Breathe On

Black Business, Arts, and Education

October 16, 2023

When you think about big tech, Milwaukee, WI might not be the first place that comes to mind. But Black woman techpreneur Nadiyah Johnson is aiming to change that. Johnson is the CEO and founder of Jet Constellations, “a local software ...

It’s been 16 years since Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presented the musical Once on This Island, and while my memories of that earlier show are vague, it is clear enough that, since then, WBTT has made big strides in terms of its production ....

More than 1,000 adults and youths attended the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Black Wealth Tour in Houston. The Black community came out to increase their financial literacy while learning steps towards homeownership ...

The musicians: Oscar Peterson -- piano, Alvin Queen - drums, Ulf Wakenius - guitar, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass
From Monteal, Canada, 2005.

According to its website, Dynamite Dance Factory is a place that celebrates "Black Girl Magic" all year long. And this morning, that magic was on full display during our visit to the Kennesaw dance studio. Good Day Atlanta spent a few hours at ...

Shark Tank star Daymond John has announced the return of “Black Entrepreneurs Day” in a bid to give black business owners a boost for the fourth year running. The day is intertwined with business and entertainment to celebrate and empower ...

Nearly two-thirds of new businesses opening today won’t survive for ten years. Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, 20% of new businesses opening right now won’t even make it for two years. Those are daunting numbers for …

The Black Arts Matter Festival will be returning to Madison next month and along with it, a new Young, Gifted, & Black Youth Talent Competition, which will be held at MYArts on 1055 E. Mifflin St. on Nov. 12 from 2-4 p.m. The Black Arts Matter ...

Ebony Media Group has partnered with Lionsgate to launch Ebony TV by Lionsgate, a new FAST channel geared to Black audiences. Channels targeting Black viewers make up just 2% of all available FAST channels in the U.S., even though …

Kamirria Wallace, a Howard University graduate turned entrepreneur, is championing higher education within the Black community with Black & Scholared, her fashion-forward collegiate apparel brand. The number of Black students enrolling in ...

The HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) announces the award recipients of the Southern Company Endowed Professorship in Sustainability, with $500,000 in matching grants going to both Clark Atlanta University and Stillman ...