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Support black opportunities to participate in higher education
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Announces $50 Million Scholarship Commitment To Support Atlanta HBCU Students
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation today announced a landmark $50 million, 10-year scholarship investment to support students at four of Atlanta's Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
Kansas City’s Black Feast Week Returns
The Kansas City Defender's second Black Feast Week is underway now with nearly 20 participating businesses. After a string of closures hit Black-owned Kansas City restaurants last year, organizers...
Canada Launches Its Black Entrepreneurs Program
The Canadian government has teamed up with some of the country's largest financial institutions to launch a C$221 million ($168 million) program for Black entrepreneurs to access credit and help...
How The Alliance Of Black Orchestral Percussionists Is Preparing The Next Generation Of Musicians
The Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists is a group started by a former percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and two other orchestral percussionists. The organization educates,...
Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago Launches New Black Arts Directory
This Fall, BACA launched a new Black Arts Directory, www.blackartsdirectory.org, a vibrant online hub showcasing African American and minority performing arts, culture and events in Chicago and...
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council Holds 2025 ACE Awards
Join us on October 7, 2025, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi for an unforgettable evening! The 2025 ACE Awards are back, and this year’s theme, “Woven With Purpose,”...
