The tony private member’s club, the Commerce Club, was the venue for an inauguration of sorts where influential religious leaders, attorneys, businesspeople and activists were
Noted Atlanta community activist and WAOK radio personality Derrick Boazman spoke recently to rolling out magazine about the Atlanta Public School cheating trial. Boazman and
MARTA hosted a town hall discussion on infrastructures at the Five Points Station Amphitheatre on April 9. This event aimed to raise public awareness and seek
TaShanda T. Howard hosts Girlz Rule Basketball Camp with NBA and WNBA players
(Photo Credit: David Anthony) As a senior art director, Lashun Tines has contributed to the creative campaigns of some of Chicago’s premiere agencies, including Leo Burnett,
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. That’s cool and all, but today, I’ll speak my thousand myself. I’ll save you some time if
Major investments by Wells Fargo, Invest Atlanta and the Annie E. Casey Foundation will allow more than 50 families, couples and individuals to occupy and
Funk Fest, a production of Variety Entertainment, announced a partnership with non-profit organization Lifting As We Climb (LAWC), to award $50,000 in scholarships to deserving
Joanie Girl’s Heart provides minority teen girls with life skills through workshops, mentorship, and domestic and international service learning opportunities.
At what point in time does potential energy become wasted energy and therefore worthy of nobody’s energy at all? That question is one that has
This summer, the Coca-Cola Pay It Forward program will reward up to 20 deserving high school teens with a $5,000 scholarship and an invitation for
Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation designating March 2-6 as Telework Week in Georgia. This week, Georgia Commute Options, a program of the Georgia Department
I’m one that’s always been for the underdog. I’ve eschewed personal wealth opportunities to side with those most in need, choosing to utilize my class
Basketball legend and philanthropist Earvin “Magic” Johnson is lending a helping hand to Chicago’s underemployed youth. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Hall of Fame point guard,
David Peterson, president and executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, is charged with honoring and celebrating the contributions of Blacks to America’s labor movement.
Though Ferguson, Missouri, seems to have fallen out of the national news cycle, the struggle continues and rapper Talib Kweli is adamant about giving a
Russell Simmons, Cynthia Nixon, Tamara Tunie, Cynthia Rowley and Angela Simmons were just a few of the many attendees at Friday’s Rush HeARTS Luncheon at
The Rev. Otis Moss III has been in Chicago for several years now. Having assumed the role of leadership at Trinity United Church of Christ,
Black History Month is about shining a light on all of the contributors and contributions that Black people have made to this world in a
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to inspire and provide opportunities for the next generation. In honor of Dr. King’s legacy, Toyota
