By Gregory Simpkins On his way out of the White House, President Joe Biden pardoned, among others, the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey who had been convicted...
StretchLab, a global leader in assisted stretching and part of the Xponential Fitness portfolio, has grown significantly under CEO Verdine Baker, a former professional soccer player....
A growing trend in charitable giving focuses on addressing systemic issues like education, healthcare, and medical research, reflecting the preferences of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (net worths over...
AP | South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put...
Bloomberg | Present-day Benin, from where more than a million people were shipped to the Americas at the height of the slave trade, has approved a...
AP | The life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the...
By Gregory Simpkins I have been blessed to be a part of some important developments involving African issues: the creation and extension of the African Growth...
By Gregory Simpkins Since I was a young boy, Africa has fascinated me. Some of my early friends were from Liberia, and I grew up feeling...
Press Release | Black Enterprise, the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 2023 Black Men XCEL...
By Jamaal Abdul-Alim If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.”...
AP | Family, friends and state lawmakers gathered Tuesday for a ceremony celebrating the ascent of Judge Rowan Wilson, who was sworn in last spring as...
Several major retailers and brands have contributed a total of US$14 billion in revenue to Black-owned businesses since May 2020 as part of their commitment to...
By David Larkin Today, Black and African American women are driving small business growth and are one of the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs in America. Currently...
By Marybeth Gasman The Supreme Court handed down a decision on Thursday rejecting the use of race in college admissions. Although the majority of commentary has...
A long-awaited museum of Black American history built on the site of a former South Carolina slave port is finally opening its doors to the public...
In a major development for the entertainment industry, BET has become Black-owned once again after 21 years, while VH1, for the first time, now also boasts...
AP | At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s selection of Major General Janeen Birckhead as his top military advisor makes her the only Black woman in the United States currently...
AP | Stacey Abrams will join the faculty at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the next step in her reemergence after the Democrat lost her second...
By Stacy M. Brown Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old brother, Hughes Van...
Black and African American communities and entrepreneurs continue to increase in financial strength: At US$910 billion in 2019 to a projected US$1.7 trillion in 2030, Black...
By Karen Bennett Where you bank can promote racial equity and inclusion. Supporting Black-owned banks can help economically empower Black communities, who historically have faced discriminatory...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than half a century now, Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States each February. This celebration can be...
AP | Wes Moore ‘s inauguration as Maryland’s first Black governor will be punctuated with references to Black history, including an acknowledgment of the slaves who...
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) revealed the winners of the 14th annual AAFCA Awards on Monday. The Woman King, Till, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever...
AP | Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of...
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) earlier this month, announced a changing of the guard for the 118th Congress as Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford takes the helm...
Reuters | U.S. congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally launched a bid to become the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, a day after Speaker...
When FedEx Custom Critical CEO Ramona Hood started her career at the transportation provider, her initial goal was not to become the first African American woman...
Press Release | Carver Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a certified Minority Depository Institution, has announced the appointment of Robin L....
By Sabrina Lynch The impact of COVID–19 caused immense financial distress for small businesses across the country, particularly African American entrepreneurs, who were one of the...
It’s called the “bachelor barrier” – the undergraduate degree requirement that many African American and other people of color don’t meet, which keeps them from a...
AP | The US Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making her the first Black woman...
AP | The US Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on...
Press Release | Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) announces that Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith is the 21st President of the University. Dr. Collins Smith is the first...
AP | The largest African American population growth in pure numbers over the past decade didn’t take place in Atlanta or Houston, long identified as hubs...
AP | Democrat Stacey Abrams became the biggest name so far to qualify to run for Georgia governor Tuesday, saying she is “trying again to do...
Companies can build diverse and inclusive business ecosystems using a cooperative advantage approach.
Press Release | The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) received a US$2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to support the preservation and...
AP | The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in...
AP | Jusan Hamilton fell hard for fast cars, dreaming as a kid of a NASCAR career as he drove at dirt tracks in New York....
