Black-Owned Business

Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday is furthering his efforts to support small Black-owned businesses and nonprofits throughout the country.

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Fisk University has received a multimillion-dollar donation, marking the largest gift in the institution’s 155-year history.

The Bleecker Street residence of legendary playwright Lorraine Hansberry has been officially nominated to the New York State Register of Historic Places.

The cast of Netflix's new series Zero recently sat down with Strong Black Lead for a segment entitled "Black Italian 101." The actors speak about being second generation Italians, what it means to be invisible, representing the Black Italian community and a few of their inspirations. 

Woman-owned businesses are growing twice as fast as all businesses across the country – and Black women are leading the charge. In this modern business boom, Black women account for 42% of new women-owned businesses—three times their share of the female population—and 36% of all Black-owned employer businesses. Many female entrepreneurs begin their journey outside […]

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Spelman College is naming its performing arts center after actress and director LaTanya Richardson Jackson and her husband actor Samuel L. Jackson.

As we're getting ready for Urban One Honors airing Sunday, May 16th with the theme of "Women Leading The Change" we're excited for all of the honorees and performances! Here are 5 of the many women who have made history in 2021...

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During the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism’s Class of 2021 virtual celebration, Gayle King announced that she will help launch the ViacomCBS HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship.

Howard University announced Phylicia Rashad as their new Dean of their newly established College of Fine Arts. Here are a few fun facts about Phylicia Rashad and how she will benefit Howard University students as the Dean of the College of Fine Arts. 

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Social entrepreneur Lavar Jacobs opened Ohio’s first Black-owned breast cancer center to pay homage to his late mother.

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North Carolina A&T State University logged a recording-breaking milestone in terms of fundraising.