Coco Jones to Open Super Bowl 2026 Pregame Show With ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California: Charlie Puth will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will take on “America the Beautiful” and Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The performances will take place Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, before the NFL’s […]
Kyrie Irving Has Launched Partnership With Texas’ Oldest HBCU, Paul Quinn College
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 1, 2025 The nation’s only urban work college will rock new basketball team uniforms from Irving’s brand. Kyrie Irving is using his platform to help out a pioneering HBCU near his current NBA team. The NBA all-star has partnered with Paul Quinn College to grant the only HBCU in the Dallas […]
African American Small Business Foundation Inc. Launches Giving Tuesday Initiative
by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 1, 2025 The African American Small Business Foundation Inc. is seeking Giving Tuesday donations to support its 2026 initiatives. This Giving Tuesday, the African American Small Business Foundation, Inc. is calling on supporters and partners to help minority-owned businesses in New York City grow and thrive in a weakened economy. On […]
Trump says he’ll release MRI results; he doesn’t know what part of his body was scanned
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of the MRI were “perfect.” […]
Autonomous Marketing: When AI Agents Run the Campaign
By this point in the AI revolution, the phrase “AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI will” has saturated the ears of marketers and business owners alike. While admittedly grating at times, innovative leaders are seeing truth in the technological platitude in a new light as AI agents—autonomous cybernetic partners that can think, […]
How Nidiyah Salahuddin helps Black brides embrace curly hair and look regal on their big day
Before she was co-owner of a thriving salon or a trusted name in bridal glam, Nidiyah Salahuddin was just a little girl watching her grandmother press hair with a hot comb over the stove. “Just watching her with the hot comb at the stove started it,” Nidiyah remembers. “Watching the process, you know, all the […]