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April 17, 2023
The District of Columbia is celebrating an important anniversary this weekend. April 16th marks 161 years since DC Emancipation Day — the day when over 3,000 African Americans were freed from enslavement in the nation's capital. "During...
Cooking while incarcerated, Black landmarks in cinema, and Mary Tyler Moore’s barrier-breaking career will be among the many topics explored under the lens of documentary film this April 26-30 in Detroit. Visitors to the tenth annual documentary-based Freep Film...
Emancipation Day is a holiday in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which president Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. It is annually held on April 16.
This businesswoman believes that for African Americans to be respected, there has to be financial stability and generational wealth throughout the community. Black entrepreneur Aja Allen is living her best life after deciding to open the doors to her own...
Timing and persistence are what gave this Black-owned business a fighting chance. Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs, Sharie Hendricks, founder of Laguna Candles, decided to pave her own lane. However, it was in unfamiliar territory as she...
Life expectancy is higher among Black people living in areas of the U.S. that have a higher proportion of Black primary care physicians, a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open found. Researchers analyzed the outcomes of Black Americans...
A new walking tour will help tell the story of the McDougall Street Corridor, a neighbourhood in Windsor that was once home to many Black families and business owners. The McDougall Street Corridor Walking Tour will include digital archives and storytelling about the...
Amber Batchelor, a veteran CEO, strategic alignment expert, and proud HBCU graduate of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been named President and CEO of the historic Sumter County Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. Located just two hours away...
Teacher Appreciation Week is next month, May 8-12. Eleanor Roosevelt is largely credited with the official establishment of Teacher Appreciation Week in this country. While her husband was guiding the nation and our Allies through World War II, the First Lady...
In 2021, Terence Blanchard made history when he became the first Black composer to stage an opera — “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” — at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. Coupled with a libretto based on Charles M. Blow’s book of the same title and...
New research conducted by the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership suggests the Black Lives Matter movement had a significant, positive impact on the fundraising efforts of Black restaurateurs. In a study published in...
