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The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), founded on Juneteenth, 2025, has announced the first National Black Bookstore Day to be celebrated on April 7. National Black Bookstore Day is intended to “recognize, elevate, and drive support to Black-owned bookstores across the United States.” NAB2 founder Kevin Johnson, who owns Underground Books in Sacramento, CA, […]
A new report in the Chronicle of Higher Education shows how Black Studies departments around the country have been kneecapped by a multi-pronged conservative strategy to halt the study of race at American schools. Those who have been paying attention to the administration’s ongoing campaign against “DEI” will not be shocked to find that gambling’s been going on here. But […]
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the moon — and it’s making history for more reasons than one. The space agency’s Artemis II launch marks the U.S.’s first journey back to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also carry the first Black astronaut and the first female astronaut to travel […]
After the search for survivors and recovery of victims in tragic aviation accidents — like that of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky last month — comes the search for flight data and a cockpit voice recorder often called the “black box.” Every commercial plane has them. Aerospace giants […]
Black Friday signage at a Target store ahead of Black Friday in Jersey City, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Black Friday is proving more popular for younger consumers than for their elders, according to a new report provided exclusively to CNBC. AT&T Business‘ 2025 Holiday […]
The CEO of the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council has outlined a warning that £8.4 billion ($11.1 billion) in bets could go to the black market if the proposed tax hike goes ahead. On the heels of its warning about the potential impact on jobs at the end of last month, the CEO of the […]
Sign at Martha’s Vineyard Airport, Massachusetts Cindygoff | Istock | Getty Images Martha’s Vineyard has long been a summer vacation destination for Black families, but August in the Massachusetts beach community is becoming an important hub for Black entrepreneurs, investors and financial firms, too. “I would say the magic of it is really about introducing […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage with Essence CEO Caroline Wanga at the Global Black Economic Forum during the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 6, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Michael Democker | Getty Images News | Getty Images In a year when […]
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Target CEO Brian Cornell is set to meet civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton this week in New York amid criticism over the retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The meeting, which was initiated by Target, follows recent decisions by the retailer to scale back DEI initiatives — a move that prompted […]
