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National Black Veterans Coalition and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity announce a gathering at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the legendary Buffalo Soldier, Colonel Charles Young.

May 15, 2013 / African American, Business World Index, National, Politics

Washington, D.C.– The National Coalition of Black Veterans and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., proudly invites members of the House of Representatives, retired military Flag Officers, representatives of the Black veterans community, the press, and the public to join us as we commemorate the life of American soldier and military leader, Colonel Charles Young. Colonel Young had an exemplary career and was the highest-ranking Black commanding officer in the U.S. Army from 1894 until his death in 1922. “It is [...]

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s

May 15, 2013 / African American, Business World Index, DiverseCity, National

The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC is pleased to announce summer exhibitions and programming related to the special exhibitions of Bice Lazzari : Signature Line, American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s and Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Faith Ringgold is best known as the originator of the African American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s,. Her exhibit, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the [...]

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Legacy Tribute To Dr. C. DeLores Tucker

May 15, 2013 / African American, EDUstation, National, Politics

The Bethune-DuBois Institute (BDI), an education-focused and solutions-oriented organization founded by the late Dr. C. DeLores Tucker in 1984, will host a Legacy Tribute to her on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The location is the DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The time is 6:00 p.m.-9 p.m. Honorees at the tribute will include Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Michelle Milliard, Executive Director of the Walmart Foundation. “They have both been deeply involved in missions [...]

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The 2013 Essence Festival: There’s Nothing Like It! July 4 – 7, New Orleans, LA

April 21, 2013 / African American, Entertainment News, National

(Janelle Monae) The 2013 ESSENCE Festival, the 19th annual gathering of music, culture, community, empowerment and inspiration, is proud to announce its heavily anticipated night-by-night line-up. The 2013 ESSENCE Festival, taking place July 4-7 in New Orleans, LA, promises to be the most exhilarating cultural celebration of the year; featuring a mix of bold names, exciting newcomers and cherished ESSENCE Festival favorites. Festival attendees will experience a dazzling aural event with the thrilling headlining line-up of Grammy-Award winners JILL SCOTT [...]

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Hampton University Journalism School and Bloomberg Partner to Prepare Students for Careers in Business Journalism and Communications

April 21, 2013 / African American, Business World Index, EDUstation, National

Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) has partnered with Bloomberg L.P. to prepare students for careers in business journalism and communications. The partnership, which is launching this spring with a new Scripps Howard School course in business journalism, includes a grant towards the establishment of a financial newsroom, complete with digital stock tickers, computers and access to the Bloomberg Professional Service, the product that revolutionized the way financial news, data and analytics are delivered to financial [...]

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After 50 Years, Inequities in Employment, Earnings Virtually Unchanged

April 15, 2013 / African American, Business World Index, National

The National Urban League’s State of Black America report concludes that despite social and economic gains, the African-American equality gap with whites has changed little since 1963—the year of the Great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the height of the civil rights movement. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Great March, this year’s State of Black America—Redeem the Dream: Jobs Rebuild America includes a 50-year retrospective analysis conducted through the lens of The Equality Index. The [...]

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Valerie B. Jarrett to speak at Wellesley College

April 15, 2013 / African American, DiverseCity, National, Politics, Spotlight

Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, will address the some 600 members of the Class of 2013 and an international audience of their family and friends at Wellesley College’s 135th Commencement Exercises Friday, May 31, at 10:30 a.m. “We are delighted to welcome Valerie Jarrett to Wellesley as our 2013 Commencement speaker,” said president H. Kim Bottomly . “As a successful and influential leader in public [...]

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African American Museum in Hempstead NY offers lecture on the African American Experience in Early New York

April 11, 2013 / African American, Authors and Speakers, Business World Index, DiverseCity, National, Spotlight

On April 13, Dr. Sherrill D. Wilson who earned a Ph.D. in Urban Anthropology from the New School for Social Research and is the former Director of the African Burial Ground Archaeological Project in New York City, will deliver a presentation on “The African American Experience in Early New York” at the African American Museum in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Wilson lectures and writes on the subject of the African presence in northern colonial era cities. She has lectured at [...]

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Harlem World reports: Harlem’s Black and Jewish Music Culture 1890-1930 Exhibition

March 26, 2013 / African American, DiverseCity, National

Harlem One Stop’s very successful walking tour, Harlem’s Black and Jewish Music Culture 1890- 1930 Exhibition has been extended through April 30, 2013. Described as “Graphically spectacular”, the exhibit displays sheet music associated with performers, composers and musicians who resided in Harlem and performed at area venues dating back to the 1890’s and continuing into the period of the Harlem Renaissance. For many of the Jewish composers like Gershwin, Hammerstein, and Richard Rodgers, as well as their African American counterparts, [...]

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