Leslie Pitterson Tapped to Lead PR for Google’s Ads Platforms & Publishers Business
Google has tapped Leslie Pitterson to lead the PR team for the company’s Ads Platforms & Publishers business. She will...
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Social Media Influencers Promote Black-Owned Businesses Amid COVID-19
It started with one post. When Martin Ekechukwu, founder of a marketing social media strategy company, thought about all the...
Conflict Resolution Expert Damali Peterman on COVID-19 and Small Business Owners
While COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the nation, small business owners are managing conflict and trying to remain in...
Personalized Health Gets a New Product in the Upcoming Simpa App
The world of personalized health has grown exponentially as patients seek to access their health care records and take control...
Meet Simone Jones Tyner: Founder of True Marketing Agency
According to 2019 statistics, the key elements and components of a successful marketing campaign or strategy lies in highlighting the...
Memphis’ Black Arts Community Thriving in the New Year
Memphis, a city best known for leading social justice and memorializing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
Black Women Talk Tech’s “Roadmap to Billions” Annual Conference is Back!
Black Women Talk Tech’s “Roadmap to Billions” annual conference, “designed by Black women founders for Black women founders,” is one...
In Her New Memoir, MaryAnne Howland Tells of How She Prepared Her Son for Manhood
In MaryAnne Howland’s forthcoming memoir, “Warrior Rising: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood,” she tells...
I WILL GRADUATE Co-Founder & CEO Tonya Lewis-Taylor on Creating a College-Bound Culture
On January 9, over 1,500 students of the I WILL GRADUATE program were treated to a fun-filled, exciting day to...
Oakland Clothing Line Ray Darten is in the “Giving Back” Business
Medical doctor turned designer Yetunde Olukoya is helping to improve the economy in her native Nigeria through her African-inspired clothing...
AAADT’s Courtney Celeste Spears Launches Dance Management Company in the Bahamas
When I first spoke to now-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Courtney Celeste Spears in 2016, she was balancing being...
Ailey Turns 60: Looking into the House Mr. Ailey Built
Alvin Ailey, founder and choreographer of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), once said, “Making dances is an...
Diversity & Inclusion Executive Nzinga Shaw Takes on Big D&I Role at Starbucks
Nzinga Shaw was named chief diversity & inclusion officer at Starbucks. The role will start in January. No stranger to...
Introducing Lynn Graham’s ClickUrban: Your Online Destination to All Black Everything
When Lynn Graham noticed how difficult it can be to find Black-owned businesses to patronize while shopping, she decided to...
History in the Making: Black Music Museum Taps Minority-Owned Firms to Lead its 2020 Launch
The National Museum of African American Music has curated a stellar group of multicultural creative marketing communications agencies to take...
How Dr. Janna Andrews’ “Kicked It In Heels” Organization Supports Breast Cancer Survivors
When Dr. Janna Andrews’ mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, it changed her career outlook. “Being on the side of...
Playwright Dominique Morisseau on The Temptations and the Making of “Ain’t Too Proud”
For Detroit-native and American playwright Dominique Morisseau, writing the book that brought the story of the Motown singing sensation group...
Jamar Roberts Named Resident Choreographer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Jamar Roberts was recently named the company’s first-ever resident choreographer. Out of college, the...