Press Release, Orca Communications | Meet Duane Cheers and Danita Claytor, the co-founders of Everything Legendary, a Black-owned plant-based food brand with legendary flavor, that have...
Excitement and anticipation loom large regarding President Biden’s choice. Who will it be?
Press Release | Morehouse College has launched the Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI), a pioneering initiative to study the economic, social, cultural, and personal outcomes of...
This coin will ensure generations of Americans learn about Maya Angelou’s books and poetry that spoke to the lived experience of Black women.
By Charlene Crowell On Monday, January 17, the United States will pause to honor the life of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The...
As the first African American and woman to be in this position, leaders of the community say this is historic for Gettysburg.
Nabaweesi will lead the Center’s health policy research on minority health and education inequities in rural and urban communities
HBCUs make up just 3% of U.S. higher education institutions, but they educate 14% of all Black college students and produce 24% of all Black degree...
These investments will get us to a certain size and a certain increased level of profitability, but if you want to take an institution to the...
Black America is taking control of both the economic and media influence they hold and they are using it to invest in Black experiences, Black communities,...
In an unprecedented move, NAACP partners with venture backed technology company Hello Alice to support the NAACP's proactive mission of improving the lives of African Americans...
The acting sensation and iconic tennis star have joined with others to help aspiring entrepreneurs from Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) launch businesses. Actor Michael...
“Henrietta Lacks was exploited. She is one of many women of color whose bodies have been misused by science" - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
It appears that business leaders from communities of color in the United States are being held to a different standard of business practice, ethics, and regulation.
AP | Entertainer Nick Cannon is promising to pay off the loan debt of 7 students at historically black colleges (HBCUs), including 3 in North Carolina,...
She also could provide historical milestones as the city’s first female and second Black mayor.
The number of African American business owners in operation surged to almost 1.5 million last month, up 38 percent from February 2020
The college is making tuition free as the school hopes to ensure their students get a college education despite financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19...
AP | Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang known for such hits as “Celebration” and “Get...
The money went toward paying off students’ outstanding tuition and fee balances during 2020-2021 school year.
Created in 1997, the Maine Venture Fund has invested over US$25.2 million in Maine small businesses and helped stimulate economic growth
The University's commitment includes impacting the creation of 1000 Black entrepreneurs and business owners by 2030. The 1MBB partnership with Operation HOPE is a natural extension...
"His quiet confidence helped shape the civil rights movement, and he inspired generations of young people looking to make a difference,” - former US President Barack...
Congrats are in order for Queen Latifah who just landed a major development deal with podcast production house Audible Inc. The “Ladies First” rhymer will now...
AP | Duke Slater was so good the NFL couldn’t keep him out. For a Black player in the 1920s and ’30s, that was a remarkable...
The win will break open doors
"This story is deeply personal to me, and inspired by real events in my life." - Colin Kaepernick
AP | A fund formed in response to the deadly racial violence 4 years ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, said Thursday it will award US$3 million in...
Zaila’s win breaks a streak of at least one Indian-American champion every year since 2008
Adams would be the city’s second Black mayor if elected
Business Wire | Blackstone LaunchPad today announced that it has expanded access to its entrepreneurship and skill-building program to students at Morehouse College, Spelman College and...
Monthly subscription service to feature 50+ entertainment streaming channels for a fourth quarter 2021 launch
AP | Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year...
Many people are drawn to the fact that Black-owned banks reinvest in the communities in which they serve
AP | The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the...
Virginia middle school that was once named after a Confederate soldier has been renamed in honor of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. The former Sidney...
Hardge Global Technologies, LLC announces test results
Nine straight quarters of triple digit gains catapults the Tennessee whiskey distillery to the top
Janey, steps into the role of acting mayor and is scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing in Wednesday, March 24, 2021
(PRNewswire) – AT&T will now offer Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s ASPiRE, the network that entertains and celebrates urban influencers and African American families, and UP, a network...
