Food critic and martial artist Keith Lee’s reviews of several Atlanta restaurants have sparked debate among Atlanta natives about the city’s dining scene and culture. According to Complex, Lee was perplexed by the way many restaurants function in the Georgia city (how meals are ordered, restaurant hours, etc.), noticing that they follow their own unique […]
The Cincinnati Music Festival pulls in the most tourists the Midwest city sees annually. 2023 marked the festival’s 55th year and saw an influx of over 90,000 tourists visiting the town, with an economic boost totaling over $107 million. The three-day festival featured musical performances from some of the industry’s most prominent names. An homage […]
(BPRW) AFRAM Returns as Baltimore City’s Official Juneteenth Celebration (Black PR Wire) BALTIMORE, MD. – The City of Baltimore is celebrating Juneteenth Weekend by showcasing Black excellence in fashion, art, music, business, and culture. Recently, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore City Recreation & Parks announced plans for the 46th annual AFRAM Festival. AFRAM returns to the […]
ShareTweetSubscribe Jackson, Mississippi residents say they’re “tired of apologies” from state officials in regards to the constant water stoppages and boil water notices. Jackson residents do not have access to running water after below freezing temperatures which caused frozen and busted pipes NBC News reported. Residents were told to go to one of four locations across […]
Five points district was originally the location of New York City’s first free Black settlement. By the 1850 the Five Points district in lower Manhattan was known for its bars, dance halls, gambling houses, prostitution and mixed race clientele. However, to the white community, the Five Points was a threat to the dangers of race […]
(BPRW) NEW YORK URBAN LEAGUE RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS TO FORTIFY NEW YORK CITY’S BLACK ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CENTER (Black PR Wire) New York, NY – The New York Urban League (NYUL) today announced a $250,000 grant from Valor Equity Partners for its Small Business Solutions Center to serve the critical needs […]
(BPRW) NEW YORK URBAN LEAGUE RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS TO FORTIFY NEW YORK CITY’S BLACK ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CENTER (Black PR Wire) New York, NY – The New York Urban League (NYUL) today announced a $250,000 grant from Valor Equity Partners for its Small Business Solutions Center to serve the critical needs […]
Former police captain Eric Adams cruised to victory Tuesday to become the next mayor of New York as voters across the U.S. picked new city leaders from candidates who were largely defined by their stances on police and crime. Adams, who will become the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, first triumphed this summer in […]
Black residents in Evanston, Illinois are expressing concerns about the city’s approach to providing reparations, a plan which was approved three months ago as the first local reparations program in the country. According to the residents, part of the problem is that there are too many restrictions in the plan. The concerned Illinoisans specifically point to the city’s […]
New York City‘s Black Wall Street Gallery, which was founded to pay tribute to the 1921 Tulsa massacre, was vandalized multiple times this week as organizers prepared to commemorate the deadly event’s 100-year anniversary. Ricco Wright, owner of the gallery, said the property was smeared with white paint on Monday and graffiti was found on a […]