Sep 9, 2024 | History, Men
Richard Henry Greene made history as Yale University’s first Black graduate and later served as a physician during the American Civil War. Born in 1833 in New Haven, Connecticut, Greene was the son of Richard Green, a bookmaker living four blocks off...
Sep 9, 2024 | Business, Detroit, Events, Food & Beverage
A new event series is coming to Detroit next week that aims to showcase the talents of the area’s Black chefs and culinary professionals. Black Food & Wine Experience founder Aminah Robinson-Briscoe, known as Chef Mimi, has hosted events like this on the...
Sep 9, 2024 | Art, Comics, Events
When Kimberly Jacobs, a curator for the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, first started putting together an exhibit featuring the work of Black comic book creators, she didn’t know much about comics. By the time the exhibit debuted on July 26, she found...
Sep 9, 2024 | Higher Education, Music
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will host its second annual HBCU AccessFest: College and Career Fair, on Saturday, September 21, 12pm to 5pm at the Woodruff Arts Center. Presented by Invesco QQQ and Delta Air Lines, HBCU AccessFest will provide valuable resources...
Jul 23, 2024 | Economic Mobility
The workforce landscape is evolving, with freelancing and gig work becoming increasingly prevalent. For the Black community, understanding how to thrive in this new economy is crucial. The gig economy offers flexibility and autonomy, but it also comes with challenges...
Jul 22, 2024 | Education, Leadership, Women
Special education offers many services to students with disabilities, but the field would benefit from embracing the diverse perspectives espoused by Black feminist scholars, according to a Penn State College of Education researcher. “People with different...
Jul 22, 2024 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Veterans, Women
Williams is the current reigning queen of Miss Black Mississippi and was elected as the inaugural Miss Black Gulf Coast. She’s the owner-operator of her own Gulfport-based fashion store, Aloha-Glamour. Her designs have appeared on runways of New York...
Jul 22, 2024 | Leadership, Women
Kamala Harris has spent much more of her life as a prosecutor than as a senator or vice president – and that is exactly how she is now going to run against Donald Trump. In sessions that were quietly underway at the Naval Observatory even before Joe Biden’s...
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