Living In A Womanpreneur’s World
“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future,” writes Brittney S. Carter on her Instagram page, sharing...
Spelman College Announces Honorees and Speakers for 2015 Women of Color Conference
ATLANTA (April 15, 2015) —Dynamic women visionaries who are leading in the field of technology will be honored at the 11th Annual Spelman College...
Dr. Eli Jones Named Dean of Business School at Texas A&M
KBTX
The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create a more diverse corporate America, is proud to announce that Project participant, Dr. Eli Jones, has...
3 Funders HBCUs Should Know
(Inside Philanthropy)
Giving to higher education hit an all-time high of nearly $34 billion in 2013, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Unfortunately,...
Apple Commits Over $50 Million to Diversity Efforts
Fortune
A flashy new smart watch isn’t all Apple has up its sleeve. The company is donating more than $50 million to organizations that aim...
HBCU Innovation in the Fast Lane
If someday you're eating your beloved peanuts and they don't spark an allergic reaction, think about innovation at an HBCU. Or if your vehicle,...
Paul Quinn Now 8th “Work College” Institution
Paul Quinn College, a private, religiously affiliated and historically black school will announce its effort to support the work college model. Beginning with the...
President Obama Said To Be Critical of HBCUs During CBC Meeting
“These are difficult times for our institutions, our students and their families – even more difficult than when we first began this journey together...
Federal HBCU Program to Help Fund UVI School of Medicine
In a resolution passed at a special meeting on Friday evening, the University of the Virgin Islands board of trustees authorized the university to...
FBI Struggles to Hire Black Agents
FBI Director James Comey’s pointed critique of law enforcement’s rocky dealings with African American communities indirectly called attention to an uncomfortable fact: the percentage...
Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces Third Annual Innovation Grant Recipients
NEW YORK, Feb 13, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has awarded grants totaling $3 million to twenty...
New crowdfunding website BlackStartup.com is brain child of Morehouse Alumni
As a Morehouse, Berkeley and Harvard-educated man, a world of opportunities has been available to Nathan Bennett Fleming. Instead of starting his career by...
Support Black Business: $1 Million Campaign for Black Owned Businesses
A coalition of activists is aspiring to reclaim and rejuvenate black economic power. The “Million Dollar Black Spending Power” campaign wants all African-American consumers...
Retool Your HBCU: The Home Depot Provides Campus Improvement Program
The Home Depot announces the kick-off of its fourth annual Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. The 2013 Retool Your School Grants will...
Business Wire and Black PR Wire to host 2013 Minority Leadership Series
In recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of their continued
partnership, Business Wire and Black PR Wire invite you to join us for...
New iPhone app helps find local black businesses
Around the Way is an app for your iPhone or Android device that helps its users locate black owned businesses. The app is important because...
First Ever HBCU Hackathon Tour
Participating in a hackathon is a magical thing. It doesn’t matter if you’re a programmer, designer, marketer, or the person with all the ideas,...
First African-American Managing Editor at The Washington Post
Washington Post National editor Kevin Merida is ascending to the managing editor spot vacated last month by Liz Spayd, according to an announcement by the paper. With Merida's...
