Why Black-Owned Banks Are More Important Than Ever
Black-owned banks are federally insured financial institutions that are owned by a majority of Black individuals and serve Black communities.
Why Black-Owned Banks Are More Important Than Ever
Black-owned banks are federally insured financial institutions that are owned by a majority of Black individuals and serve Black communities.
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Black Environmentalist Hikes Oldest Underground Railroad Trail
The Underground Railroad Monument in Windsor, Ontario in Canada by jodelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. In April 2022, Detroit-born environmentalist Zwena Gray began hiking the Bruce Trail, a 559-mile trail that represents the oldest and longest marked continuous Underground Railroad passage in Canada. The hike took around six
Carnegie Hall’s Commitment to Diversity in Classical Music
A scene from the 2019 production of Bohuslav Martinu’s “Julietta” at Carnegie Hall” by Peter Matthews is licensed under CC BY 2.0 African American and Latino people represent just 1.8% and 2.5% of classical musicians in U.S. orchestras, according to the League of American Orchestras. Increasing diversity within classical music is critically important,
Ralph Lauren Releases New Clothing Collection for Morehouse Students
Morehouse College, a prominent Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and the country’s only private liberal arts college for men, recently inspired a new clothing collection by Polo Ralph Lauren as part of the company’s renewed approach to racial equity. In 2020, Ralph Lauren Corporation re-examined their approaches to representation
Smith’s Continued Support of Museum Digitization Efforts
As a philanthropist and advocate for the Black community, Robert F. Smith has a long-standing commitment to preserving African American history and culture. In fact, a guiding principle of Fund II Foundation, in which Smith is founding director and President, is to preserve the African-American experience, and the charitable foundation
Orchestras Take Steps to Improve Diversity in Classical Music with Sphinx
In 1930, William Grant Still conducted his Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American” with the New York Philharmonic becoming the first Black composer “to have a symphony performed by a professional orchestra in the U.S.” The classical music industry was less diverse then than it is today, and yet African Americans and
Education Debt Prevents Black Families from Building Wealth
As of 2022, approximately 46 million Americans owe a total of nearly $1.75 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, according to federal student aid data. Women carry about two-thirds of that debt. Amid ongoing health and economic emergencies, the U.S. Department of Education issued a federal pause on student loan
Black Environmentalist Hikes Oldest Underground Railroad Trail
The Underground Railroad Monument in Windsor, Ontario in Canada by jodelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. In April 2022, Detroit-born environmentalist Zwena Gray began hiking the Bruce Trail, a 559-mile trail that represents the oldest and longest marked continuous Underground Railroad passage in Canada. The hike took around six
Carnegie Hall’s Commitment to Diversity in Classical Music
A scene from the 2019 production of Bohuslav Martinu’s “Julietta” at Carnegie Hall” by Peter Matthews is licensed under CC BY 2.0 African American and Latino people represent just 1.8% and 2.5% of classical musicians in U.S. orchestras, according to the League of American Orchestras. Increasing diversity within classical music is critically important,
Ralph Lauren Releases New Clothing Collection for Morehouse Students
Morehouse College, a prominent Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and the country’s only private liberal arts college for men, recently inspired a new clothing collection by Polo Ralph Lauren as part of the company’s renewed approach to racial equity. In 2020, Ralph Lauren Corporation re-examined their approaches to representation
Smith’s Continued Support of Museum Digitization Efforts
As a philanthropist and advocate for the Black community, Robert F. Smith has a long-standing commitment to preserving African American history and culture. In fact, a guiding principle of Fund II Foundation, in which Smith is founding director and President, is to preserve the African-American experience, and the charitable foundation
Orchestras Take Steps to Improve Diversity in Classical Music with Sphinx
In 1930, William Grant Still conducted his Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American” with the New York Philharmonic becoming the first Black composer “to have a symphony performed by a professional orchestra in the U.S.” The classical music industry was less diverse then than it is today, and yet African Americans and
Education Debt Prevents Black Families from Building Wealth
As of 2022, approximately 46 million Americans owe a total of nearly $1.75 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, according to federal student aid data. Women carry about two-thirds of that debt. Amid ongoing health and economic emergencies, the U.S. Department of Education issued a federal pause on student loan
