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Attorney Zulu Ali releases a book of his lecture entitled Negroes for Sale: The Business of American Criminal Justice.  The lecture, now available in print, analyzes the history of economic exploitation of African-Americans by the American Justice...

EHS Compliance Services is pleased to announce that CEO Kahlilah Guyah, a trailblazer in the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) industry, has been appointed to the Delegates Committee of the National Safety Council (NSC)....

Advarra, Virb and BeeKeeperAI sign on to Beacon of Hope to provide suite of digital tools to facilitate clinical trials and research on healthcare inequities at Historically Black Medical School Centers of Excellence Global Black Economic Forum lends...

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), in collaboration with UroToday, is proud to announce the development and launch of a new educational website Prostate Cancer Patient Voices. This groundbreaking platform puts patients at the heart of the...

Powerful new music has hit the radio airwaves and streaming platforms nationwide today, as Tom Burrell, the renowned, highly acclaimed founder of Chicago-based Burrell Communications Group, one of the most highly regarded multicultural advertising...

Ferrara today announced it has been recognized as a leading U.S. company for workplace fairness by Fair360 (formerly DiversityInc). The sugar confections manufacturer was named to two lists in the annual rankings for the first time, underscoring its...

Las Vegas Sands  and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today announced 12 college students will participate in the inaugural Sands Hospitality Immersion Program, July 24-28 in Las Vegas. The intensive experience is designed to encourage...

ColorComm Corporation, the nation's leading women's platform addressing diversity and inclusion across the communications, marketing, advertising, and media industry will host the ColorComm Circle Awards After Party featuring Fat Joe....

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), in collaboration with UroToday, is proud to announce the development and launch of a new educational website Prostate Cancer Patient Voices. This groundbreaking platform puts patients at the heart of the...

Fannie Mae today announced it was recognized as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN, receiving a top score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index® (DEI®). In...

Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) is pleased to announce that Sean Cunningham, President & CEO, has been selected for inclusion in Crain's 2023 New York Business' Notable Leaders in Advertising, Marketing & PR, an honor that recognizes the top leaders...

Media Advisory What: Gallaudet University, the world's premier institution for deaf and hard of hearing students, will hold a graduation ceremony to honor the 23 Black Deaf students and four Black teachers of the Kendall School Division II for...

The Orange Blossom Classic Committee is excited to announce its partnership with Mars Wrigley, by naming SNICKERS®, an official sponsor of the Orange Blossom Classic. The Orange Blossom Classic (OBC), an annual football game steeped in rich...

Schulte Roth & Zabel today joins local civil rights lawyer and Justice for Greenwood founder Damario Solomon-Simmons in reaffirming its commitment to achieve justice for the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. On the evening of Friday, July 7,...

Introducing the JARO Shorts Screening Room: An Exclusive Destination for Short Films. JARO, a leading online platform for film enthusiasts, is delighted to announce the grand opening of its one-of-a-kind online theater. This exciting addition to the...

The largest gathering of Black and African American leaders, visionaries, and trailblazers across financial services returns in-person to continue the pursuit of equity, innovation, and generational impact. Hosted by The American College of Financial...

Amplifying the unique mental health experiences of Youth of Color during the month of July, The AAKOMA Project has just released a trailblazing, culturally responsive, data-driven brief on social media use, Youth and Young Adults of Color and mental...

BlackFrederick.com partners with Association of Nigerians in Frederick for First Ever Festival on Carroll Creek. Residents of Frederick, surrounding counties, and nearby states are invited to the Black Frederick Festival, a cultural event celebrating...

Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, along with Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (Housing), as well as France-Élaine Duranceau,...

Operation HOPE's 1 Million Black Businesses (1MBB) Initiative today announced they are partnering with Shopify to host "Shop & Learn with Shopify: A Vendor Expo Experience." The expo experience will be take place on July 8 from 12 ? 3pm EDT at...

How does our understanding of American history and culture change when viewed through the eyes of Black women? How should we incorporate Black women's voices in curriculums to ensure students can benefit from those perspectives? These and related...

As part of its ongoing initiative for supplier diversity, Meijer is hosting a one-day Black Business Month Summit to generate opportunities and establish connections between Black business owners and Meijer merchants....

The Orange Blossom Classic Committee proudly welcomes CareSource as the Official Managed Care Organization of the 2023 Orange Blossom Classic (OBC). This strategic partnership signifies a shared commitment to promoting the value and influence of...

