Jan 17, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Media, Women
Out of the many places her wandering heart has taken her, digital nomad Wanda Duncan felt the need to create a safe space for women like her. Traveling the world as a Black woman has its challenges, and for solo travelers like Duncan, it can be hard to find a...
Jan 7, 2022 | Film, History, Leadership, Media
Sidney Poitier, the Academy Award-winning Black actor who experienced in life many of the racial stresses explored in his films, has died. He was 94. NBC News reported his death, citing a source close to the family. Poitier’s Oscar for best actor, as an itinerant...
Dec 20, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Media
Black founders only received only a fraction — 1.2 percent — of the $147 billion in venture capital invested in U.S. startups through the first half of 2021, Crunchbase numbers show. Compared to the more than 13 percent of the U.S. population that is Black or...
Dec 13, 2021 | Books, Literature, Media
The past year has seen the release of Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook, by food historian Michael Twitty, Gullah Geechee cookbook Bress ‘n’ Nyam by Matthew Raiford, and Everyone’s Table by chef Gregory Gourdet, co-authored by JJ Goode. In September, Life Is What You...
Dec 13, 2021 | Culture, Literature, Media
On Friday, Dec. 3 – Dec. 5, visual arts enthusiasts attended the Los Angeles Comic Con 2021 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Downtown L.A. The convention is filled with artists and art fans for a one-of-a-kind experience where the primary focus is on...
Dec 13, 2021 | Leadership, Media
Greg Tate, the essential music writer, cultural critic and journalist, has died. He was 64. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson at Duke University Press, his publisher. No further details were provided. Starting in 1987, Tate was a longtime staff writer...
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