As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, there would be no better time to spotlight black-owned businesses than now. Sure, we have black-owned banks, hair stores, even pharmacies; but have you stayed in a black-owned hotel? You might have and might not even have known! From lavish resorts t ...
Posted Monday, February 5th 2018 at 11:39AM
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WHAT: CNN Legal Analyst Bakari Sellers Speaks about Student Activism at ASU.
WHEN: Tuesday (Feb. 6), at 11 a.m.
WHERE: ASU's Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
One of CNN's top legal analysts and one of America's most vocal advocates for the enhance ...
Posted Friday, February 2nd 2018 at 10:37AM
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized a Columbus, Ohio business as being the oldest African-American owned business in the United States. This year, they celebrated 134 continuous years in business. Can you guess what company it is?
The company that received this honor is the E.E ...
Posted Friday, February 2nd 2018 at 10:29AM
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On January 13, 1913 on the campus of Howard University, 22 female students founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. With the strength of those 22 women, the organization has grown to over 200,000 strong all over the world. A not-for-profit public service sorority, some of the world’s top pr ...
Posted Thursday, February 1st 2018 at 10:16AM
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WHEN: This Wednesday (Jan. 31), at 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Davis Theater, 251 Montgomery St., in downtown Montgomery.
Alabama State University's College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Friends of the ASU Theatre are partnering with Troy Universit ...
Posted Monday, January 29th 2018 at 3:26PM
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Public · Hosted by Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA and Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Monday, February 5 at 6 PM - 8 PM CST
Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
LPB to present a preview screening of Tell Them We are Rising ...
Posted Friday, January 26th 2018 at 7:43AM
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Long Island, New York - New York State's largest African American Chamber of Commerce Inc. LIAACC tells why small business owners, professionals and consumers should attend its February 22, 2018 African American Business Expo at Nassau Community Coll ...
Posted Wednesday, January 10th 2018 at 9:25AM
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The youngest mayor elected in the modern history of Birmingham speaks at ASU to honor Dr. King.
WHEN: Jan. 18 (Thursday) @ 11 a.m.
WHERE: The ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
The newly elected mayor of Birmingham, Ala. - Randall Woodfin - will be the ...
Posted Monday, January 8th 2018 at 4:06PM
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WHEN: Jan. 16 (Tuesday) at both 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Davis Theater, 251 Montgomery St., in downtown Montgomery.
Alabama State University's College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Friends of the ASU Theatre are partnering with Troy Un ...
Posted Monday, January 8th 2018 at 3:34PM
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Originally from the Bahamas, Aliyah “Mamapain” Najm found her passion for cuisine while working at her parents’ restaurant. She eventually moved to Tallahassee, Florida where she and her then husband opened a seafood restaurant. Aliyah quickly became ...
Posted Tuesday, December 12th 2017 at 10:58AM
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Internationally renowned singer-songwriter, record producer and former Tuskegee University student Lionel Richie was among the five artists honored on Sunday, Dec. 3 by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with its 2017 Kennedy Cent ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2017 at 3:27PM
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Dr. Dwalah Fisher was selected as one of the nine class members to be inducted into the 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame. The enshrinement ceremony will take place on Nov. 30 at The Westin Galleria in Houston.
Fisher, who ...
Posted Friday, November 17th 2017 at 8:28PM
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Stanley Nelson, the preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience and Firelight Films, the award-winning production company committed to making films about pivotal events, movements, and people in American history, unveil a new full-lengt ...
Posted Friday, November 17th 2017 at 5:17PM
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The social media world is about to have a new player in the field with a twist! In an already crowded space, CuriPow will differentiate itself by providing its users with something more. Included in every user profile is historical information on Afr ...
Posted Thursday, November 16th 2017 at 2:37PM
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Courtesy of WCCO Minnesota
After a night of tallying the votes, and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, St. Paul has elected its first African-American mayor.
Former City Council Member Melvin Carter, an alum of Florida A&M University, will be the mayor of Minnesota’s capital city after r ...
Posted Wednesday, November 8th 2017 at 7:08PM
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