Giving Breath to Voice
The mission of Breathe On is to:
– promote black-owned business, entrepreneurs, and economic success
– raise awareness of and celebrate black culture, art and artists
– support black opportunities to participate in higher education.
Empowering Black-Owned Businesses: ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
The 30th ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans has become a vibrant hub for Black-owned businesses, showcasing diverse products from clothing and accessories to home goods and art. This year, the festival’s SOKO MRKT stage was alive with activity, drawing large...
Why Applications For Historically Black Colleges & Universities Are Surging
There has been a recent surge in enrollment and applications at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. According to HBCU Connect in a July 5 report, the rising trend in Black students seeking higher education from Black spaces has been driven by a handful of...
South Carolina State University Has Received $8M To Support STEM Research
South Carolina State University (SC State) has received funding to support research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). According to WCIV-4 News, the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) has received $8 million, which will go...
HBCU Students Take Flight In Partnership With Amazon’s Prime Air Program
HBCU students are taking flight through a growing partnership with Amazon Prime Air. Capstone scholars from Hampton and Howard University took part in the drone delivery program’s Technology and Innovation Tour. Amazon’s first commercial drone delivery facility...
Black British Music In Spotlight At New Exhibition
Featuring immersive soundscapes and original commissioned artworks, "Beyond the Bassline", which runs until August 24, is not a typical library exhibit. Made up of five sections, it begins with "Ocean", which explores the black British music's fraught colonial past,...
The Black New Orleans History You Didn’t Know Shaped America
At the southern reach of the United States map, and about 50 percent below sea level, lies New Orleans. It’s a predominantly Black port city, surrounded by water and known for its music, food and entertainment. New Orleans’s vibrant artistic expression, collective...