Earlier this week, Truth Initiative and Shaw University hosted 33 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to kick-off the Tobacco-Free HBCU Campus Initiative. Led by Truth...
(PRNewswire) – Nielsen has released Increasingly Affluent, Educated and Diverse: African American Consumers – the Untold Story, the fifth installment in its Diverse Intelligence Series. This...
By Valerie Montgomery Rice As president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine, I am proud of Davon Thomas, M.D., for many reasons. Davon Thomas recently...
By Robert Stitt African Americans comprise 13.7 percent of the United States’ population, making them the second largest racial minority group behind the Hispanic/Latino population. Of...
(PRNewswire) – According to a new poll released yesterday by the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), the majority of African American and Hispanic voters...
The National Black Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 23rd Annual Entrepreneurial Convention at the Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida, from August 5th to...
Ambassador Andrew Young, co-founder of Bounce TV – the first and only over-the-air broadcast television network for African Americans – late last month, gave the network’s...
In 2006, currency trader and blogger Jamarlin Martin saw the opportunity to develop an online business focused on African Americans and their interests. He started Bossip...
By Michal Ortner Undergraduate and graduate degrees are widely available in partial or completely online classes that are offered by for-profit institutions of higher learning. In...
(PRNewswire)- The Executive Leadership Council, the pre-eminent membership organization for the development of global Black business leaders, has announced its support for The Legal Defense Fund’s...
Mechanics and Farmers Bank, one of the oldest and largest African American-owned financial institutions in the United States, is re-branding itself as part of a broader...
By Efam Dovi After passing the “Right of Abode” law, which grants African Americans an indefinite “right to stay,” Ghana became the first African country to...
(PRNewswire) – BLACK ENTERPRISE will kick off the 20th annual Entrepreneurs Summit hosted by Nationwide on Wednesday, May 13 through Saturday, May 16, at the Hyatt...
By Garikai Chengu Black people in America live in a police-state-within-a-state. The African American police state exercises its authority over the black minority through an oppressive...
U.S. President Barack Obama will announce a new private-sector initiative on Monday aimed at sustaining his My Brother’s Keeper program beyond his time in the White...
By Kenneth D. Miller In 2012, Nielsen conducted a study that concluded that African American purchasing power would reach US$1 Trillion by 2015. While African Americans...
(PRNewswire) – With the release of their Spring Issue, Savoy Magazine has announced their 2015 Most Influential Black Lawyers featured list. The listing is comprised of...
Emerging black television network Bounce TV has announced that is has inked a multi-year deal to televise live boxing events of the new Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)...
The phrase “Black Power” has taken on a new meaning. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Black Power Movement inspired racial pride and self-esteem...
The civil rights drama “Selma” won top honors at the NAACP Image Awards in a ceremony that took sharp notice of snubs of African American artists...
Edward Brooke, the Massachusetts Republican who was the first African American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, died on Saturday at the age of...
African American focused online shopping mall PurchaseBlack.com is the 2014 Innovation Whiteboard Challenge champion. PurchaseBlack.com competed against 9 other national semi-finalists in a preliminary round, where...
Michael Brown. PHOTO/Facebook The funeral for Ferguson shooting victim Michael Brown is scheduled for Monday at the Friendly Temple Missionary Church in St. Louis, Missouri. The...
Female entrepreneur. IMAGE/photos.com African American women are starting businesses six times more often than the national average in the United States. In 2013, 42 percent of...
Tristan Walker – Founder and CEO of Walker & Company. PHOTO/David Paul Morris/Getty Images Tristan Walker – a forner director of business development with location-based social...
Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies The RLJ Companies has announced that the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) passed a unanimous resolution...
The RLJ Companies has announced that its director of corporate communications and public affairs, Candace L. Randle (pictured), has been recognized by The Network Journal (TNJ)...
Mitzi Miller (pictured), has been named as the new editor-in-chief of the Ebony magazine According to Desiree Rogers, CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, Mitzi Miller “is...
