For over 20 years, The Business Center, known as “The Business Connector” by its members, has followed the credo, “Building our community one entrepreneur at a time”. Their mission is to equip adults and youth with the tools to start, sustain, and expand their enterprises
Each month, “The Reading Quilt” provides a short review of a book that a teacher may use to spark conversations about culture and race, along with a learning activity that may help students understand human behavior. Using the acronym QUILT, Slaughter offers readers information about the Quality of writing, Imaginative plot, as well as a mini Lesson plan, and Talking points that stem from the book’s premise. This month, Virginia Hamilton’s Bluish (Scholastic, 1999), which details the life of a sick girl and her classmates is the focus of QUILT.
The wellness industry is expanding into the cannabis industry with many CBD brands and products available. Support one of these Black-owned CBD brands.
FunTimes Magazine commemorates some of the Black stars we lost this year and remembers their achievements.
On Libyan Independence Day, we take a look inside the political ideologies of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.
Salif Keita, from Mali, is one of the most influential musicians on the African continent and an activist for Black people with albinism. He is known as the ‘Golden Voice of Africa.’
Salif Keita, from Mali, is one of the most influential musicians on the African continent and an activist for Black people with albinism. He is known as the ‘Golden Voice of Africa.
On Kenyan Independence Day, we are highlighting one of its most well known tribes: the Maasai. Most Maasai are known for their tall stature, spears, red clothing and retention of traditional culture. Beyond the surface, there is so much more. Let’s jump right in!
On Tanzania’s Independence Day, we take a look inside Mount Kilimanjaro, wildlife in the country and the impact of anti-poaching initiatives in the region.
In 2015, when Arne Duncan moved back to Chicago after serving as President Obama’s education secretary, he set out on a listening tour of perhaps the least listened-to young men in America: Shooters.
PCOS is a common hormonal disorder yet the diagnosis’ rate is low, especially for Black women. Find out more here on how Black women are affected differently.
