Black excellence was showing out this week and the good news kept coming from every direction. 

From the BET Awards stage to HBCU campuses to the college basketball world, Black culture delivered a steady stream of feel-good moments worth shouting out. Druski scored his next big hosting gig, Oprah Winfrey surprised Morehouse scholars, Cheyney University twins earned top academic honors, and John Wall stepped into a new leadership role at Howard University. 

Druski is taking center stage at Culture’s Biggest Night. BET recently announced that the comedian and digital creator will host the 2026 BET Awards, making him the youngest emcee in the show’s 25-year history at 31. The ceremony will air on BET live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 28, and Druski said he is grateful to join the long line of comedic legends who have hosted before him. 

Oprah also kept her longstanding love affair with Morehouse going strong. She surprised students in her endowed scholarship program at a pre-graduation dinner in Atlanta, where she joked that she had come “to check on those grades” and reminded the scholars they are “the best investment” she or anyone could make. Morehouse also announced that Chris Paul will serve as the keynote speaker for the school’s 142nd commencement on May 17, adding another HBCU-connected legend to the week’s list of wins. 

Cheyney University gave us another top-tier academic flex. Twin sisters Tia and Jasmin Criss are graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian at the nation’s oldest HBCU, a moment they described as “sort of surreal.” The sisters said they were not chasing the honors — the achievement simply came from consistency, discipline, and doing the work. 

And Howard University just added a major name to its basketball future. Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has been named president of basketball operations for the men’s program, a move that puts the former Wizards star back in Washington, D.C., and in a role focused on roster building, mentorship, and the evolving college game. Howard said Wall will work alongside coach Kenny Blakeney and GM Daniel Marks to help shape the program’s next chapter. 

That’s what good Black news looks like. And as the culture keeps building, celebrating, and showing up for itself, we’ll be right here to call it out.