The devastating reality of the disproportionate maternal mortality rate among Black women is one that deserves to be discussed. Despite making up only 13% of the population, Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely than White women to
Cab Calloway is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz music during the 1930s and 1940s. His unique style of singing, showmanship, and pioneering musical innovations helped to shape the sound of modern jazz. Calloway began
Nina Simone was one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues music during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933, her musical career spanned over 30 years until her death in 2003. She began
Franco Harris was a legendary Pittsburgh Steeler player known for his skill and leadership both on and off the field. A nine-time Pro Bowler, Harris played in four Super Bowls with the Steelers, winning all of them. He was inducted
Rapper Biz Markie passed away in a Baltimore hospital on Friday, July 16, 2021. The beloved rapper’s cause of death is confirmed only as a series of diabetic complications. According to family sources, his wife, Tara Hall, was bedside holding
Be The Match®, a global leader working every day to save lives through cellular therapy, is experiencing an unprecedented need for minority donors. Only 8% of donors in the Be The Match Registry® are African American. While too many potential
Black Americans suffering from sickle cell disease and other life-threatening blood disorders are in the fight of their lives to find suitable donors to give them the promise of improved prognosis and more positive outcomes for long-term living. The issue
Health professionals frequently confront life and death issues that require them to take extraordinary measures to address the health concerns of patients around the country. In communities of color, those valiant efforts are all too often impacted by dire circumstances,
InTerractions’ Terra Winston is the driving force behind a relatively new, but remarkably comprehensive approach to business development and cultivating corporate culture. The industry imprint of the accomplished principal of inTerract Consulting impacts hundreds of lives and helps build successful,
Jalen Daniel, a 19-year-old student at the Ohio State University majoring in psychology, is a naturally self-motivated entrepreneur and clothing designer who along with his robust academic pursuits has recently launched a new clothing line. Daniel credits his business acumen
Kari McCaw is extremely passionate about Be The Match’s mission to save lives through cellular therapy. As the donor experience manager for Be The Match, she is responsible for improving the donor experience for blood stem cell donors. She has
Black women like Asiaha Butler are key to improving the quality of life for Black individuals and families in communities across the nation. Much like other courageous Black women of the world, Butler is an activist and community advocate working
Charlie Ware is a natural medicine physician, an international lecturer, an author, a researcher and a renowned developer of products and wellness programs for a number of Fortune 500 companies. Ware’s latest book, Codes of Longevity, is a collaboration with
Empowered is 1 of 10 diverse startups currently participating in the Cox Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars program. For the length of three months, Cox Enterprises and Techstars works with each of the founders to provide them with capital
Lifestyle influencer Sylvia Webb is one of those discerning people who seize prime opportunities to improve the quality of life for every person she encounters. The maverick philanthropist and entrepreneur came to the international forefront after years of international travel
Public trust in the American health care system has eroded to a new low during the COVID pandemic as evidenced by Black Americans’ angst over participating in the politics of health. The deadliest pandemic in U.S history pandemic presents a
Mbye Njie is in a special class of entrepreneurs with an extraordinary product. He is a key component in an elite team of business innovators from the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars committed to effecting social change using
Barry Givens’ star is rising in the finance and technology arenas, having engineered some of the most transformative partnerships in history for Black companies. The young entrepreneur is seizing the moment and the opportunity to narrow the wealth gap that
To commemorate this year’s Black History Month, rolling out and Penguin Random House have launched #AmplifyBlackStories: a historic content partnership between publishing giant Penguin Random House and Black-owned media companies rolling out and Blackbookstore.com. The mission of #AmplifyBlackStories is crucial
Gerald Harris and Alexandria Barry are that super-couple who have mastered the art of the partnership, personally and professionally. The husband and wife business partners are also business collaboratives identifying and developing business and marketing opportunities to share pertinent messages
