Jefferson Pierce, a man with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a high school that also serves as a safe haven in a neighborhood overrun by violence, he is a hero to his community. Pierce is also a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he keeps his hometown safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning.
Continue reading Own Black Lightning: The Complete First Season on Digital now, Blu-ray™ and DVD on June 26!
Apple and Oprah Winfrey have a signed a multi-year content partnership. Under the deal, Winfrey and Apple will create programs that will be released as part of Apple’s original content lineup. Continue reading Oprah Winfrey, Apple Sign Multi-Year Content Partnership
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service
LOS ANGELES—Samuel L. Jackson is, without a doubt, the hardest working man in Hollywood. To date, he’s appeared in well over 100 films with a box office take of $7 billion and counting.
Continue reading “Incredibles 2” is the Latest Film in Samuel L. Jackson’s Hollywood Journey
Harlem Hops to become the first beer bar in Harlem owned 100 percent by African-Americans Continue reading Three HBCU graduates bring craft beer bar to Harlem
Talent Dimensions is pleased to announce the acquisition of the diversity and inclusion firm PRISM International, Inc. Headquartered in Sanford, FL, PRISM is a global provider of systemic diversity and inclusion (D&I) performance solutions focusing on optimizing the opportunities and complexities of the workforce, workplace and marketplace. Continue reading Talent Dimensions Expands Strategic Retention Solutions with Acquisition of D&I Firm PRISM International, Inc.
Actress and breast cancer survivor Vanessa Bell Calloway lends her voice to public service announcements Continue reading Know Your Girls campaign encourages black women to understand breast cancer risks
Mellody Hobson, president of Chicago-based investment firm Ariel Investments, will be moving into a role as Starbucks’s vice chair following Executive Chairman Howard Schultz‘s departure on June 26. Continue reading Mellody Hobson Will Become Starbucks Vice Chair After Howard Schultz Departure
She’s a powerful media executive and Hollywood jet-setter who transformed daytime television, launched literary careers, and convened difficult conversations about race and gender. Continue reading Oprah Winfrey is part of American history — and now has the museum exhibition to prove it
Darius Rucker and Kane Brown are sharing a chart record as the first two solo acts who are also minorities to follow each other with No. 1 country songs in the 28-year history of the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Continue reading Darius Rucker, Kane Brown make country chart history
Why certify? Businesses that are certified as minority owned are subject to different laws and regulations than other businesses and as such are very different entities from typical enterprises. Unlike a standard business license or registration, a minority-owned business enterprise certification is not required to run a minority-owned business, although certification can provide many benefits for a company—especially in regards to government contracting.
Continue reading Minority Business Enterprise (MBEs)—Get Certified Today
Celebrity chef Roblé Ali joins Wells Fargo in a salute to African American small business owners who are working to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods.
Continue reading Celebrating black entrepreneurs & business owners
FedEx Airbus Captain and Line Check Airman Tahirah Lamont Brown recalls her very first time in the cockpit in 1992—a momentous occasion for any pilot, but especially for an African American woman entering an industry dominated by men. Brown later became the first African American woman pilot for FedEx, and shares how hard work, creativity, determination and mentors helped her build her “office in the sky.” Continue reading First FedEx African American Woman Pilot Reflects Journey
