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
Brookings: Closing The Black Business Ownership Gap Could Create 6.3M Jobs And $824B In Revenue
Black-owned employer businesses are reaching new heights, but a new Brookings Institution report says the U.S. is still leaving enormous economic potential on the table. In “The Shifting Landscape...
PrairiesCan Invests $5.6 Million To Support Black Entrepreneurship In Alberta
The federal government is injecting $5.6 million into organizations that support Black entrepreneurship in Alberta. Funding comes via Prairies Economic Development Canada’s (PrairiesCan) Black...
More Top Black Students Are Choosing HBCUs Over Ivies
For the first time in recent history, Black students around the country are choosing to attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in record numbers. Now, as the conversation around...
Canada Commits $5.6 Million To Boost Black-Owned Businesses In Alberta
The Canadian government has announced a $5.6 million investment to strengthen Black-owned businesses in Alberta through training, mentorship, business advisory services and improved access to...
Madam Walker Legacy Fest Brings Back Indiana Avenue’s Black History
As dozens of people and music filled Indiana Avenue, Sampson Levingston gestured to the scene around him as evidence of a return to the area's history as a hub of Black life and music. "This is what...
Essence Fest Fills New Orleans Convention Center With Talks, Markets And Daytime Experiences
While the Caesars Superdome will be busy at night with performances by Cardi B, Brandy & Monica, Patti LaBelle and a talk with former First Lady Michelle Obama, the evening concert series is...