IntroductionThe Black Diplomats Academy is pleased to announce its upcoming Global Summit on New Frontiers for Equity and Human Rights: Traversing Black Diplomacy through the SDGs and the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent,...

George Paasewe, an esteemed McNair Alumnus, has emerged as a prominent figure in the field of code-switching after transforming his undergraduate research on code-switching into a full-time career as a diversity,...

March 11th has now been proclaimed Novae Day by the mayors of two similarly-named cities: Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. This honor came as Novae's Chief Operating Officer and head of Novae's affiliated charity, Novae Cares, Shaneé...

Over the last decade, Black-owned fintech company Novae has won numerous awards for customer experience, rapid growth, and innovation in the direct sales and finance space. Now they have a new offering: a program to help consumers get out of debt by...

The Chief Justice of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States1 First Street, NEWashington, DC 20543 Dear Chief Justice: On behalf of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD), we write to express our strong...

An unwavering commitment to respect and inclusion is core to Northwestern Mutual's culture ? a quality that earned the company acclaim from one of the nation's premier news outlets for Black and African American business professionals. Black...

In Recognition of National CROWN Day, DeeDee Wright-Ward, creator of viral NATURALISTAS Natural Hair Fashion Dolls and CEO of Purpose Toys (the nation's largest Black-owned CULTURE-driven toy company and leader of CULTURE-driven products for kids)...

We are children of men and women shipped here by force and greed. We are the children of those whose names were stolen, whose land was plundered, and whose freedom was ripped away. We are the children of sharecroppers who were free in title alone. We...

The Supreme Court's decision in Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College declaring affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina will have serious repercussions for all of...

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare recommends individualized patient treatment plans to alleviate or control pain, minimize organ damage, prevent infections and live healthy with the disease.  ...

This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors the legacy of Bebe Moore Campbell, a trailblazer who tore down barriers to mental health care in underserved communities. Her work crossed boundaries of race, ethnicity and identity,...

We are deeply disappointed by the United States Supreme Court's decision today to strike down affirmative action, which allowed colleges to consider race as a factor in their admissions policies. This ruling reverses generations of progress that...

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) launched its prestigious NAREB TOP 100 Awards today, a process that will honor the Top 100 African American real estate professionals across the United States. The trailblazing recognition will...

The National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO) is profoundly disappointed by the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court to end affirmative action in the college admissions process. This ruling represents a significant setback...

This morning at the Center for Economic Inclusion's 2023 Powering Inclusion Summit held at the Hilton Minneapolis, the Center, in partnership with Founders First CDC and NEOO Partners, Inc., announced the finalists of the 2023 Center's Vanguard...

NewStar Asset Management ("NewStar" or the "Company") announced today the sale of McEver 985 Distribution Center (the "Property"), a 214,479 square foot Class A warehouse developed by the Company and delivered in May 2023. Project specifications...

This week, Higher Heights Leadership Fund and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, released the latest version of the report, Black Women in American Politics 2023....

The Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) announces the successful launch of its groundbreaking initiative, "Democracy for the People," with an impactful event held in South Carolina hosted by Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven...

The HBCU Founders Initiative (HBCUFI), a nonprofit organization that supports HBCU students and alumni along their entrepreneurial journey, has announced that it has selected five additional HBCUs to join its Pre-Accelerator program, which is in...

BLACK ENTERPRISE, the top Black digital media brand and premier business and financial resource for African Americans, proudly unveils its highly anticipated list of the "Best Companies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)." This robust list is...

Ahead of National Black Hair Independence Day on July 3rd, a day coined by brand partner Unilever, Atlanta-based, black-owned, female-founded & operated, beauty tech company, MYAVANA celebrates 11 years of research & development as a Pioneer in...

Today, the Supreme Court has ruled that colleges are no longer allowed to use race as a criterion for admissions, stripping college admissions officers of one of their most effective interventions for making their campuses the types of diverse...

The following statement can be attributed to National PTA President Yvonne Johnson: "National PTA is disappointed to see the ruling...

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent membership organization committed to increasing the number of global Black executives in C-Suites, on corporate boards and in global enterprises, expresses deep concern and disappointment...

Wealth Garden Entertainment, a leading entertainment marketing and event production company, hosted their 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles. Partnering with non-profit Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the exclusive event celebrated...

On Friday, June 30th Melanie L. Campbell, President of NCBCP and Convenor of the Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) will take the Main Stage at Essence Festival, to moderate a discussion centered around the impact of...

BMO is proud to announce it has been named to Forbes'...