Franco Harris and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ legacy

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 dies at 57

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® takes on the sickle cell crisis

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

Meet Joey Booker, a living lifesaver at bethematchatl.org

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

How the community can save Dorian Price and other Black lives today

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,

Terra Winston’s special skill is breaking business barriers

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 moves forward in fashion with new clothing line

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

Asiaha Butler brings pride and access to an outcast community

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

Dr. Charlie Ware helps Black Americans live longer and better

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

Sylvia Webb launches Signature Sips for global tastemakers

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

Govrn’s Aaron Soskin equates truth to power

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

Barry Givens joins Munson Steed on ‘A Seat at the Table’

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

Business experts Gerald and Alexandria Harris plant a stake in the ground

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