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Urban One, Inc. Founder Cathy Hughes Inducted Into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame
Hughes Joins Fellow Crown Jewel of Excellence Black Music Month Class of 2022 Inductees Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Robert Smith, RUN DMC, T.D. Jakes, The Clark Sisters, NAS, Angela Bassett, Patti LaBelle and Prince.
‘Rogers: The Musical’ Live Theater Show Premieres at Disneyland Resort June 30, 2023
▪ All-new, one-act musical performs at the Hyperion Theater in Disney California Adventure Park for a limited time, June 30-Aug. 31, 2023 ▪ Classic tale for Super Hero fans and guests of all ages follows the journey of Steve Rogers – Captain America ▪ Themed food, beverages and merchandise salute the show
Former NFL Player and National Pastor of the Year Paul K. Blair Named to Covenant Journey Academy Board of Advisors
Former Chicago Bears football player-turned-pastor Paul K. Blair has been named to the Board of Advisors of Covenant Journey Academy (CJA), a full-service K-12 online Christian academy available to anyone in the world 24/7/365.
Unlock Adventure with Frontier Airlines' Budget-Friendly GoWild! Annual Pass – Only $499 with Complimentary FRONTIER Miles Silver Elite Status!"
Frontier Airlines has introduced the 2024-25 GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly™ annual pass at an unprecedented price of $499, featuring an early Black Friday promotion that grants purchasers free FRONTIER Miles Silver Elite status for the entire 2024 year, available until November 28, 2023, and allowing pass holders to book unlimited flights to U.S. and international destinations with fares as low as $0.01, provided they book the day before domestic flights and 10 days before international ones, accessible at FlyFrontier.com.
Texas says popular cannabis extract, delta-8, is illegal, sending retailers scrambling
Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the nation's list of controlled substances, Texas health officials have put it on its own list of illegal drugs, sending a shockwave through the growing CBD retail industry across the state and making the substance, essentially, illegal.
The Black Lives Matter Movement is the Enemy of African Americans
The first thing that I have to say is that I am an African American man living in the Minneapolis area. I have to state this now; otherwise I would probably be called a racist.
Goodwill® Rising Together™ Initiative Announces New Partnerships with Accenture, Bank of America, Comcast Internet Essentials, Lowe's and USAA to Increase Access to Careers for More than One Million P
New partners join initiative catalyzing economic mobility for individuals across North America to access stable, well-paying careers
Goodwill, the leading nonprofit provider of job training and placement services in North America, today announced five new partners — Accenture, Bank of America, Comcast Internet Essentials, Lowe's and USAA — are joining its Rising Together™ initiative, expanding its reach and impact. While the U.S. economy continues to improve, the recovery has not been equitable. Rising Together™ is connecting people, particularly those who traditionally faced barriers to sustainable, well-paying jobs, to ensure they have access to a wide range of resources. These resources include skills training, job placement, transportation and internet access.
After Charlottesville, Push for Real Reform
Racism, exposed once more in the terror visited on Charlottesville, Va., still scars America. Hundreds of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, klansmen and other fervid racists gathered — some armed with assault rifles, wearing camouflage. They marched with lit torches, yelling Nazi slogans, looking for trouble. They provoked the violence, terrorized a city, and took the life of Heather Heyer and injured many more. In the reaction to those horrors, character is revealed.
Back to school amid COVID: What if I’m not ready?
As the fall approaches, schools across the United States are planning to reopen despite active COVID-19 outbreaks in many areas. Understandably, some parents feel confused about how they should best protect their child as they encounter conflicting information from different sources. While the right solution may look different for every family, you can take steps with your children to help reduce risk once the school year arrives.
Magic Theatre Remembers Sam Shepard
Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Sam Shepard passed away on Thursday, July 27 of complications from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Shepard spent a decade as playwright-in-residence at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre, where he premiered his masterworks Buried Child (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 1979), True West (1980), and Fool for Love (1983, starring Ed Harris and Kathy Baker). Shepard returned to Magic in 2000 to direct the world premiere of his new work The Late Henry Moss, starring Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, and Cheech Marin.
What Happened to INGDirect.com?
While INGDirect.com was not the first business in the U.S. to offer direct online banking, it offered one of the earliest simple online savings accounts. The bank became well known for its low fees, and when its customers heard that it was changing hands in 2011, one customer pleaded with executives not to “turn ING Direct into just another bank that the old ING Direct would’ve made fun of.”
Stinging caterpillar season starts
AgriLife experts warn stinging caterpillars can cause contact rashes, painful reactions
As the weather warms up and people begin spending more time in their yards, parks and forests, more people will be coming home with a rash or bug bite.
Free Enterprise Project Introduces First-Ever Investor Toolkit
"Investor Value Voter Guide" Advises Conservative and Religious Investors How to Vote on 2020 Corporate Proxy Initiatives
To My Brilliant Black Daughters, Nobody Can Take Away Your History
To my beautiful, brilliant Black daughters: I have so many hopes and dreams for you, that if I tried to say them all, they would run longer than the entire Harry Potter series!
H-E-B's Quest for Texas Best Awards $70,000 and Shelf Placement to Four Texas Entrepreneurs
Four Texas-based small businesses claim prize money and winning titles in eighth annual competition
After tastings, intense deliberations, and review of everything from books, beignets, and bottled water, to syrups, sausage and seasonings, H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best named FOUR winners at the eighth annual competition. The winners of the 2021 event hail from Dallas, Austin and Santa Elena and received a combined $70,000 in cash prizes and coveted space on H-E-B store shelves statewide.
Black Real Estate Professionals Recruit Black Appraisers to Combat Bias, Declare War on Black Homeownership Gap
When a former client of leading Black real estate broker Donnell Williams was about to get his house refinanced in Wharton, New Jersey, Williams quoted him as asking, “‘Should I have my White friend come over and open up the door for the appraiser?’”
Detroit Auto Show Introduces New Charity Preview Activations
Jet Suit Takes Flight, New Drone Show Featured, Dinosaur and Off-Road Vehicle Encounters Premieres
The North American International Auto Show (aka Detroit Auto Show) today announced the black-tie Charity Preview will take flight with a thrilling display of personal mobility featuring the Gravity Jet Suit and a first-time drone spectacular that will illuminate the Detroit skyline with hundreds of drones. The Friday, Sept. 16 fundraiser at Huntington Place also will mark the premiere of the auto show’s Dinosaur and Off-Road Vehicle Encounters.
At MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre by Special Arrangement with Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Anthology Theatre, Stanley Buchthal and Denis O’Sullivan
Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) and the Young Vic Theatre, Kwame Kwei-Armah (Artistic Director) and Lucy Davies (Executive Director) are pleased to announce a final extension for the Broadway premiere of The Collaboration, by special arrangement with Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Anthology Theatre, Stanley Buchthal, and Denis O’Sullivan at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The production will now play two additional weeks through Sunday, February 5, after opening to critical acclaim:
Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Deliver GM’s 2nd Consecutive Year of Full-Size Pickup Sales Leadership in 2021
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and its dealers delivered 2.2 million vehicles in 2021, with Chevrolet and GMC cementing the company’s eighth consecutive year of combined full-size and midsize pickup sales leadership, second consecutive year as the full-size pickup sales leader and its 21st consecutive year as the market leader in full-size SUVs.
Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Unveils New Regenerative Cotton Program in Texas Inbox
The U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund is an Industry-First Initiative to Assist Farmers in Implementing Regenerative Agricultural Practices Across More Than One Million Acres of U.S. Cotton Cropland; Drawing Down One Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent from the Atmosphere by 2026
