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The Moth To Honor Writer Roxane Gay At 2019 Moth Ball “A Wrinkle In Space and Time” Gala on June 4th in NYC To Celebrate the Transformative and Transporting Power of Storytelling

February 17, 2019 / Front Page

“A Wrinkle In Space and Time” Gala on June 4th in NYC To Celebrate the Transformative and Transporting Power of Storytelling Beloved storytelling nonprofit The Moth today announced details for their annual fundraising gala, The Moth Ball. Taking place at Capitale (130 Bowery, NYC) on Tuesday, June 4, A Wrinkle In Space and Time: The 2019 Moth Ball will honor heralded writer, Roxane Gay. Tickets are on sale now for the mind- and time-bending evening of storytelling and surprises. “The Moth Ball is always an evening of imagination, inspiration […]

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What Black History Month Can Teach Us About Resilience Life Isn’t Fair, but That’s No Excuse for Giving Up

February 17, 2019 / Front Page

Black History Month is celebrated in February and Women’s History Month in March. At a time when so many people in both groups are repeatedly told that they’ll never be able to achieve success, author Dr. Dee Carroll asserts that we all have the power to reach our goals, no matter our circumstances. “While Black History Month offers the opportunity to celebrate our strength and resilience, we have much more to overcome. However, this culture of low expectations shouldn’t be used as […]

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ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express Carrier, Commemorates Ten-Year Anniversary of Historic First All-Female, African-American Flight Crew

February 17, 2019 / Front Page

ExpressJet Airlines this week commemorated the ten-year anniversary of its flight that made history as our nation’s first commercial revenue flight operated by an all-female, African-American crew. On February 12, 2009, Captain Rachelle Jones Kerr, First Officer Stephanie Grant and Flight Attendants Diana Galloway and Robin Rogers operated a roundtrip flight between Atlanta and Nashville, Tennessee, for what was then Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). ExpressJet and ASA later merged. The four women working together happened by chance after the original first officer assigned to the trip became ill and […]

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Kamala Harris Joins the Nation’s Most Powerful Black Women at the BLACK ENTERPRISE Women of Power Summit

February 17, 2019 / Front Page

BLACK ENTERPRISE will welcome presidential candidate Kamala Harris to the Women of Power Summit, the nation’s No. 1 executive development and leadership conference for women of color, annually attracting more than 1,200 corporate executives, professionals, and businesswomen from around the country. The Women of Power Summit, hosted by ADP, will take place Feb. 28–March 3, 2019, at The Mirage in Las Vegas. This announcement comes just one month after the official launch of her presidential campaign. She joins high-ranking, powerful speakers including Stacey Abrams, Valerie Jarrett, Lisa Wardell, Tracey […]

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THE AFRICA CHANNEL announces 20 new primetime series for 2019

February 17, 2019 / Front Page

Celebrating a banner year for content acquisitions, The Africa Channel will air a collection of 20 new primetimes series representing premium drama, lifestyle and news programming from Africathroughout the year. In addition, the company will stream over 50 hours of content in support Black History Month on Comcast’s Xfinity platform. VP, Programming & Acquisitions Karen Juve says, “We have been extremely fortunate to be able to tap into the increasing pool of talent from the continent and beyond, and present world-class content that […]

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Kentucky/Ohio asked to honor its Native Son Black Veterans Salute the Legendary Buffalo Soldier Colonel Charles Young for Black History Month…………

February 4, 2019 / Front Page

By: Charles Blatcher, III Chairman – National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations Photo by: Regina Lang Colonel Charles Young Veterans Flag Memorial Kentucky Center for African American Heritage – Louisville, Kentucky The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, KCAAH, unveiled the Colonel Charles Young Veterans Flag Memorial in the City of Louisville on Veterans Day. The memorial was conceived by the Louisville chapter of the National Association of Black Veterans as an expression of patriotism. I […]

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“Spirit of Our Ancestors” Celebrates the Clotilda Descendants, Africatown Founder Festival’s Keynote Speaker is Dr. Natalie Robertson, Author of The Slave Ship CLOTILDA and the Making of Africatown, USA

January 21, 2019 / Front Page

The ” Clotilda” was a illegal slave ship that was burned and sunken in the Mobile (Alabama) River Delta to hide the crime of importing enslaved Africans — as story and search for the remains of the ship that has been undertaken by the National Geographics. The descendants of the Clotilda now extend a warm public invitation to its first annual festival, “Spirit of Our Ancestors” on Saturday, February 9th, 2019, from Noon to 4 PM at Mobile County Training School in honor […]

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On King Holiday Commemoration: 600 Black Legislators Resolved to Push Policies for Economic Justice Resolution considered new win for Black Wealth 2020 By Hazel Trice Edney

January 21, 2019 / Front Page

It was three years ago that a group of national business leaders launched a movement called Black Wealth 2020 partially based on the economic vision articulated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King said in his final speech on April 3, 1968: “It’s all right to talk about streets flowing with milk and honey, but God has commanded us to be concerned about the slums down here and his children who can’t eat three square meals a day. It’s all right […]

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On MLK Day 2019, Finding A Blueprint Remains Our Goal Opinion Editorial By Kevin C. Peterson

January 21, 2019 / Front Page

Less than a year before he was assassinated, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. paid a visit to Philadelphia for a massive rally that would be held at the newly constructed Spectrum — a sprawling professional sports arena that would house the 76ers and the Flyers for decades. Before the rally, King visited the now closed Barrat Middle School, which was located in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods in the soutwest section of the city. The school would become […]

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