--- It’s official: Rihanna is set to headline the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show! The annual championship game is known for drawing in some of the biggest single TV audiences of the year and is scheduled to be played at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale,...
Read More >>This Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Black Female Workers Say Enough is Enough!
09/22/2022
--- September 21, 2022 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the date Black women have to work to in 2022 to make as much as their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts made in 2021. If that makes you mad, it should. ---
Read More >>Michelle Obama Announces a New Book and She Could Be Coming to a City Near You
09/22/2022
--- Michelle Obama is going on tour! Today, Live Nation and Crown, an imprint of Random House, dropped the dates and cities for our Forever First Lady’s tour to promote her latest book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” which will be re...
Read More >>Largest-Ever HBCU Week Coming to Walt Disney World Resort Next Month
09/22/2022
--- High school students from across the Southeast and beyond will descend on Walt Disney World Resort next month for the largest-ever HBCU Week featuring a huge college fair, a parade of high-stepping marching bands, a fierce battle of the bands and a li...
Read More >>Harris, Black women leaders urge young people, women to register and vote ahead of midterm elections
09/22/2022
--- Vice President Kamala Harris implored students at a historically Black college to be the leadership America needs, using her speech at South Carolina State University’s fall convocation to urge young people to vote in the upcoming midterms. She said...
Read More >>Actress Marva Hicks of ‘Motown,’ ‘The Lion King’ has died
09/21/2022
--- The award-winning Broadway actress and singer passed away last week at age 66 in New York City. Her cause of death was not disclosed. Award-winning Broadway actress and singer Marva Hicks died last week at age 66. According to a press release, Hicks...
Read More >>HBCU Athletes Are Getting NIL Deals, Too
09/20/2022
--- The implementation of name, image and likeness (NIL) has transformed the world of college sports. The construct of athletes across the country getting compensated for NIL rights is still in its infancy stages but is creating a major impact on college...
Read More >>Atlanta Tribute Event to Honor Legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
09/20/2022
--- Leaders of Atlanta’s political, business, faith and academic communities will come together to honor the life, legacy and local impact of the iconic South African theologian and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in a formal tribute he...
Read More >>Custom Air Jordan 6s Dedicated to Howard University Following Jordan Partnership
09/19/2022
--- Howard University just got blessed with their own custom Jordan kicks after an announcement last month that locked in the famed HBCU with the worldwide brand in a 20-year partnership. As previously reported, the collaboration falls in line with the c...
Read More >>New York Street Renamed In Honor Of Legendary Actress Cicely Tyson
09/19/2022
--- A New York street was renamed in honor of the legendary Cicely Tyson. East 101st Street in East Harlem was renamed Cicely Tyson Way after the award-winning actress on Saturday. A Caribbean-themed block party in honor of the actress, whose parents wer...
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