. 🔔🖤 Tap to discover the full story: bit.ly/3TcvuaV

Fifty years ago, @StevieWonder gave us his magnum opus, Songs in the Key of Life... a body of work that held love, joy, struggle and Black life in full, while shaping generations of music that followed. Half a century later, its influence and power remain undeniable. 🖤

Lalah Radney is helping C.R. Neal Academy to prepare students for both college and career. Opening in 2027 as the nation’s first HBCU-authorized public charter school, the school aims to send students forward with a college acceptance, a job offer and real choices for what comes next. 🖤

The group chat at Hillman has been active... and one question still has us talking. 👀🎓 #SpoilerAlert if you’re catching up on 'A Different World' on @netflix: after freshman year pulled Deborah between her history with Shaquille and a new spark with Ellington, who do you think our girl should choose in Season 2? 🖤 Tap to explore EBONY’s latest cover story with the cast of #ADifferentWorld: bit.ly/47nklau

Op-ed: We’re Adept to Missing The Actual Point with Nikole Hannah-Jones bit.ly/4hiAfc9

Soups Going Triple Platinum in Our Homes This Autumn bit.ly/4AD6g6m

What happens when a show that helped shape you becomes yours to help lead? From the step routines she memorized to the many ways Hillman showed us Blackness in full, the show became part of how @feliciapride saw herself and the world around her. 🖤 Now, that lifelong love is being poured back into Hillman as she leads the next era of #ADifferentWorld. Click to read Felicia’s love letter to the place that gave her so much: bit.ly/4yrcJQ8

Normani Is Entering Her Freedom Era, and the VMAs Are Part of the Evolution bit.ly/4ymcy91

Thirty-two years ago today, @4everBrandy introduced herself to the world with her self-titled debut album... giving the culture an early preview of the tone, stacked harmonies and unmistakable voice that would help reshape R&B for generations to come. 🖤

2026 MTV VMAs Red Carpet: The Best Fashion Looks of the Night bit.ly/4hznx7R

Making an entrance is one thing... making the moment your own is another. This year’s @vmas red carpet gave the culture room to show out... and we brought the confidence, style, creativity and looks to match. Swipe to find our favorite looks and tell us who left no crumbs at the #2026VMAs. 🖤

At only 8 years old, Eli Price is turning a childhood love of racing into real-life experience in the @NASCAR Youth Series... building his skills while showing young Black racers there’s room for them in motorsports too. 🏁🖤

The Wrap-Up: A Musical John Legend, BMAC Spotlights Icons, Nicole Avant Honored & More bit.ly/4jow1B5

God isn’t negotiating what’s next just because you’re afraid to leave what’s familiar. Growth can be scary, but staying comfortable can cost you what He’s trying to lead you into. Make the move... the blessing may be waiting on the other side. 🖤 #EBONYMessage

Bun B made Trill a sound... now he’s turning it into an enterprise. With @trillburgers opening its fourth location in Houston, the rap legend is showing what can happen when success in one lane becomes ownership and opportunity in another. 🖤

We love to say “Black don’t crack”... but our melanin was never meant to do all the protecting. That reality helped inspire @dujoncsmith to build My Block Skin with our skin in mind, turning a need in our community into care we can own. 🖤 Tap to hear the Millionaire Mindset shaping how Dujon is building My Block Skin into a brand made to protect us and built to last: bit.ly/3VeD5X8

At only 5, Phoenix Giselle Hicks has become the world’s youngest female yoga instructor, earning a feature in Guinness World Records 2027 while using her book 'Breathe' to share mindfulness tips with kids across the world... proving Black Girl Magic has no age limit. 🖤

Michael Jordan and @Jumpman23 are investing $1 million in @Morehouse for their journalism program, including a new multimedia center... giving future generations of Black creatives more tools to shape culture, tell our stories and build what comes next. 🎥🖤

Your gift from God is your POWER! On @iamluckydaye’s birthday, we’re celebrating what it means to trust your gift and follow where it leads. Tap to revisit Lucky’s #EBONYPower100 performance... then tell us who you want on stage this year. 🖤

After a grand jury declined to indict anyone in Nolan Wells’ death, Don Lemon Show reporter @dnlgrimes pressed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for answers... only to be met with silence before Capitol Police stepped in. Tap here to learn more behind the moment: bit.ly/4yXkhdp