Voting Rights Takes Center Stage in the 2022 Midterms
All eyes are on state and local elections as the country inches closer to the…
2021 Board Diversity Study Shows Improvements and Setbacks
Boards of directors at leading U.S. companies are becoming more diverse. A 2021 survey conducted…
Black Environmentalist Hikes Oldest Underground Railroad Trail
The Underground Railroad Monument in Windsor, Ontario in Canada by jodelli, CC BY 2.0, via…
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…
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…
Smith’s Continued Support of Museum Digitization Efforts
As a philanthropist and advocate for the Black community, Robert F. Smith has a long-standing…
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…
Education Debt Prevents Black Families from Building Wealth
As of 2022, approximately 46 million Americans owe a total of nearly $1.75 trillion in…
Addressing Housing Disparities Among Black Communities
Caption: African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exposition in a public domain photograph via Wikimedia…