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August 28, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to support underserved Black business across America. From the Sycamore and Oak small business retail incubator in Southwest D.C., Harris recently announced the Capital Readiness ...
On Saturday, Black August Detroit was recognized in Highland Park. Shawanna Vaughn of Silent Cry, the nonprofit that brought the gathering together, says Black August started in the 1970s and commemorates Black freedom fighters and …
ARTE NOIR is a nonprofit where all artists will receive 100 percent of the net proceeds on the sale of their work.
August is Black Business Month, a time to acknowledge Black-Owned businesses that represent diversity and equality. Thirty five percent of black-owned businesses are women-owned. Jane Mukami is one of those business owners. Jane joined us …
Sean “Diddy” Combs never forgot the advice his grandmother gave him, and over the weekend he put her words into action with a major donation to an HBCU (historically black college or university). “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for HBCUs,” Combs …
A multipart Black education series started in Austin over the weekend with leaders looking for ways to make education more equitable in Central Texas. The Black Leaders Collective (BLC) is leading efforts in a three-part State of Black Education …
Over the past few months, producers and talent from across NBCU Entertainment and Peacock participated in the American Black Film Festival and EssenceFest. Every year, the Black community converges on both festivals to gather and celebrate …
Atlanta's Black creative community is getting some major support. Email marketing company Mailchimp Intuit recently announced a pledge of $1 million to bolster diverse local arts organizations based in Atlanta. ArtsATL, Dashboard, Living...
What you do you know about Black life in Henderson and Henderson County in bygone days? Do you remember Black schools, educators, coaches and athletes — say, Douglass High School, Pierre Jackson or John Burris? How about Black …
He was dubbed the “Godfather of Black Music,” but the deluge of tributes for Clarence Avant from a bevy of prominent people is tantamount to ones delivered for a head of state. And to some degree, Avant, who died on August 13 in Los Angeles ...
On a warm July afternoon, Princess Mhoon, the director of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, was sitting in a bustling cafe on the outskirts of the University of Chicago’s campus in Hyde Park. Wearing a purple and orange dress that billowed …
