As Black-Owned Media Faces Advertising Inequities, New Approaches And Solutions Emerge
Corporations have made—and sometimes struggled to keep—pledges to allocate more of their advertising budgets to Black-owned media companies since the…
Black Scholars and Academics Must Be Heard on Health, Economics, and Tech
There is clear evidence that ignoring Black scholarship does not help anyone. At the start of the pandemic, for example,…
How cricket helped Windrush arrivals build a sense of ‘home’ in Britain
Cricket was played extensively in Britain in the 1950s, in towns, villages and cities, both in workplaces and as a…
The Out Of This World Music Festival honors the Caribbean diaspora in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands saw a weekend full of unforgettable entertainment as it hosted the third annual Out of This World…
Many flagship universities don’t reflect their state’s Black or Latino high school grads
In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will rule about whether colleges can consider race in admissions decisions, deciding two cases,…
How Berry Gordy And Motown Pioneered African-American Businesses
From a tiny $800 loan, Berry Gordy turned Motown into the biggest African-American business of its era, paving the way…
These co-founders are the first African Americans to receive a James Beard Humanitarian Award
Karen Washington and Olivia Watkins were the recipients of the Humanitarian Award from the just-ended James Beard Awards. Historically, the…
What Juneteenth Means To Black Americans And How They’re Celebrating As The Holiday Continues To Gain Visibility
On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, enslaved people in the area were told something that would change their lives,…