Art imitates life and can be powerful when the artists take their lived experience and couple it with their creativity to raise awareness and uplift
WASHINGTON – Attorney and civil rights activist Janis Mathis feels a special kinship with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the
Charise Williams has her eyes set on the Illinois 1st Congressional District seat that will be left vacant by Bobby Rush in 2023. If elected,
Halle Berry took home the coveted Best Actress Oscar for her role in Monster’s Ball in 2002 and she admitted she thought her historical win
Save a Girl, Save a World is a multigenerational mentoring and self-esteem building program that assists young girls and women with support through mentorship, while
NEW YORK – Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Wall Street Project (WSP) has contributed greatly to Blacks’ substantial and incremental advancements in the world of finance and
WASHINGTON — Black power broker Melanie Campbell knew that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would face very formidable — and oftentimes unfair — treatment
Kyru Crymes, the director of Black civic engagement for the Service Employees International Union, stood on all 10 toes with his head held high while
NEW YORK – During the Wall Street Project’s silver anniversary conference, power brokers from the world of finance convened at the Sheraton New York hotel
Wanda Sykes will co-anchor this weekend’s Academy Awards with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall but before the news was officially announced, the “Upshaws” star kept
Jason Whitlock has been known not to hold his tongue on many subjects, and he didn’t hold back in a recent video about the former
Gabrielle Union takes on the role of a matriarch of a family with a dozen children in the Disney remake of the 2003 comedy —
17 years ago Hurricane Katrina swept its way through New Orleans with wind and rain that caused so much damage that it created permanent changes
Dr. Kameron Matthews is the chief health officer of Cityblock Health, which is based in Brooklyn, New York. Cityblock Health is a health care provider
Lizzo appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on March 21 and gave fans a preview of her upcoming single, “About Damn Time,”
It all started with a coat. New York City Mayor Eric Adams opened his address at the 25th annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit with
Nicki Minaj was speaking to her “Blick Blick” collaborator, 24-year-old Coi Leray, who mentioned the “hate” she has received during her rise to stardom when
Angela Bassett, the 63-year-old actress stars as Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda in the upcoming superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — the sequel
Soulja Boy is embarking on a whole new and exciting adventure. The rapper and reality TV star is set to become a father for the
Trevor Noah has insisted he doesn’t want Ye West to be canceled. The 44-year-old rapper was recently banned from Instagram for 24 hours after using
