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Raise awareness of and celebrate black culture, art and artists
Support black opportunities to participate in higher education
Rod Paige, Nation’s First African American To Serve As Secretary Of Education, Dies At 92
Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former...
Historic South LA Black Cultural District Is First Of Its Kind In The State
South Los Angeles is the state's first-ever Black Cultural District, following Friday's vote of approval by the California Arts Council. Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, who represents the South Los...
Black Entrepreneurs Celebrate Progress, Community, Purpose
On a night filled with sequins, laughter, and long embraces, Montgomery County’s Black business community gathered at the Doubletree Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Nov. 20, for an evening that...
How Amazon’s Generative AI Is Empowering Black Innovators & Entrepreneurs
For generations, Black innovators and entrepreneurs have driven cultural and economic growth, launching businesses, shaping industries, and influencing trends that define global markets. Yet too...
KC Nonprofit Is Committed To Strengthening Black-Owned Businesses, CEO Says
Kim Davis, president and chief executive of the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce, has worked within the community to solve a problem that money alone cannot fix. She’s seen many Black-owned...
The New Studio Museum In Harlem Shows That Black Art Matters
An important home for Black art is reopening in New York City this week after being closed for seven years. Hannah Frishberg from member station WNYC has been along to the new museum. Back in 1968,...