Rent-A-Center, Inc. has donated 65 Dell tablet computers to the Atlanta headquarters of 100 Black Men of America, a noted non-profit men’s civic organization dedicated to...
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), has altered its signature phrase. Now, a mind is not only “a terrible thing to waste,” but “a wonderful thing...
By Christopher E. Smith Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Getty Images When I heard that my 21-year-old son, a student at Harvard, had been stopped by New York...
(PRNewswire) – Austin, Texas – Ben Slayton (pictured), an entrepreneur extraordinaire, has created the first publication of its kind, Mortgage Compliance Magazine, that provides Presidents, CEOs,...
A military aide holds up the Medal of Honor as the citation is read before U.S. President Barack Obama awarded US Marine Corps SGT Dakota Meyer...
(Businesswire) – Phoenix, Arizona – www.CulSire.com is an online platform for Black/African-Americans to receive information, promote businesses, make connections and unite nationally through knowledge. CulSire’s number one aim...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File U.S. President Barack Obama will Thursday launch a personal quest that will outlast his presidency to help young African American men...
In 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History proposed that a week in February each year be reserved to remembering Abraham Lincoln,...
U.S. President Barack Obama (c) and Attorney General Eric Holder (l) meet with African American civil rights leaders at the White House., February 18, 2014. PHOTO/Pablo...
Essence Magazine is known for honoring black women, but during Oscar week, it will also be lauding the accomplishments of African American men in film. The...
(Black PR Wire) – Atlanta, Georgia – Actor, comedian turned media mogul and philanthropist, Steve Harvey, takes on another exciting role by joining the Coca-Cola Pay...
(PRNewsire) – BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) will present its highest recognition of women’s achievement when it presents the Legacy Awards at the 2014 Women of Power Summit...
(Black PR Wire) – The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Wellness Project uses human and social capital in Tennessee to promote health and wellness in...
Design concept for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. IMAGE/David Adjaye The construction of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History...
(Business Wire) – A new report calculates the severity of the U.S. retirement security racial divide. The analysis finds that every racial group faces significant risks,...
The African American unemployment rate for November was 12.5 percent, from 13.1 percent in October. The national unemployment rate also dipped, from 7.3 percent to a...
BlackTradeLines a mobile application that is connecting black-owned businesses with their customer base using mobile geo-location based technology. Poverty is an economic problem that has dynamic...
Angela Benton (pictured), did not let rooms full of men intimidate her back in 2007 when she started her first business. Instead, it’s guided a career...
Incoming Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief. Screen grab/NBC Miami (CBSMiami) – Broward County has a new Mayor and Vice-Mayor. In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the...
Adrienne McAdory, President and CEO Atgron Inc. PHOTO/youtube.com (PRNewswire) – Adrienne McAdory will be making Internet history with the ownership rights to the new Top Level...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File (Business Wire) – According to sports legend and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the game of basketball is math and science in motion...
PurchaseBlack.com, the new home for African American online shopping, is inviting high quality small, medium, and large businesses to offer their products on its new e-commerce...
(Black PR Wire) -Atlanta, Georgia – ASPiRE has acquired national cable rights to “Inside the Game” the nation’s longest-running sports highlights show devoted exclusively to Historically...
With 43 million African Americans in the United States representing about 14 percent of the population, more than half under the age of 35, advertisers are...
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which is hosted its annual conference in Washington this last week, announced an investment worth US$5 million in 5 African American-owned...
(Black PR Wire) – Atlanta, Georgia – The Mass Media Arts Department at the Clark Atlanta University has formally adopted an academic internship program facilitated by...
Image merge of U.S. President Barack Obama and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Courtesy of BET U.S. President Barack Obama will lead his nation in...
The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) will host its “Ninth Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit” on September 19th and September 20th in Washington, D.C....
Armstrong Williams Armstrong Williams a conservative commentator and entrepreneur has revealed that he intends to acquire the WMMP-TV in Charleston, South Carolina through his company, Howard...
Brandon Frame (pictured), a young African American man, is concerned about the prevalent and negative images of black men in society. At only 25 years old...
