Today ESSENCE – the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women and their communities – announced with PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA), the return of She Got Now, with the first-ever two-day virtual homecoming celebration for HBCU students and
Today, The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF) announced three new impact investments totaling $14.5 million. In addition, it announced nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief grants to 44 community organizations and $175,000 to six nonprofits tackling food insecurity in Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and Mason counties. This news is accompanied by two additional grants that support the Forterra
This year’s Black Friday is developing into a profound shopping experience for the Black community, thanks to the Black founded cryptocurrency Guapcoin ($GUAP), in conjunction with a movement called “Guap Friday”. Every Black Friday, shoppers search for the best discounts possible, which
The annual REVOLT Summit x AT&T is bringing together the biggest names in Hip Hop and culture, including rappers and culture curators DaBaby, Killer Mike, Saweetie, and Tyga for an entirely virtual and free 3-day summit from October 23-25. The virtual event will continue the REVOLT Summit x AT&T
For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for social justice sounded. According to “The Power of the Black Community – From Moment to Movement,” the 10th
HBCUs trying to bridge medical distrust in Black community amid COVID-19 – ABC News https://ift.tt/3jo61TU As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts communities of color in the United States, dozens of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are stepping in to help lead
Morgan Stanley To Cover Tuition For 60 HBCU Students *Sixty students at three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will have their entire tuition paid by Morgan Stanley, the company announced Wednesday. The four-year academic and needs-based scholarships are part of its HBCU Scholars program, available to
I tried to blow off Deion Sanders’ much ballyhooed hiring at Jackson State.After all, he’s not the first former professional player to coach at an HBCU, and while there have been some successes, there have been flops as well. For every Doug Williams
“A gloriously polyphonic book. Moving through the tumult of the twentieth century and the millennium, Brooks scores, archives, and curates the history of Black women musicians and their radical modernities. What did they do to be so Black, brilliant, and blue? Listen.
It took less than one day after Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee for a racist and baseless “birther” conspiracy theory to start circulating among her critics. The morning after Joe Biden named Harris as his running mate, making her the first black
