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Detroit’s Concert of Colors Returns to Celebrate Global Sounds and the African Diaspora

Detroit’s annual Concert of Colors is back, bringing artists, cultures, and communities together while honoring the late founder Ismael Ahmed. This free five-day festival will celebrate global...

Colorado Black Arts Festival Marks 40 Years of Celebrating Black Creativity and Culture

Detroit’s African World Festival will return to Hart Plaza from July 10 to July 12, 2026. This festival is one of the city’s most significant cultural events along the riverfront. Presented by the...

Detroit’s African World Festival Returns With Protoje, Shanice, and a Powerful Celebration of Black Culture

Detroit’s African World Festival will return to Hart Plaza from July 10 to July 12, 2026. This festival is one of the city’s most significant cultural events along the riverfront. Presented by the...

Inside Jaden Smith’s I Love You Restaurant: The Mission to Feed Those in Need

Jaden Smith’s I Love You Restaurant focuses on providing a simple, urgent service: giving people experiencing homelessness access to free, healthy, plant-based meals while treating them with dignity...

HBCU Excellence: Bowie State Nursing Graduates Earn Perfect First-Time NCLEX Pass Rate

Bowie State University’s nursing program has achieved a significant milestone. All members of its December 2025 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduating class passed the NCLEX-RN licensure exam on...

Seven Years Later, Nipsey Hussle’s $11 Million Estate Passes to His Children

Seven years after Nipsey Hussle’s death, one of the final legal matters related to his estate has been resolved. A California judge approved the final distribution of the late rapper and...

Why Kominiti Is the Career Ecosystem You Need in 2026

The way professionals build careers has changed completely. Yet most of us are still using tools designed for a world that no longer exists. LinkedIn launched in 2003, before smartphones, before the...

Why the Future of Professional Networking Looks Nothing Like LinkedIn

Professional networking has changed dramatically over the last two decades. There was a time when networking meant attending conferences, exchanging business cards, and hoping someone remembered your...

Black Author Waldo Theus Celebrates Publishing Company Ownership with Inspirational Book Collection

Black author Waldo Theus is celebrating a significant achievement as the owner of The Theus Publishing Group LLC, an independent publishing company focused on inspirational writing about faith...