Jun 29, 2026 | Culinary, Entertainment
For 14 years, the Kansas City Greek Picnic has served as a summer gathering for members of Black Greek-letter organizations from across the Midwest. What began as a social event has grown into a weeklong celebration of community service, civic engagement and cultural...
Jun 15, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Entertainment
Dallas Black Dance Theatre has named Kristie Patton Foster as its next Executive Director following a nationwide search led by Board Chairman Jack Skinner and a five-member committee of nonprofit and civic leaders. The search was conducted by Arts Consulting Group...
Jun 15, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Entertainment, Entrepreneurs
Black Wall Street AVL, a Black business incubator, is preparing to host GRINDfest on Saturday, June 13. “It really hits home for me coming from a family that had business owners,” said Curbside Laundry owner Anthony Lynch. According to the Grindfest...
May 4, 2026 | Design, Entertainment, Fashion, History, Sports
Now, most jockeys at the Kentucky Derby are White men, but few know that 15 of the first 28 Derby winners were Black men. Even more notably, the first winning jockey was a Black man, Oliver Lewis, according to the BBC. However, outside of the sporting event, one of...
Mar 30, 2026 | Entertainment, Leadership
There’s no question that there’s been static between the Black and Jewish communities over the last two-and-a-half years. Since the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, there has been a slew of negative interactions. But two days before Passover begins, an expected 80-100 Black...
Mar 2, 2026 | Entertainment, Events, Media, Women
The NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, founded in 1909 to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure social, educational, political, and economic equality for all. Their mission translated into the entertainment space, as Toni Vaz,...
