Deion Sanders Has Generated More Than $90M for the University of Colorado Boulder
The numbers don’t lie! Since joining the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, Deion Sanders has proven himself to be an invaluable resource. Not only has he bolstered media coverage for the school. But he’s turned the team’s record around, garnered several advertising deals, brought out some of the biggest celebrity figures to support the school, […]
Film Academy to Present Howard University With Hattie McDaniel’s Replacement Oscar for ‘Gone With the Wind’
Hattie McDaniel’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Gone With the Wind” is finally being replaced after it went missing over 50 years ago. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is going to donate the award in her honor to Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts next month. The ceremony is taking place […]
Dr. Constance Clayton, Philadelphia’s First Black and First Woman Superintendent, Has Joined the Ancestors
Constance Elaine Clayton was born in North Philadelphia in 1933 to Levi and Willabell Clayton, The Inquirer reports. A graduate of Girls’ High, she went on to earn degrees from Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania before starting her career as an educator. Clayton credited her affinity for learning to her mother and grandmother, […]
#CultureTags Partners With CultureCon for New ‘Per My Last Email’ Expansion Pack Hilariously Merging Corporate and Culture
This is for all of our corporate code-switchers! #CultureTags founder Eunique Jones Gibson and CultureCon & The Creative Collective NYC founder Imani Ellis have teamed up to bring you the latest spin on workplace humor. Advocates for cultural creatives and community, both Ellis and Jones Gibson know firsthand just how challenging it can be to […]
Tiger Woods Caddies for Son Charlie During His Junior Golf Tournament
Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie Axel Woods, is following in his footsteps when it comes to playing golf! Charlie advanced to the Notah Begay III National Championship after winning in the second round of the 14-15 age division in the Last Chance Regional over the weekend. But he wasn’t alone on the green, with the teen […]
Usher Announces New Album ‘Coming Home’ After Confirming He’ll Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
It’s Usher’s time! The “Love in This Club” singer isn’t slowing down after his announcement that he’s performing at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show. In his latest big reveal, the singer shared on Wednesday that he’s also releasing new music soon. While speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music radio live, the singer and […]
Johns Hopkins Welcomes Second Cohort of HBCU STEM Scholars as Part of $150M Commitment
Johns Hopkins University has welcomed its second cohort of HBCU STEM students to join the prestigious Vivien Thomas Scholars program, Johns Hopkins University reports. Launched in 2021, the program is named for Vivien Thomas, a Black surgical laboratory supervisor who served at Johns Hopkins for nearly four decades, starting in the 1940s. Thomas trained numerous […]
Black British Fashion Designers and Their Stories Are Being Celebrated at New Exhibition in London
London has opened a beautiful new exhibition to highlight the contributions Black British culture has made to U.K. fashion and design history. Titled The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion, the exhibition is located at central London’s Somerset House. The Missing Thread, which opened on September 21, pays tribute to the influence of […]
Shonda Rhimes and Lena Waithe to be Honored by Human Rights Campaign at Its National Dinner
Shonda Rhimes and Lena Waithe are going to be honored by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) at this year’s National Dinner! The event is taking place on October 14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Along with Rhimes and Waithe, actor Matt Bomer, will also be celebrated at the event. HRC is […]
Dr. D’Wayne Edwards Releases First Shoe From U.S. Black-Owned Footwear Factory
Dr. D’Wayne Edwards is paving the way for the future of Black creatives. As the founder of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, the country’s first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to reopen, Edwards wants to change the narrative for Black footwear designers. In 2022, Edwards founded one of the first Black-owned athletic […]