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By Freddie Allen Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, said that there are incredible career and business opportunities in the petrochemical industry and he’s committed to increasing awareness about those […]

By Stacy M. Brown For 50 years, Rod Doss has remained dedicated to the New Pittsburgh Courier and his success has been among the more celebrated of Black Press publishers. Doss received the National Newspaper […]

By Kimani Hamilton In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination and the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, InspireNOLA Charter Schools and The Alliance for Diversity and Excellence […]

By Stacy M. Brown Four, preeminent Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American community, during a “State of Black America” forum at the 2018 National […]

By Amyre Brandom-Skinner Foodies and festival lovers traveled from across the country to New Orleans’ Champions Square to satisfy their sweet tooth cravings for the staple of the Mardi Gras Season: King Cake. It was […]

During Members-Only Meeting, Congressional Black Caucus Plans Protest of Trump at State of the Union By Lauren Victoria Burke During a lengthy, members-only meeting on Capitol Hill on January 19, members of the Congressional Black […]

By Freddie Allen Trump made the comments during a meeting with Republican and Democratic congressmen about immigration reform and President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The New York Times reported: “When Mr. […]

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final human rights crusade in a new exhibition on the “Poor People’s Campaign,” a multicultural coalition […]

By Edwin Buggage Keeping the Dream Alive As we celebrate MLK Day this year we are also on the verge of the 50th Anniversary of his assassination, and while the dreamer died, this drum major […]

By Stacy M. Brown In a deal that reestablishes Essence magazine as a totally, Black and independently-owned entity, Sundial Brands founder Richelieu Dennis recently announced the purchase of Essence Communications from Time Inc. The Essence […]