By Lennard James Author Perry Richardson is preparing to introduce readers to a provocative story of deception, consequences, faith, friendship and survival with his latest
The HBCU Radio Preservation Project has received $750,000 from the Ford Foundation, funding that has gone to 14 radio stations at historically Black colleges and
Building something that outlasts you starts with paper. This ten-minute test lists seven documents every business owner should be able to put a hand on,
Word In Black and The AFRO American Newspaper will host the State of Black Businesses Symposium, a free virtual event, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026,
A New Orleans tax attorney addresses founders who are the first in their families to build real wealth. The feature explains why keeping and passing
By Lennard James For Rosie Falkner, helping people rebuild their lives is more than a profession. It is personal. She understands what it means to
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