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
Atlanta Center Works To Build Black Businesses, Inspire Entrepreneurs
During Black History Month, WSB is shining a spotlight on Black entrepreneurs. Channel 2′s Karyn Greer introduces us to a man committed to educating, inspiring, and supporting aspiring business...
History Of Black American Art Focus Of Saginaw County Museum Exhibition
Art aficionados still have time to view a nationally touring exhibition featuring 68 works connected to the late David C. Driskell, renowned for his work establishing African-American art as a...
Why We Need Black History Education: A Collection
Five years ago, I wanted to create a public space for educators to hear the voices of teachers, students, parents, and professors about how they have conceptualized and taught Black history. I also...
Turning A Haircare Company Into Engine For Power
In late 1966, at the height of the Civil Rights movement, George E. Johnson, the founder and CEO of the Johnson Products Company (JPC), was one of the most successful Black entrepreneurs in America....
Black History Month: The History Behind The Celebration
It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate...
He’s The First Black American To Compose A Full Opera — It’s Finally Being Staged After 138 Years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history. They were...
