by James Washington | Dec 8, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
The Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation, a family based business, became the first black owned radio network. The corporation is based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and owns a variety of radio stations, including gospel, hip hop, and several other genres.[1] The...
by James Washington | Dec 6, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
The holiday of Juneteenth falls on June 19th and is observed as the day that slavery officially ended for Texas. While this holiday has often remained low-key, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War has started to bring Juneteenth into a bigger focus. While Abraham...
by James Washington | Dec 6, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
Reginald F. Lewis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 7, 1942. In the 1980s, he was known as the most prominent African American businessman in America. He was a lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Chairman, and CEO.[1] His mother was a mail carrier and...
by James Washington | Dec 4, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
The first African American television station owned and operated solely by African Americans was WGPR-TV. WGPR-TV, based in Detroit, Michigan, was founded by William Venoid Banks, who was a Detroit attorney, leading member of the International Free and Accepted...
by James Washington | Apr 26, 2017 | Business, Positivity
Cindy Tawiah is the Ghanian entrepreneur behind Diva by Cindy, a multi-ethnic hair care system. The former nurse was inspired by her chemistry teacher and desire for better hair care products that stopped hair from shredding, breaking and helped it grow. In 2007, she...
by James Washington | Apr 26, 2017 | Black Businesses, Business
Maximus Box is the first big and tall clothing subscription service for men. The company assumes the maxim that every big and tall man should have the right to feel confident, comfortable. This business has grown nationally and is serving customers from coast to...
by James Washington | Apr 17, 2017 | A List Categories, Business, Positivity
What is the state of health awareness within the African American community? Is the topic of alternative health a taboo subject in our community? Are African Americans skeptical of natural/alternative approaches to medicine and preventative health? These are questions...
by James Washington | Apr 17, 2017 | Business, Positivity
27 year old Dexter Opare encouraged his 23 year old sister, Yasmeen Opare to join him and make a business out of her desire to wear kente swimsuits while on vacation. Turns out to be a great decision for the Ghanaian family. Just like that, Ashanti Swimwear was born....
by James Washington | Apr 17, 2017 | News, Positivity
Be the change you want to see in the world. This should be the motto of Kimberly Barrow because that is exactly what she has done with her Houston-based family wellness center. Kimberly Cares is the vision of the family nurse practitioner who had personal experiences...
by James Washington | Mar 29, 2017 | History, Modern History
Sophia Danenberg became the first black woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world: “I wanted to achieve a personal goal and went down in history!” She’d been training on some hard terrain in preparation (Switzerland, Tanzania,...