Director Ryan Coogler speaks at the premiere of ‘Fruitvale Station’ June 17, 2013. PHOTO/Michael Buckner/Getty Images (Reuters) – Two years out of the University of Southern...
Press Release The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) is hosting its annual School of Chamber Management (SCM), July 16 – 19, at the Georgetown University Hotel...
Press Release Bounce TV, America’s fast-growing and only broadcast television network for African Americans, has announced a sweeping range of renewals and new launches by major...
To beatify someone – in the Catholic Church sense – is to recognize that they...
Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III. PHOTO/AP Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first...
Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Hill Street Studios The U.S. Justice Department has treaded carefully into the debate over the New York Police Department’s stop, question and frisk...
Black purchasing power in the United States. SOURCE/ReachingBlackConsumers.com (PRNewswire) – Nashville, Tennessee – As the U.S. economy begins to regain some traction, it has become apparent...
(Business Wire) – Newark, N.J – Prudential Financial, Inc. today revealed the results of its 2013-2014 “African American Financial Experience” study, which found that competing priorities...
The Republican convention in Virginia nominated firebrand conservative minister E.W. Jackson (pictured), for Virginia lieutenant governor. Jackson is the first African American, the Republican party has...
(Black PR Wire) – Charlotte, NC – Wells Fargo recently named Michelle Thornhill (pictured), senior vice president, as strategy and integration manager reporting directly to the...
According to a new report, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are attracting more Asian and Latino students than ever before. Many of the top HBCUs...
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam was confirmed on Monday by the State Senate in Albany, becoming the first African-American woman on the seven-member Court of...
Recent studies point out that African American consumer spending is at an all time high. While the African American community continues to suffer the highest unemployment,...
The Virginia Leadership Institute will hold its “Top 10 Under 40” awards ceremony on May 7, to honor 10 of the region’s rising young African American...
American voters. PHOTO/John Gress/Getty Images African Americans voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the White turnout...
(PRNewswire-USNewswire) – Washington DC – On Wednesday morning, April 24 at 9am, the African American Leadership Council will host a press conference at the National Press...
Press Release The 2013 White House Initiative’s Year-round Internship Program provides current undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to learn about African American-focused education policy,...
(Press Release) – Soul Of The South Network – a 24-hour regional broadcast network targeting African American viewers in the South, and key Northern and mid-West...
African American investors report high levels of confidence in their financial future, along with optimism about the political and economic future of the country, according to...
(Newswise) – The need for professional care of African-American children with autism can go unmet. Some of the disparity could stem from cultural differences in parental...
Robert Johnson (PRNewswire) – Bethesda, MD. – Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), yesterday announced...
Dorothy R. Leavell Award winning civic leader, newspaper publisher and businesswoman Dorothy R. Leavell has been installed as the new chairperson of the National Black Chamber...
(American Association for Cancer Research) – Baldness was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer among African-American men (and by extension men of African descent)...
By Ayana Jones of The Philadelphia Tribune A coalition of media owners, professional and political organizations have launched the Million Dollar Black Spending Power campaign –...
(Black PR Wire) – Washington, DC (March 2013) – Ten years ago, African Americans had no way to accurately or reliably determine where they came from...
“Spending Black and Putting Back” is the theme of the Atlanta Business League’s Sixth Annual Congress on the State of Black Business owned Business, March 19,...
American voters. PHOTO/John Gress/Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama argued Friday for keeping a key provision of federal voting rights law in place, saying it will...
A recent report released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) suggests that there has been a drop in the number of African-American men applying...
A younger Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1955. PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons Bravery, tenacity and maybe a little of her own stubbornness led Rosa Parks...
Darrell Wallace Jr., at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East American Real TV 150 at Dover International Speedway on September 28, 2012 in Dover, Delaware. PHOTO/Getty...
William “Mo” Cowan. PHOTO/AP William “Mo” Cowan of Massachusetts is the Senate’s newest member. The 43-year-old Democrat took his seat Thursday after a swearing-in ceremony led...
