Breathe On

Black Business, Arts, and Education

August 7, 2023

The Greater Richmond Convention Center is playing host to the second annual BLCK Street Conference, which seeks to help Black entrepreneurs and business owners grow their business knowledge and skills. Throughout the day on Monday, more ...

To celebrate the contributions of Black artists worldwide, the Eisenhauer Gallery in Edgartown will showcase a collection of emerging and established Black artists from Edgartown to Lagos. The celebratory show features artists Janice Frame, Affen ...

Dr. Brenda M. Greeene, Founder of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College joins host Carol Jenkins to discuss black literature, its importance to exist, the history of National Black Writers Conference, where it is today and more.

When the Biden Administration announced its latest initiative to reduce the nation’s unsustainable trillion-dollar student debt, both borrowers and advocates rejoiced. In the coming weeks an estimated 804,000 student loan borrowers will receive $39B ...

The Saginaw African Cultural Festival, billed as the oldest ongoing Black arts festival in the country, is happening soon in mid-Michigan. The annual festival, established in 1968, will take place Friday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 13, at the old Morley ...

According to at least one expert, there’s another golden age on the horizon for Black-owned businesses with the right support and collaboration. And Atlanta seems positioned to be on the cusp of such a revival. According to a report earlier this ...

Black women may be the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, but they still face some of the same struggles hindering major success. The Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA) recently announced the launch of the Retail Accelerator Program, a new ...

The Lord works in mysterious ways. While some people seem to be working overtime to undue and/or change our history, four Black women law enforcers are steadily making history by becoming the head of the police departments in their ...

There's only one month left to finish your summer reading list, and these books by Black entrepreneurs need to make the cut. From a Shark Tank judge to a "professional troublemaker," these authors share their...

Black Americans are spending more on beauty products and services than ever before. According to Nielsen IQ, Black consumers spent $8 billion in the last year on beauty products, but high profits are hard to come by for small business owners ...

Philander Smith College plans to go through a name change Tuesday. The college will rename itself Philander Smith University. Officials of the private, historically Black higher education institution in Little Rock had announced its name-change ...