In the waning days of summer 2012, author Deanna Kimberly Burrell offers readers a chance to stockpile snapshots of three friends and their relationships. Burrell says...
DNA testing and online resources have added new dimensions to genealogy research among African-Americans. So have television shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and NBC’s...
The recents deaths of iconic entertainers Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston temporarily put a face on addiction and illuminated the tragic and regrettable ends when addiction...
As anyone who has followed me knows, I have been extremely critical of President Obama’s non-engagement with the Black community. Obama has deliberately ignored the plight...
The memories from Essence Festival 2012 are still fresh for those who attended the annual four-day event of entertainment, empowerment, and culture in New Orleans. D’Angelo...
In September 2011, Nielsen and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) released The State of the African-American Consumer. It was the first of three reports designed...
Cheneta Jones is one of gospel music’s newest voices. She started her singing career as a member of an R & B group but changed genres...
As an organization, the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc. represents the interests of over 200,000 businesses — most of which would be categorized as “small.” We have...
Prof. Margaret Barton-Burke, Ph.D., is the Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Oncology Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She has been a pioneer in...
[two_third last=”no”]June 28, 2012 will go down in history as the date the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 5-4 ruling that upholds the law many media...