The British colonial service in Nigeria was never designed to place Africans near the top. Senior posts stayed mostly in British hands for decades, even
Savannah State University has been approved to develop its first doctoral program, a Doctor of Public Administration. The university says it is the first public
Small business owners throughout Ohio often face the same challenge businesses encounter elsewhere: opportunities and cash flow needs do not always align with the timeline
North Carolina A&T State University marks 100 years of homecoming tradition with the centennial Greatest Homecoming on Earth, running October 25 through November 1, 2026,
For businesses that depend on specialized machinery, vehicles, or tools to generate revenue, the ability to take on more work is often limited not by
By: Alena Wiese The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its National Diabetes Statistics Report on Sept. 16, 2026, counting 40.1 million Americans with
Chicago artist Dorothy I. Burge opens Freedom Fighters on October 2, 2026, a new series of quilts honoring Black veterans whose fight for freedom continued
For the first time on record, more than 200,000 Black-owned businesses in the United States have at least one paid employee. Census Bureau data puts
MaXhosa Africa, the South African luxury house founded by designer Laduma Ngxokolo, presents its first full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar
HBCU Buzz CEO Luke Lawal Jr. has launched HBCU House, a culture-forward events platform giving historically Black college and university alumni a dedicated presence at
Tab 2 The flagship gathering of a worldwide event taking place Oct. 17 will happen on a stretch of dolomite grassland northwest of Johannesburg, at
UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building announced the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning Accelerator on July 7, 2026, a multi-year initiative designed to help historically Black colleges and
New or replacement equipment often represents one of the largest single investments a business makes, and paying for it entirely out of pocket can strain
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office selected Alabama A&M University as an innovation ecosystem partner and will establish a Community Engagement Office on the Huntsville
Between 1910 and 1970, approximately six million Black Americans left the rural South for cities in the North, Midwest, and West, making the Great Migration
By: Andy McKenn There is a moment early in The Lion Beneath the Fade where Sebastian Bastian describes his earliest entrepreneurial venture with such good-natured
By: Toni Curtis Key Takeaways September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, observed alongside NICU Awareness Month. The US infant mortality rate was 5.52 deaths
By Lennard James MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A new chapter in Shelby County leadership will be celebrated in grand fashion when community members, business leaders, supporters
Edward Waters University, Florida’s first historically Black college and university, closed fall 2026 registration with 1,281 students, the largest student body the Jacksonville institution has
By: Lennard James In a city known worldwide for producing legendary voices, Stan Bell, affectionately known as “The Bell-Ringer,” has built a legacy that extends
The West Indian American Day Carnival Parade returns to Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Labor Day, September 7, closing out a five-day Carnival
Black household business ownership jumped from 5% in 2019 to 11% in 2022, representing the fastest growth rate in three decades, according to the 2026
Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland production company renewed their exclusive overall deal with Netflix for five additional years on August 25, 2026, locking in one
Nevada’s economy, anchored by Las Vegas’s genuinely round the clock hospitality and entertainment industry, alongside a growing logistics sector and no state income tax that