Michael Costello dressed Beyoncé in a handsewn white lace and nude mesh dress for the Grammy Awards in 2014. This was four years after the fashion designer competed in the eighth season of Project Runway. He came in fourth and also appeared in the first season of Project Runway All

A nonprofit group in Charlotte, N.C., employs a different approach to mentor Black boys from 12 to 18 years old. According to WFAE, The Males Place, founded by Baba Reggie Singleton, empowers young boys by teaching them the skills that can assist them in helping their communities through agriculture. They are

A new analysis shows that 33% of Black women negotiated their pay compared to 45% of their Black male counterparts within the past two years. The finding comes as another report shows the gender pay gap hasn’t narrowed much over the last 20 years. This analysis estimates that women earn 82% of what

Designer Brands Inc., a world-renowned footwear and accessories collective, has announced the future release of the FIRST JEM. This inaugural shoe will kick off the JEMS by PENSOLE brand and will also be the first item released by one of America’s first-ever Black-owned footwear factories. The new manufacturing studio will

Cape Sativa, a Black-owned company dedicated to finding new ways to explore the benefits of CBD for human usage and consumption, has announced its latest groundbreaking release. The business is now the first to release cannabidiol (CBD) water, which is 100% water soluble. The breakthrough formula is its patented nanotechnology

In opening statements in Adams County District Court, according to NBC News, prosecutors stated that 23-year-old Elijah McClain said, “I can’t breathe,” to the police officers seven times before a paramedic injected him with ketamine, leading to his death. On the evening of Aug. 24, 2019, two police officers, Randy

As physicians Al and Terry Vester head towards retirement, their patients wonder where to turn for medical care they can trust. Lafayette is a small, predominately Black farm town in Alabama with 2,700 residents and only two primary care doctors. The residents unable to make it to the nearest urgent

Curious about hip-hop? Well, Ohio State University is offering hip-hop as a course. According to Ohio State University, two assistant professors will join the university’s School of Music this semester. Jason Rawls and Stevie “Dr. View” Johnson are heading up the school’s hip-hop studies program. Both positions are in conjunction with Ohio

Timothy M. Jones, the Founder of Colorful Voices, a startup that provides grief and trauma mitigation training for the military and other government agencies, is excited to present “Mental Hope Healing in Action.”   The series is an innovative symposium series that kicks off in Pittsburgh, spotlighting community leaders who advocate

Hall of Famer Warren Sapp has been impressed with Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’s success at two college football teams (Jackson State University and the University of Colorado Boulder). And he wants in. According to Sporting News, Sapp told The Rich Eisen Show that he wants a defensive line specialist position