Month: April 2021

     HBCU Field of Dreams is an initiative started by NFL Hall of Famer Willie “Honey Bear” Lanier, to raise $50 million over the next 3 years to install state-of-the-art playing surfaces at nearly 3 dozen HBCU football stadiums. Through the efforts of the Honey Bear Project, Lanier hopes to level the playing field for students attending HBCUs.

     Paulla McCarthy, a single Black mom from NYC, is the owner of YSS WaterWorks, a spring water bottling plant in upstate New York. She has made history as the first Black woman to own and operate this type of business in the entire state!

Seeking to support their children’s development, some parents encourage them to study music. “Children are generally interested in music and dance,” said Víctor Villegas Segovia, a…

Athletic chalk company, Friction Labs, has launched an initiative that aims to make climbing and fitness more accessible to underserved young people. The inaugural event kicked off at local climbing gym, Coral Cliffs, owned by Abby Dione.  

Paleontologists in Chile have identified a new species of giant dinosaurs, notable for having a long neck and an enormous tail. The species Arackar licanantay, which…

     “The Black Press has been able to survive – and thrive – at least since 1827 because of its remarkable ability to speak to the immediate needs and interests of the constituency that it represents: African Americans,” stated Gerald Horne, an American historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and who authored the book, “The Rise and Fall of the Associated Negro Press: Claude Barnett’s Pan-African News and the Jim Crow Paradox.”

Don’t Forget the Legacy of Calvin Peete

     A year ago, Florida A&M University (FAMU) baseball senior pitchers Kyle Coleman and Josh Hancock were preparing for life after college and a shot at playing professionally. 

History was made in NCAA Women’s Basketball when two Black coaches, Dawn Staley and Adia Barnes, led their teams into the Final Four for the first time since the tournament started in 1982.

 Cure launched its custom-fabricated mobile bar, which is designed to entertain guests at events with unique and customizable options. Since its launch, Cure has become a market leader in the mobile bar industry with its solutions for outdoor comfort.