How Education Can Help Build Generational Wealth (Part II)
How Education Can Help Us Build Generational Wealth (Part I)
Most of us never took a class on “Managing Finances” in the process of getting our degree or diploma. Generally speaking, money wasn’t taught in our schools, communities, or places of worship, yet we somehow end up having to use it each and every day…
Preserving African-American History
Nationwide – The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced more than $1.6 million in grants to 22 sites and organizations through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. These monies will help maintain poet and scholar Langston Hughes‘ house in Harlem, New York, The…
17th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival of Soul Cinema & Music Kicks off Aug. 8 in NY
New York, NY – The 17thAnnual ImageNation Outdoors Festival: Soul Cinema and Music Under the Stars kicks off this year on August 8th with an outdoor screening of BOSS: The Black Experience in Business. Held in partnership with the Historic Harlem Parks and the New York…
Black Entrepreneur to Use His Own Money to Provide 1,000 Teachers’ Classrooms With School Supplies
Nationwide — Freddie Figgers, founder and CEO of Figgers Communications, recently had a chance to speak at a public school in Florida. While he was there, he met a 68-year old teacher that was spending her own personal money to buy supplies for her classroom….
How To Make Sure Your Summer Vacation Is Budget-Proof
Among the highlights to look forward to in the summer season is that of travel and leisure. Especially so in the month of July, vacationing seems to bring about a sense of freedom that rejuvenates our spirits, rekindles our relationships, and re-establishes family bonds. However,…
Juneteenth 2019 Recap!
Philadelphia, PA – As part of the forth annual Philadelphia Juneteenth celebration the whole of 52nd Street in West Philadelphia has been officially renamed and rededicated to Muhammad Ali. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Councilman David Oh, Congressman Dwight Evens, Minister Rodney Muhammad…
Campaign to Help Restore Nina Simone’s Childhood Home
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, announced a crowdfunding campaign to support the restoration and preservation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, NC. This campaign, supported by artists, actors, and musicians including John Legend, will raise…
Black Educator Launches STEAM Book Series For Middle Grade Students
Nationwide — Dr. Doresa A. Jennings recently launched a campaign on Kickstarter that has already made its minimum US $2,000 and is encouraged to see an increase in pledges for the remaining period of the campaign. The STEAM Chasers is a book series that follows…
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Kicks Off Summer With Swim Clinic to Teach African Americans Water Safety, Prevent Drownings
Brooklyn, NY — To promote water safety and help reduce incidents of drowning in his district, New York State Sen. Kevin Parker partnered with the Swim 1922 partnership between Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and USA Swimming on Saturday, June 22 to hold a half-day clinic…
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