Dec 9, 2024 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
Business leaders, clergy, government officials, and aspiring entrepreneurs convened last month in New York for “A Thicker Slice of Economic Pie” at ReSURGEnce Conference 2024, a transformative event aimed to highlight Black business in America and across the globe....
Dec 9, 2024 | Diversity, Higher Education
California’s higher education workforce has more racial and ethnic diversity than a decade ago, according to a brief published by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, or LAO, last week, though gaps between worker and student demographics remain. The LAO found...
Dec 9, 2024 | Art, Culture, Dance
Northeastern’s African Student Organization, or NASO, hosted their annual Battle of the ASO’s Nov. 16 in Blackman Auditorium. The Battle of the ASO’s brought together African dance student organizations from select universities across Boston and surrounding...
Dec 9, 2024 | Art, Culture
A new arts facility is coming to Boston in 2027. Castle of Our Skins, an arts institution that celebrates and aims to generate curiosity in Black music, cut the ribbon on Thursday, Dec. 5, at its new location at 566 Columbus Ave. in Lower Roxbury/South End. The...
Dec 9, 2024 | Entrepreneurship
At a lively event filled with the familiar faces of the Kalamazoo area’s entrepreneurship community, the newly graduated fourth cohort of the Black Entrepreneur Training Academy (BETA) celebrated their achievements on Nov. 6. BETA, a collaborative effort...
Dec 9, 2024 | Higher Education, Leadership, Women
In the wake of a transformative period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Michelle Bailey found herself diving deep into research about the profound impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on American society. As a proud Spelman College alumna and...
Nov 4, 2024 | Business, Leadership
As Black VCs, we have a lot of conversations with underrepresented founders and founders who lack traditional inroads into the venture capital industry. In recent conversations, one trend continues to emerge: fundraising is more challenging than ever, starting at the...
Nov 4, 2024 | Higher Education, Politics
Howard University is where Vice President Kamala Harris spent some of the most formative years of her life, and it’s where she’ll be on election night, when could find out the fate of her 2024 bid for the presidency. Harris has maintained close ties...
Nov 4, 2024 | Business, Entertainment, Leadership
In the high-stakes world of Hollywood, real power often lies in who manages the money. Behind every blockbuster deal, TV development project, and streaming success story sits a network of business managers who safeguard and grow the wealth that keeps the entertainment...
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