Breathe On

Black Business, Arts, and Education

November 27, 2023

According to a new report from GoDaddy's Venture Forward research initiative, Black women remain the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, more than doubling since August 2019. Black women total 10% of total entrepreneurs surveyed for the ...

For the first time in U.S. history, a general election presidential debate will be hosted at a historically Black college or university.  The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that Virginia State University in Petersburg will host ...

The poet Cornelius Eady took out his phone the other day and clicked to a black-and-white group photo that was taken 43 summers ago when he was a fellow at Bread Loaf, the famous writers’ retreat held each year in Vermont. Eady is easy to spot ...

As the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph talks about the importance of self confidence.

Recently on The Rashad Richey Morning Show, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) was highlighted as a crucial organization working to advance African American leadership in government at all levels. The NFBPA, established ...

Educators of color account for less than 10% of all public school teachers across the country, Black men represent 2% of that total, according to the U.S. Department of Education. And based on numbers from California’s Department of Education ...

This December, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings Institute is hosting a panel called “Black women in AI: Building a More Inclusive and Equitable Future,” centering on increasing diversity in artificial intelligence. On Dec. 4, some ...

Nearly 150 years after the emergence of the sovereign nation of Haiti, an astonishing narrative of the revolutionaries who settled in Louisiana and their descendants lie in the back of a trash truck in New Orleans, moments from destruction.  “A friend of ...

The Image Award nominated writer/director Boaz Yakin's (“The Harder They Fall”, “Max”, “Fresh,” “Remember the Titans”) latest film, “ONCE AGAIN (for the very first time)” won the Audience Award after its world premiere in the Official Selection ...

Tre Glasper, the 12-year-old founder of Tre’s Squeeze, an all-natural lemonade beverage company he created at the age of nine, is now celebrating the release of his new inspirational book. In the book, which is entitled Squeeze into Your Dreams …

Meagan Good's hair can change with each project. In Prime Video's Harlem, red dreads trace her back, in Shazam! Fury of the Gods she wears a curled bob, and in Think Like A Man, she sports a middle part with a swept bang. Despite her ...