African American business owners made enormous strides during the early 2000s, as revealed by an infographic below from CreditDonkey.com. Courtesy of: CreditDonkey According to the illustrated...
(Reuters Health) – Kidney disease patients who are African American or lack private health insurance are less likely to get matched up with a donor organ...
(News Release) – A new initiative through West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is expanding opportunities and resources for African Americans across the state. The...
Job applicants fill out applications for positions at a new bar and restaurant in Detroit. PHOTO/Paul Sancya/AP African-American unemployment continued to rise despite an increase in...
African American school boys. PHOTO/News One African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride. New research shows...
African American voters. PHOTO/John Gress/Getty Images African Americans voted at a higher rate this year than other minority groups and for the first time in history...
Bounce TV, considered as America’s first broadcast TV network designed for African-American audiences, has inked a deal with Univision Communications Inc. Univision Television Group will carry...
(PRNewswire) – Leadership of the African-American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware yesterday announced the creation of “Protect Our Hub,” a new region-wide...
Radio One CEO and President Alfred Liggins and Reach Media CEO David Kantor have announced that Radio One Inc., will increase its ownership stake in Reach...
J.C. Watts. PHOTO/File Former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts says he is being “encouraged” by supporters to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), a...
Eric Hamilton, Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer of Around The Way Around The Way, a New York-based company, and Clearly Innovative, a Washington, D.C.-based mobile-app development...
After more than a century of delivering financial resources to under-served communities, African-American-owned banks that once offered financial credit and stability to the African American community...
Joy A. Buolamwini (l), Rhiana E. Gunn-Wright (c), and Nina M. Yancy. PHOTO/Journal of Blacks in Education The Rhodes Scholarships, considered by many to be the...
President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File President Obama’s coalition came through for him big time on Election Day, and now members of the coalition want him to return...
Job applicants fill out applications for positions at a new bar and restaurant in Detroit. PHOTO/Paul Sancya/AP The US economy is growing again, but African-American women...
President Obama won a second term last week, but it wasn’t a great week for other African-American candidates. Despite Obama’s big win, there remain no black...
Antron Brown. PHOTO/File For most of Sunday, Antron Brown could do nothing but watch the competition at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona Raceway. A...
Job applicants fill out applications for positions at a new bar and restaurant in Detroit. PHOTO/Paul Sancya/AP U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring...
African-Americans in Senior Level Positions Can Deliver Greater Shareholder Value to the Bottom Line (PRNewswire) – The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), comprised of current and former...
By Emmanuel Musaazi A rule of thumb in American politics is that if you are conservative, then you are more likely to be white and vote...
Wednesday will mark a notable day in Metro Detroit television history as WXYZ (Channel 7, an ABC affiliate) will launch BOUNCE TV, considered in a press...
Even after absorbing a devastating economic hit from the Great Recession, African American consumers remain a potent force but are often overlooked by advertisers, according to...
African American middle class family. PHOTO/The Voice On the night of Barack Obama’s election, I was reporting in the crowd of Chicago’s Grant Park, and like...
African American school boys. PHOTO/News One District of Columbia and area students who headed back to school this week are expected to achieve academic excellence regardless...
The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer has led to early and more sensitive detection of the disease....
African American school children. PHOTO/NewsOne After reading President Obama’s Executive Order creating the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, I thought about my...
Chase Austin (pictured), has a chance to make history. A.J. Foyt and his racing team would like nothing better. Austin will try to become only the...
In a sign that the economy is still in the early stages of recovery, the African-American unemployment rate in July dipped slighty to 14.1 percent, from...
Baseball Hall of Famer., Jackie Robinson. PHOTO/File If you look at the current rosters for the Cubs and the Sox, you’ll only find one African American...
Angela Benton. PHOTO/File If there is a founding ethos in the world of high-tech startups, it’s this: The idea is everything. Facebook’s initial public offering might...
