Sep 21, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Education, Events
In New Orleans’s historic Seventh Ward, a series of repurposed shipping containers will soon host what its founders hope will be a new model of arts education and community building. Artists Joseph Cuillier and Shani Peters founded the Black School a decade ago,...
Sep 21, 2026 | Business, Events
Since Frizz Fest first began nearly a decade ago, the St. Louis festival that celebrates the joy, culture, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the local Black community has grown into an essential event, with live music, art installations, and a hair show, among other...
Sep 8, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Detroit, Events, Jazz
Ron Carter & Foursight delivered a standing room-only performance on Monday, September 7, 2026, closing out the final day of the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival. Carter, the world-famous 89-year-old Ferndale native and Cass Tech graduate, took the Waterfront...
Aug 31, 2026 | Business, Chicago, Events
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block. The touring marketplace, which say it is the nation’s largest for Black-owned businesses, came to Chicago for the first time Sunday on the lawn on the southeast...
Aug 24, 2026 | Events, Film
The renowned Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), now in its 24th year of presenting important works of independent and established Black filmmakers, wrapped up over the weekend. Movies were shown daily from August 7 through 15 at the Martha’s...
Aug 10, 2026 | Entrepreneurs, Events
Cooking recipes handed down from their family matriarch fill the souls of everyone working behind the counter at Maggie’s Food for the Soul. “This is our third year now with the Black State Fair,” said Brianna Allen, Maggie’s Social Media Manager. Allen said the...
