Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour Projected to Generate $4.5 Billion for the U.S. Economy
Beyoncé’s latest tour has generated about as much money as the 2008 Olympics did for Beijing! Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour” just wrapped on October 1st and while fans are still on a high, with the impact of the tour surer to linger much much longer. With almost 60 shows globally, Beyoncé has traveled from Europe […]
Philadelphia’s Oldest Black Bookstore From 1950s Officially Granted Historical Marker
Dawud Abdel Hakim founded Hakim’s Bookstore in 1959, with the goal of strengthening the African American community, The Grio reports. Initially selling books from the trunk of his car, Hakim eventually opened the first brick-and-mortar store in West Philadelphia during the height of the Black Power movement. Dedicated to his mission, Hakim was committed to […]
Meet the Visionary Team Behind CultureCon, the Culture’s Biggest Conference
CultureCon is back and headed to New York City. And you better believe the team behind the hit conference is truly a force to be reckoned with! As an industry-leading conference for creatives, young professionals, and disruptors from all over the nation, CultureCon is known as “the ultimate creative homecoming.” Presented by Max this year, […]
Laphonza Butler Makes History as Third Black Woman Ever to Serve in U.S. Senate
Laphonza Butler has officially been sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris after her history-making appointment to the U.S. Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris, the second Black woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, officiated the swearing in of Laphonza Butler on October 3. Butler is now making history as the third Black woman […]
Dr. Robert Kirk, the University of Tennessee’s First Black Professor, Has Joined the Ancestors
Professor Emeritus Robert “Bob” Kirk, the first Black professor to join the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s full-time faculty, has passed away at the age of 92. A native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dr. Kirk developed a deep passion for education early, earning his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Fisk University in 1953, […]
Youngest Surviving Preemie Twins at Cleveland Clinic Prepare to Celebrate 1st Birthday
They’ve already beat the odds! Mom Kimberly Thomas knew something was wrong when she began leaking amniotic fluid during her pregnancy, People.com reports. When she arrived at the Cleveland Clinic, doctors informed her that she was already four centimeters dilated. Before she knew it she was in labor, giving birth to her twins Kimyah and […]
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC Acquires New Collection of Works from Phillis Wheatley, America’s First Published Black Poet
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired the largest collection of Phillis Wheatley’s work to date! Phillis Wheatley Peters was born in Senegal, kidnapped from her home when she was around 7 years old, and enslaved in Boston. There she was sold to a prominent family, the Wheatleys, who named her […]
Detroit’s Iconic Charles H. Wright Museum Set to Receive Nearly $2M in Federal Funding for Renovations
One of Detroit’s oldest independent African American history museums has received some exciting news! The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History was founded in 1965, named for Detroit-based OBGYN Dr. Charles H. Wright. The esteemed doctor was inspired by a World War II memorial to birth a type of “repository for African American […]
Deion Sanders Has Generated More Than $90M for the University of Colorado Boulder
The numbers don’t lie! Since joining the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, Deion Sanders has proven himself to be an invaluable resource. Not only has he bolstered media coverage for the school. But he’s turned the team’s record around, garnered several advertising deals, brought out some of the biggest celebrity figures to support the school, […]
Dr. Constance Clayton, Philadelphia’s First Black and First Woman Superintendent, Has Joined the Ancestors
Constance Elaine Clayton was born in North Philadelphia in 1933 to Levi and Willabell Clayton, The Inquirer reports. A graduate of Girls’ High, she went on to earn degrees from Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania before starting her career as an educator. Clayton credited her affinity for learning to her mother and grandmother, […]