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Black Business, Arts, and Education

September 18, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday delivered a stirring defense of the need to educate American school children about the nation's dark history of racial inequality and violence in a still-ongoing battle for civil rights. "The work …

The Kansas City Star invited the 26-year-old entrepreneur to the Prospect Avenue studio, to participate in a new project launched in partnership with GIFT, a nonprofit that supports Black business in the city and KKFI Kansas City Community …

From ABC7: Chicago's Hiplet Ballerinas visited Windy City Live on Nov. 7, 2017.

Bethann Hardison: Octogenarian, fashion dynamo, and the epitome of Black excellence. In 1973, she rose to fame as one of the first Black supermodels; in 1984, she founded the modeling agency Bethann Management, responsible for ...

Sheila Johnson could have retired when Black Entertainment Television (BET), the company she founded with her then-husband Robert Johnson, sold to Viacom in a deal worth $3 billion in 2001, making her the first Black female billionaire. But ...

The "Shop Black Fest" celebrating Black entrepreneurs made it's way to Downtown Memphis the weekend of Sept. 17. People got to shop and connect with different vendors at this festival, which also travels to Huntsville, St. Louis and …

The Michigan SBDC PITCH BLACK Grand Rapids is a pitch competition aimed toward uplifting Black-owned businesses in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more information email s[email protected]. This event is free to attend, but registration is encouraged …

The Black American Music Association is recognizing creative icons with a brand-new series of awards. On Wednesday, the organization announced Alicia Keys, Grandmaster Flash, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and others will be presented with …

As a crowd made its way into the nearby football stadium, a father watched his two sons toss a ball back and forth. Hot dogs sizzled on a smoky charcoal grill nearby. The music from a DJ’s live set a few yards over was so loud it reverberated off ...

Being Black in tech can be an unfriendly place, a reality I've encountered. However, the road becomes even more formidable when you're a Black founder in tech. The stark statistics reinforce this reality. TechCrunch's report revealing that a mere ...

For many, fall symbolizes a time of transition, and one of the best ways to prepare for change is to immerse yourself in some entertaining and thought-provoking books. There are plenty of biographies, essays, and novels to look forward to these ...