News by subject: BLK

The Gordon Parks Foundation will honor GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and actress Alicia Keys and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, rapper, and songwriter Kasseem Dean (aka Swizz Beatz) as Patrons of the Arts, as well as...

This January beauty-tech company, MYAVANA, founded by black female tech entrepreneur, Candace Mitchell Harris, announces a new retail partnership with retailer Ulta Beauty, along with two strategic investments from Prisma Ventures and the BrainTrust...

The Samford Hall bell tolled precisely 10 times at 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 4. The moment may have confused those not aware of the...

In response to the pressing mental health requirements within the Black community, the Black Therapist List in Canada has recently launched a comprehensive roster of Black therapists across Canada. The directory aims to make it easier for Black...

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals proudly celebrates the conclusion of a successful 2023-2024 Crucian Christmas Festival....

According to James Beard Foundation's 2023 Industry Report, 53% of culinary business owners experienced lowered profits this year and challenges around rising food and labor costs have severely impacted profit margins, menu and content pricing since...

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) tapped leading industry professionals to select the 2024 class of Most Promising Multicultural Students. Entering its 27th year, the Most Promising program is one of the organization's premier initiatives...

The Denyce Graves Foundation (DGF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Terry Eberhardt as its new Executive Director, marking a significant stride towards advancing equity and inclusion in American classical vocal arts. With a distinguished...

Bloomberg for Education and Bloomberg Human Resources have expanded the reach of this year's Bloomberg and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Trading Challenge to new universities and shifted to evaluate participant investment...

JMI and Virginia State University (VSU) launch the 2nd annual Big Dipper Innovation Summit ? From Insight to Impact: Innovation for All ? Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12, at VSU's Multi-Purpose Center, located at 20809 2nd Avenue, Petersburg,...

Group Black, a trailblazing Black-owned media company dedicated to connecting brands with diverse audiences, proudly unveils a few groundbreaking initiatives for 2024. At the top of the year, the company will introduce the first-of-its-kind Group...

Health In Her HUE, the premier digital health platform aimed at reducing racial health disparities for Black women and women of color through technology, media and community today announced that the company has raised a $3 million seed funding round...

The ongoing puzzle of having lots of body hair but little on the scalp has confounded many dealing with hair loss. A breakthrough emerges with Dr. U Hair and Skin Clinic reports a pioneering study published in the esteemed Dermatologic Surgery...

Shulman Rogers Law Firm announces the winner of Year 2 of its Black-Owned Business Program. Slip Signal Technologies, LLC, a semiconductor design and consulting company founded in 2022, will receive free legal services for 2024....

Ahead of the holiday season, the Urban League of Union County gathered together to celebrate its growth and the excellence exemplified by its members with the 47th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner and Gala. Held at Kean University's STEM Building...

BOM PIC Global TV, a pioneering global streaming platform and a key subsidiary of BreakOut Music & Films, proudly announces the winners of its inaugural 2023 Sub-Sahara Screenplay Contest. This landmark event marks a significant foray into emerging...

TripleLift, the ad tech platform elevating digital advertising across every screen, and Reset Digital, a first-of-its-kind platform that gives brands and publishers broader and deeper audience reach across all communities, today announced a...

Rap Snacks, the "Official Snack Brand of Hip Hop" and one of the fastest-growing consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands in the industry of food and beverage, is proud to announce its line-up of special guests at the...

The Great Exhale, an award-winning private membership community created to center Black women, celebrates its inclusion on The G-List ? Gamechangers: Introverts to Watch in 2024.  The Gamechangers List was released on World Introvert Day (01/02)...

The Toronto chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Toronto) is pleased to announce that Fennella Bruce, veteran television producer and writer, has been named IABC/Toronto's 25th Communicator of the Year. Fennella is...

Western Air, the largest privately owned airline in The Bahamas, names Sherrexcia "Rexy" Rolle, Esq. as President, CEO & Accountable Manager of Western Air, effective January 1st, 2024. Rexy joins the small, 8% of airline CEOs, that are women. She...

The Seventh Episcopal District Women's Missionary Society (WMS) of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is honored to host Vice President Kamala D. Harris at their Annual Retreat on Saturday, January 6, 2024....

Charis Jones, CEO and Creative Director of Sassy Jones, is the first black female entrepreneur to build two girls dormitories at a Kenyan education center in Africa. Her initiatives have allowed prepubescent young girls to live separately from the...

On World Introvert Day, HushLoudly, the podcast and brand dedicated to amplifying the voices of introverts, releases Gamechangers: Introverts to Watch in 2024, a comprehensive list of 30 influential, introverted leaders (executives, best-selling...

