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
Studies Show That Attending A HBCU Is Healthier For Black Students
A new study found that attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult is better for the long-term cognitive outcomes of Black Americans. The study, published in...
Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance Freedom Seder To Return At Critical Moment
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...
This Entrepreneur Wants To Turn A Chinatown Food Court Into A Black-Owned ‘Mini-Reading Terminal’
Chinatown Square, which opened in 2017 as an Asian food hall in the former Shanghai Bazaar gift emporium, was all but empty for two years, as its vendors dropped out one by one. The double...
A Historic Black Community In Maryland Is Fighting To Protect Its Last Wetlands From Development
Founded by formerly enslaved people, East Towson residents say a new housing project threatens not just land, but generations of history, environmental stability, and community preservation. In East...
Inside Usher’s Plan To Build A Network Of One Million Black Creators
“At this juncture of my life, I'm thinking legacy,” Usher Raymond IV, the superstar entertainer, says as he sits back in a refurbished Detroit train station. Now 47, Usher is looking to follow in...
Report: Black Women Are The Fastest Group of Entrepreneurs
Black women have a long history as workers in the United States – from the early horrors of their traumatic, involuntary arrival as forced slave laborers to their present-day reality where they must...
