Northwest Philadelphia’s tight-knit business community gets a boost this November: the Northwest (NW) Philly Small Business Summit returns as a one-day, practical event for neighborhood entrepreneurs, side-hustlers, vendors, and community organizers
Philadelphia’s Black business scene is a vital force, and on November 8, the Black Woman About Business Expo brings that energy to a single, powerful day of shopping, networking, and mentorship.
Black Americans make up 14% of all eligible voters nationwide, more than 34.4 million people. In Philadelphia, where our voices have shaped this city’s culture, economy, and soul, we hold the power to choose who runs our courts, who prosecutes crime, and who decides how our tax dollars get spent. On November 4, 2025, those choices are in your hands. Not Washington’s. Yours.
On 25 October 2025, the Empire Partner Foundation will host the 3rd Annual EPF Tech Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. It is a flagship moment for South Africa’s innovators and a vital stage for Black tech entrepreneurs aiming for investor attention and national recognition.
For Black Philadelphians, these offices directly affect policing, criminal justice reform, neighborhood investment, and accountability in city government.
On a November afternoon in 2024, visitors filed into the fourth floor of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to witness something unprecedented: nearly fifty paintings by Amy Sherald, arranged across six thematic galleries, each canvas a meditation on Black American life rendered in her signature palette of gray-toned skin against saturated color fields.
As we prepare for MWC Kigali 2025 (October 21-23, 2025), Rwanda serves as the perfect stage for showcasing how African mobile innovation is reshaping our continent’s place in the global digital economy.
From community centers documenting migration histories to students recording traditional knowledge before it disappears, this grassroots digital preservation movement represents a significant shift in how African communities approach cultural continuity.
Laolu Senbanjo, known professionally as “Laolu NYC,” is a formidable Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist whose impressive career spans music, performing arts, visual art, human rights law, and activism. His diverse background profoundly informs his artistic practice, which is deeply rooted in the belief that art can reveal profound truths and foster self-discovery.
Dr. Brenda A. Allen assumed the presidency of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania on July 1, 2017, becoming its 14th president. An esteemed alumna, she presides over the nation’s inaugural degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), established in 1854. Her tenure has been characterized by a concerted effort to fortify Lincoln’s liberal arts foundation, thereby equipping students to confront 21st-century challenges.
