Making It as a Mompreneur

  11/30/2022

Melissa Orijin was inspired by her 6-year-old daughter to create Orijin Bees, a line of multicultural dolls celebrating the beauty of diversity

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Building a Business Around Positivity

  11/30/2022

Keewa Nurullah founded Kido, a children’s boutique in Chicago, to spread love and change the world through culture, kindness, and community

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FAMU Graduate Receives Master's Degree After School Withheld It Over Viral Nude Photo

  11/26/2022

--- After Twitter think pieces, cryptic messages, and possibly losing her degree, Florida A&M University (FAMU) graduate Terica Williams, 24, finally received her degree — following months of discourse over her viral nude graduation photo. Florida A&M in...

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Newly Engaged Blair Underwood Finds Love Again In His Friend Of 41 Years

  11/26/2022

--- Blair Underwood has found love again, this time in a familiar place. The Hollywood veteran announced his engagement to long-time friend Josie Hart on Nov. 22. He and Hart have been friends for over 41 years. The actor made his red carpet debut with hi...

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Patti LaBelle, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and Yolanda Adams bring down the house at theGrio Awards

  11/26/2022

--- LaBelle was honored with the Music Icon Award at the inaugural awards ceremony. Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Queen Latifah and Patti LaBelle delivered a crowd-pleasing performance. The quintet belted out a powerful and moving cover of th...

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5 Reasons Employers Should Offer Mental Health Days

  11/22/2022

--- It’s estimated that one in three people view their job as having a negative impact on their mental health and general well-being. Workers who have experienced this negative impact on their mental health are five times more likely to take on reduced r...

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This Black-Owned Condom Company Led By a Morehouse Grad, Leverages Instagram To Teach Sexual Wellness

  10/29/2022

--- A Black-owned condom company invites you to take action in more ways than one. Through the power of social media, b condoms has built a tremendously loyal following on Instagram. Currently reigning over Trojan’s and Durex’s U.S. accounts, the revolut...

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From dream to screen, the National Black Movie Association is a nonprofit born of necessity

  10/27/2022

--- Agnes Moss, founder of the National Black Movie Association (NBMA), can recall the seminal moment that led to her wanting to become a storyteller. The year was 1985; Moss was 12 years old, and she had just seen the film adaptation of Alice Walker’s “T...

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Salt-N-Pepa to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  10/27/2022

--- Congratulations are in order for Salt-N-Pepa! The legendary hip-hop duo is receiving a highly coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The official ceremony will take place next month, with fellow mic mistresses MC Lyte and Roxanne Shante schedule...

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Gordy, Robinson named MusiCares’ 2023 Person of the Year

  10/21/2022

--- Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson will be honored as next year’s MusiCares Persons of the Year, celebrating the legacy of Motown a few days before the Grammy Awards. MusiCares announced Thursday that Gordy and Robinson will receive the prestigious hono...

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