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
By: Lennard James MEMPHIS, Tenn. New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will gather for an elegant evening of celebration, gratitude, and fellowship as the congregation honors
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
Through The Rose of Sharon 7, Inc., Jackson is helping women heal from trauma, rebuild their families, pursue education, and transform recovery into purpose. For
By LaRecya Dunn, PR Representative, BBMgmt PR Agency New Eight-Week Early-Access Program Combines TamWay Technology, Live Education and Family Participation HOUSTON, TEXAS – August 13,
Chicago State University will play its first football game in program history on August 29 when the Cougars face Roosevelt University at SeatGeek Stadium in
By Lennard James WESTLAND, Mich. – Entrepreneur, author, educator and mentor Dr. Shirley Luu will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming Prayer Breakfast
By: Lennard James Memphis community members, business leaders, golfers, alumni, supporters, and friends of higher education are invited to come together for a great cause
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