August is National Black Business Month, and across the country the conversation has turned toward the institutions that have quietly built the foundation for Black
By: Lennard James Attorney Henry E. Reaves III, Esq. has released his powerful and thought-provoking new book, They’re Trying to Make Us Slaves Again… And
On Sunday morning, a church can know exactly who it is. Its leaders know the history. They know the families that have been helped, the
Xavier University of Louisiana moved up one spot to No. 8 among the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities in LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Colleges rankings,
Black business distribution is shifting from a retail pursuit to a strategy entrepreneurs build themselves, because waiting on a national chain to grant shelf space
Minneapolis Black Business Week 2026 is in full swing, running from July 23 through August 2 with a packed schedule of conferences, vendor markets, food
Norfolk State University announced on July 28, 2026 that its October 31, 2026 football matchup against Delaware State University will be played at Lincoln Financial
When companies struggle to get value from artificial intelligence, they often assume the problem is technical. The tools must not be advanced enough, or the
Instagram fame can fade fast, but Mae Riley has done something more durable. She has turned a two-decade modeling career into a creative enterprise that
Cuts to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief have forced the closure of at least 1,714 HIV service sites worldwide, with locally based
Jim Gilstrap, the session vocalist whose tenor opened Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” and who co-led the theme song for the
Manual client onboarding is one of the most consistent time drains across service-based businesses. An intake call happens, a contract goes out, a welcome email
Historically Black Colleges and Universities account for just 3 percent of all four-year nonprofit colleges in the United States, yet they produce 25 percent of
George E. Johnson Sr., the founder of Johnson Products Co. who built a hair care empire serving Black customers and broke Wall Street’s color barrier,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities secured multiple positions across USA Baseball’s 2026 Collegiate National Team Training Camp, placing two head coaches on the staff and
By: Lennard James Memphis has long been recognized as one of America’s premier entertainment cities, producing legendary musicians, comedians, and performers whose influence extends around
UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building has launched the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning Accelerator, a multi-year initiative to help historically Black colleges and universities build sustainable, career-connected
Black communities across the United States shaped the 2026 Fourth of July into a weekend of culture, sport, and historical reflection, pairing celebration with programming
The Montgomery County Black Coffee Podcast has won a national Hometown Media Award from the Foundation for the Alliance for Community Media, taking the top
In today’s publishing world, your book is only part of your story. Before a reader buys your book, before a reviewer covers it, and before
