Arts and Culture LifestyleThis Day in History: First Black Student Enrolls at University of AlabamaCristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 20, 2015 by Cristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 20, 20158 2763 By this day, Autherine Lucy was taking her first classes, facing tremendous challenges, as the first black student at the University of Alabama.
NewsSubmit Your Film to the American Black Film FestivalRaqiyah MaysFebruary 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Raqiyah MaysFebruary 3, 2015February 3, 20155 701 Film submissions are open for the 19th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF). Taking place this year, June 11-14 in NYC, ABFF eagerly seeks films
MoneyAfrica Can Shop Online for First Time with Mall for AfricaEssence GantFebruary 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Essence GantFebruary 3, 2015February 3, 201511307 Chris Folayan is the Founder and CEO of MallforAfrica (branded as one word). MallforAfrica is the solution to a problem many African shoppers confronted when 1 2
Career7 ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ Career Moves We Can Learn from Missy ElliottEssence GantFebruary 2, 2015September 28, 2017 by Essence GantFebruary 2, 2015September 28, 20172 3898 Top-selling, legendary music start Missy Elliott's major career moves started well before the Super Bowl. Check out her top boss moves. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Arts and Culture LifestyleBlack Enterprise Talks Taxes, Entreprenuership and More on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast ClubCourtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015 by Courtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 20150613 Black Enterprise's Alfred Edmond, Jr. and Courtney Connley talk taxes, entrepreneurship and more on Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club"
CareerWIE Network Launches Kickstarter to Fund Women Empowerment WebsiteCourtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015September 28, 20170569 WIE Network launches Kickstarter campaign to fund new empowerment site for career women
EntrepreneurshipMissy Taught Us: 3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Super Bowl HalftimeElla RuckerFebruary 2, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerFebruary 2, 2015October 4, 20179 993 As entrepreneurs we should take every opportunity to learn what we can from titans like Missy Elliot, who wowed the crowd at the Super Bowl.
Arts and Culture LifestyleThis Day in History: Ernest Just Recieves the Spingarn Medal for Strides in ScienceCristie LeondisFebruary 2, 2015February 20, 2015 by Cristie LeondisFebruary 2, 2015February 20, 20153 2010 Scientist Ernest Just was received with the Spingarn Medal 101 years ago today.
LifestyleTop 5 Super Bowl BlundersCristie LeondisFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015 by Cristie LeondisFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 20152 1276 Last night’s Super Bowl XLIX had Seattle fans in a panic. With the Seahawks trailing close behind the New England Patriots at 28-24 with 20 1 2 3 4 5 6
NewsReport: All 6 Death Row Inmates Exonerated in 2014 Were BlackCourtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015 by Courtney ConnleyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 201511 578 The National Registry of Exonerations shows that all of the exonerated inmates in 2014 who faced death sentences were African American