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November 20, 2023
About 256 students from Alabama A&M University's Marching Maroon and White will lead the pack in the 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students and Director of University Bands Carlton Wright will travel over 900 miles ...
Cosmetics giant Sephora and the Fifteen Percent Pledge are uniting to present $100,000 to a Black business owner in the beauty industry. Called the Sephora Beauty Grant, the award will come through a partnership between the retailer and the …
Dreamland explores the world of Black Wall Street, the legendary African-American business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s segregated Greenwood community. Set in 1915, the series avoids depicting the well-known deadly...
Joseph Bologne, more commonly known as Saint-George was born about 1739, in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe.
Pharrell Williams' non-profit initiative Black Ambition, is making the dreams of Black entrepreneurs come true. It recently held its 2023 Prize competition at the third-annual “Demo Day” event, an official convening of the finalists out of a applicant …
At the beginning of the year, Alishia Abodunde joined her friend, a former ballet dancer from New York, on a trip to the ballet at the Royal Opera House in London. It was her first time going to the ballet, and she fell in love with it. But as she ...
When we think of inventions that shape our daily lives, we often overlook the individuals who make them possible. Despite facing considerable societal challenges, African Americans have been behind some of the most groundbreaking …
Julius Rosenwald designed the Rosenwald Fund to create more equitable opportunities for African Americans in the South. The fund contributed more than $300,000 to developing 389 Rosenwald Schools in Arkansas and helped fund ...
A barbershop may not be the first place people think of as a source for books, but to Artika Tyner, an educator and civil rights attorney in St. Paul, Minn., it makes perfect sense. “Black people create community wherever we are,” says Tyner, who …
I started my brand Brother Vellies with a suitcase full of shoes at a flea market in New York City and $3,500 to launch a business. What many people don’t know is that when I was trying to get my company off the ground, I looked into multiple …
Filmmaker and playwright David E. Talbert has a new initiative for aspiring Black filmmakers looking to establish careers in the film industry. According to a news release, Talbert recently launched HBCU Next, a summer fellowship program …
