From lawyers to literary giants, Spelman College is known for producing changemakers who have significantly shaped their respective industries. The HBCU will continue to use education as a vessel to empower the next generation of leaders through an entrepreneurship program. Spelman College, along with @CAU and @Morehouse College, announces a new partnership with @BXLaunchPad to…
From launching a pop-up food truck that provided free vegan meals for the homeless to bringing a water filtration system to Flint, music artist and actor Jaden Smith has spearheaded several projects designed to drive change. According to People, his next social good initiative will be centered on ensuring those facing housing insecurity in Los…
Many families who experienced exacerbated financial burdens due to the global health crisis are still in the midst of trying to make ends meet and Google is stepping in to ensure they won’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from. The tech giant recently unveiled an initiative designed to combat food…
The fifth season of the critically acclaimed FX series is expected to premiere in 2022 Damson Idris has starred in films, television shows, plays, and has even voice-acted for a video game. Now, the multitalented 29-year-old adds producer to his list of abilities. Deadline Hollywood announced Friday that Idris, who stars as drug kingpin Franklin…
“We are not a club, we are a family friendly restaurant,” said restaurant management in an Instagram post Popular Houston restaurant Turkey Leg Hut released a new dress code Friday banning “wave caps,” “du-rags,” “sagging pants,” and other attire, and people are not having it. In a now-deleted Instagram post, the restaurant released the initial…
Nonprofits that have been trying to help residents in affordable housing tap into rental assistance said the problem is that some landlords won’t participate in rent relief programs About $99 million in unspent rental assistance meant to help Floridians living in affordable housing was returned to the state after the agency overseeing the program struggled…
“That girl” Sha’Carri Richardson’s name continues to be a trending topic after her qualification and subsequent ban from one event in the Tokyo Olympic Games, and now as she faces the societal lashing for her use of marijuana. The 21-year-old’s seeming fall from grace in the media has garnered her support from those outraged by…
In Haiti, authorities used social media to alert people about the storm and urged them to evacuate if they lived near water or mountain flanks. Hurricane Elsa fell back to tropical storm force as it brushed past Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday and threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at…
Maurice Cheetham changed his life drastically in 2017 when he resigned from his position as a unit manager for juvenile detention and psych intake programs in Detroit, Michigan. He packed his bags, moved to Ghana, and launched African Roots Travel, a company focused on curating tours for African-Americans traveling to Ghana. “For me, I’ve seen…
Williams will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has served as the Black National Anthem When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but also the country’s newly designated holiday — Juneteenth. Williams, who was the first Black woman to be crowned…
