Walmart continues to deliver on its commitment to help finance college educations for Black students. On Oct. 21, Walmart Inc. and Walmart.org announced three additional
Miles Marshall Lewis is the perfect writer to deliver Promise That You Will Sing About Me — a book that undoubtedly belongs in your library.
Keith Baron Williams, a New Jersey native, doting girl dad and longtime FedEx employee, died May 31, 2021, in Atlanta. He was 58. Williams was
Perlesta Hollingsworth has found professional success since matriculating from the hallowed halls of Morehouse College, from serving as counsel in the administration of President Bill
Spelman College will name its performing arts center after actors LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson. Richardson Jackson is an alumna of Spelman and
It appears the COVID-19 vaccine will be pushed upon everyone in the future, and their jobs and schools could be the ones helping to enforce
Film legend Spike Lee isn’t playing around when it comes to COVID-19 and plans to take the vaccination as soon as it becomes available to
Every year since 1927, thousands of people from around the world have traveled to the Atlanta University Center to sit in the audience of the
Joseph Arrington Sr., a true community leader and champion of education, has died. He was 83. The Arrington family is legendary for its commitment to
Daryl Butler is the head of marketing for HP’s personal systems division. He attained dual bachelor’s degrees in marketing and finance from Morehouse College before
As many companies have made blanket statements about their views on racial inequality, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement following the killing of
2020 Candle in the Dark honorees pose with President David Thomas. From left Verdun Perry ’94, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Lawrence E. Carter Sr., President Thomas, Lonnie
It is homecoming week at Morehouse College, and what better way to kick off the celebration than by honoring one of the all-male HBCU’s most
Torrance T. Stephens is an infectious disease scientist by training who is now running for mayor in Palmetto, Georgia. The Memphis native is a graduate
Just a day after getting one of Tyler Perry’s gigantic sound stages named in her honor in Atlanta, Oprah Winfrey handed off a gift in
There is a reason Nina Simone’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” James Brown’s “Say It Loud! (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” and Roberta Flack
Christopher T. Portis serves as Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Atlanta where he presides over the Housing & Code Enforcement Division. He is
Alan Ferguson is senior vice president of community development at Invest Atlanta. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and holds advanced degrees from Emory
Robert H. Bolton is the National Director of Special Events for the United Negro College Fund, where he assists with executing nearly 70 signature and
Black billionaire and philanthropist Robert Smith made national news with his pledge to pay the student loan debt of the graduating class of 2019 at
