Set sail for success! Urban One, Inc. and the National Urban League are igniting the high seas with the launch of the Urban One Community Business Competition, a high-stakes showdown designed to supercharge the next generation of business leaders. […]
When you play the powerful patriarch of one of television’s most dysfunctional families, fans tend to have plenty to say. Veteran actor Ricco Ross, who stars as Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix drama […]
By Lynn Jones | In a Northside neighborhood too often associated with crime, poverty, struggling schools and blight, one Jacksonville businessman is betting on something different: investment, young people and ice cream. Demetrius and Gena […]
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will retire at the end of 2026 after nearly […]
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Dolly Parton left us rhinestones, laughter, business savvy—and one heck of a labor anthem. Her 1980 hit “9 to 5” was catchy enough for the dance floor and pointed enough for […]
By Akili King and India Espy-Jones | Essence Magazine What do you think when you hear the words “hair book”? For most of us, it means flipping through a magazine full of Black hairstyles, from foot-tall braid sculptures […]
The Positive Impact | Kwanza Jones has built an extraordinary career across music, business, philanthropy, education and investment, but in August 2026 she entered an entirely new chapter. Jones and her husband and business partner, […]
There are some lives that become more than personal stories. They become part of the history of a people, a culture and a generation. Judy Pace was one of those extraordinary women. A gifted actress, […]
Florida can paint over the crosswalks. It can turn off the rainbow bridge lights. It can restrict what is taught about race and LGBTQ+ issues in classrooms. But Jacksonville continues finding ways to put its […]
by Aswad Walker | Houston Defender The 2027 Tokyo centennial will celebrate Negro League pioneers whose talent, courage, and diplomacy helped transform baseball far beyond America’s shores. The story of Negro League baseball is much […]
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