Jun 1, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Leadership
The Center for Black Excellence and Culture announced it received a two-year $247,000 grant from the New York-based Dana Foundation to launch a civic science research initiative. The grant will fund a dedicated Civic Science Fellow to lead a...
May 18, 2026 | Leadership, Voting, Women
Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined a cohort of Black women to rebuke the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority for its ruling two weeks ago that gutted the Voting Rights Act, setting off a wave of Republican-led states drawing out majority-Black districts...
May 11, 2026 | Books, Leadership, Women
Six hundred thousand Black women have been laid off, fired or pushed out of the workforce since early 2025, and the number is still climbing. DEI initiatives that took decades to build have been gutted through executive orders. In the midst of it all, three veteran...
May 4, 2026 | Canada, Entrepreneurs, Leadership
Entrepreneurs, professionals, community organizers and university students gathered in Old Montreal this weekend to discuss empowering the city’s black communities and the issues they face in the business world. The Black Economic Forum in Montreal aims to act...
May 4, 2026 | Diversity, Leadership, Women
One of the few Black teachers ever hired by a South Georgia school district claims she was the victim of racial harassment, and her appellate case is shedding light on the alleged behavior by school officials. In mid-March, Lana Foster made the hours-long drive from...
Apr 27, 2026 | Leadership
The Georgia Association of Black County Officials convened in Savannah on Sunday to elect new leadership. The new leaders say they plan to grow membership and expand awareness of the organization’s work statewide. They want county, state and federal leaders to know...