A recent study published in the Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology journal reveals a groundbreaking advancement in hair transplantation, reports Dr U Hair and Skin Clinic. The research, titled "No-Shave Long Hair Follicular Unit...

Gettysburg has many historic attractions, from the Civil War battlefields to museums and other cultural experiences. Yet many visitors don't...

When Patricia Green, owner of The Patricia Green Group, a public relations firm, organized her first trade mission to the United Kingdom, it coincided with Jamestown 2007, the 400th anniversary of the British Founding of the New World...

Rev. Leroy Miles is Associate Pastor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, a faith community of over 15,000 members, the largest predominantly Black congregation in Philadelphia. In a compelling testament to his...

Black women in the United States experience a disproportionately high rate of...

According to a report Pessimism and Hope: A Survey of the Financial Status and Aspirations of Black Americans, by the Joint Center for Political and Economic studies, 75 percent of Black Americans could NOT handle an unexpected expense of $1,000....

Impact Communications, Inc. (Impact) a leading marketing and PR firm focused exclusively on elevating the stature of independent financial advisors, fintech firms, and allied financial services companies, announced a partnership with the BLX...

On January 13, 2024, Martin Luther King Jr. birthday weekend, Bay Area youth launch student led fashion, talent and art events, to develop business savviness, financial literacy, and social awareness skills to address violence in communities that...

Today, African communities in Canada and across the diaspora in the Americas mark the beginning of Kwanzaa. From December 26 to January 1, families and communities come together to share a feast, honour ancestors and celebrate their rich culture....

One-fifth of U.S. adults said that they would not be able to isolate a sick household member in a separate bedroom and bathroom in the case of an infectious disease outbreak, yet 75% believe that an infectious disease outbreak is moderately or highly...

Digital news brand UrbanGeekz has teamed up with CultureBanx for an exciting media partnership showcasing Black Innovation Alliance member organizations....

MedTech Color (MTC), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the representation of persons of color in the MedTech industry, is excited to announce its fourth annual Pitch Competition. Entering its fourth year, this event has become a...

Today, Black Promoters Collective (BPC) proudly unveils a groundbreaking partnership with Jazz in the Gardens (JITG), marking a significant step towards redefining and expanding the iconic festival experience. This strategic collaboration with the...

IN THE BLACK NETWORK (ITBN), a streaming service that highlights Black voices and original stories that are culturally significant and relatable for all audiences, has announced its third FAST channel offering with content from UrbanflixTV, the...

In a dynamic crescendo of art, philanthropy, and empowerment, Kwanza Jones, the acclaimed artist and high-impact philanthropist, has emerged as a force for positive change in 2023. Jones, alongside her partner José E. Feliciano, has propelled a...

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) announced today it has been awarded a three-year grant with up to $500,000 in funding per year from the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase...

In a historic move, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) announced that it has appointed Brietta Clark, J.D., as the new Fritz B. Burns Dean of LMU Loyola Law School. This makes Clark, who is the 19th dean of the law school, the first woman to hold the...

Today, Hip Hop is Green?the leading hip hop nonprofit that fights climate change and promotes holistic wellness?announced that it has raised $1.2 million in 2023 to create a community climate refuge for marginalized communities across America....

Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the historic New York Reparations Commission Bill SB 1163A/A07691. The National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. applauds this legislation and recognizes it as an essential step toward reparatory justice in...

The Association of Black Cardiologists announced today the launch of its Hypertension Control Program. The program will offer 50 member clinicians the opportunity to receive American Hypertension Specialist Certification in clinical hypertension...

PermitUsNow, the premiere building permitting expediting firm in Texas, is grateful to receive the prestigious Professional Services Firm of the Year Award from the Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum. The Greater Houston Business Procurement...

Claure Joins Agreement to Acquire Ownership Stake in Fund 1 from SoftBank Group Marcelo Claure to become Vice Chairman and General Partner alongside Dr. Paul Judge as Chairman and Managing PartnerClaure joins Judge and affiliated entities in...

The Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) has launched a historic grant, aiming to provide critically-needed funds to Black-led, serving, and focused organizations in Canada. B.I.G. The Black Ideas Grant: Bridge and Build 2023 provides one-year...

Acclaimed artist and SUPERCHARGED CEO, Kwanza Jones, releases her new holiday single titled, "Christmas Time." The song was created to promote and spread positivity and festive cheer in the holiday season....

Diversity and inclusion have long been key to Canada's success and prosperity. With Canada having officially recognized the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent in 2018, the Government continues to invest in Black-led and...

Gender-based violence (GBV) has profound impacts on women and gender-diverse people including costing them their lives. GBV also has serious impacts on our communities. Those at highest risk live in rural and remote areas, are Indigenous women, Black...