Kyra Harris Bolden Becomes First Black Woman Judge To Serve On Michigan Supreme Court
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BOLD By Wyndham Initiative Aims To Expand Support For Black Entrepreneurs In The Hotel Industry
Wyndham Hotels announced its BOLD Initiative, a new program designed to engage and advance Black entrepreneurs on their path to hotel ownership...
RLJ Companies Chairman Robert L. Johnson Inducted Into the Television Academy Hall of Fame
For 40 years Johnson has repeatedly made business history. First he launched the Black Entertainment network -- known as BET -- in 1980 and in...
N.Y. Rep Hakeem Jeffries Set To Become The First Black Politician To Lead House Or Senate Caucus
House Democrats are poised to select New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a political first....
Visa Foundation Commits $5 Million to the Center for Black Entrepreneurship
The grant will support the Center for Black Entrepreneurship and advance its mission to produce, train, and bolster the next generation of Black founders....
City Councilmember Rex Richardson Becomes First Black Mayor of Long Beach
Long Beach Vice Mayor and City Councilmember Rex Richardson is set to become the first Black mayor for the California city...
South Carolina Unveils New Monument To Honor First Black Man To Enter US Naval Academy
A new monument was unveiled in Charleston, South Carolina, to honor James Henry Conyers, the first Black student to attend the U.S. Naval Academy....
26-Year-Old Black Founder Makes History After Raising $10M in Funding for Her Skincare Company
Topicals founder and CEO Olamide Olowe, 26, became the youngest Black woman to ever raise $10 million in funding for her skincare for stigmatized skin...
Happy Veterans Day! Here Are Five Ways To Honor A Veteran On Veterans Day
Thank a veteran if you can....
Black Man Makes History as Pennsylvania’s First African American Lt. Governor
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced in a historical moment that it would have its first African American lieutenant governor...