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
She Saw a $480 Billion Industry Ignoring Black Creators — Now She’s Fixing It
On a campus afternoon in Durham, North Carolina, Jordyn Weaver found herself wandering along Parrish Street. The small stretch of downtown storefronts had once been a powerhouse of Black enterprise,...
HBCU Week Has Made A $121M Impact: Here’s How Lance Gross, Gail Bean And More Tee Up the Initiative
Despite the current climate, the demand, necessity and support of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is felt like never before. In 2016, Ashley Christopher launched HBCU Week as an...
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Community Forum To Spotlight Place Of Black Musicals In History Of Theater
In American musical theatre, Black musicals occupy a unique place. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s “Voices Community Forum” will take a brief look at the history of the genre,...
Leaders Of The New School
We’ve all witnessed the emergence of alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). HBCU students and recent graduates are everywhere, seizing their moment and breaking into the...
New Exhibit Highlights LGBTQ Legacy Of Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important artistic and cultural milestones in modern history, and a sweeping new exhibit at The New York Historical highlights how this era was — as Henry...
BRAVE Festival Celebrates Black History Month
Organisers of a festival celebrating black culture through arts and dance hope a "real range of people" will come and take part. BRAVE Festival is taking place this weekend at Bradford Arts Centre...
