DSU's D9 Conference over the weekend was sponsored by Disney.

Disney strengthens partnership with DSU through conference support

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The magic of mentorship is taking center stage at Delaware State University, where The Walt Disney Company continues its three-decade-long effort to create real-world career connections for HBCU students and alumni. The most recent example of this partnership occurred this past weekend as more than 100 Delaware State University students spent the weekend at the D9 three-day conference focused on …

KJ Johnson's Young Simba in "The Lion King" on Broadway. (Courtesy of Kenneth E Johnson)

Cab student plays Young Simba in ‘Lion King’ on Broadway

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

The first Broadway show that KJ Johnson saw was “The Lion King.” And now the Cab Calloway School of the Arts student is in the hit Disney musical, as one of two actors playing Young Simba. When KJ and his father, Kenneth E. Johnson, got the news that he was cast, “There was a lot of jumping and screaming and …

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Mount Pleasant wins contest to perform ‘Frozen: The Musical’

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Mount Pleasant High School will “let it snow” next spring, as it’s the only school in Delaware to be awarded licensing rights to perform Disney’s “Frozen” on stage. The school’s drama program will perform each night at 7 p.m. from March 30 through April 1. There will also be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on April 1. Fifty-one schools …