Last night, Comcast NBCUniversal set the stage for an unforgettable evening at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, celebrating their new three-part docuseries, Culture Capital.
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Philadelphia: Frankie Beverly Street Naming Will Be Honor Of His Lifetime Of Contributions And Happy Feelins
This spring, the City of Philadelphia will honor the legacy of Frankie Beverly, who began his decades-long musical journey with the Butlers, then Raw Soul, the latter would become Frankie Beverly and Maze.
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DoorDash Announces Funding To Support Women, Immigrants, And BIPOC-Owned Businesses
DoorDash today announced its Main Street Strong Accelerator, an initiative providing financial support and specialized educational resources to women-, immigrants- and people of color-owned businesses.Continue reading
A City-Wide Coalition Of 100 Black Men Head To Philadelphia To Protect The Vote
On Election Day morning, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at 9:30 am ET,Continue reading
HW Pick: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” (Video)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered this speech speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, nine years after he was stabbed in Harlem, NY in 1958. Continue reading
How The Modern Harlem Man Might Dress, According To A Professional “Wardrobe Fixer”
A-list celebrities in and out of Harlem have stylists who dress them for everything from film premieres to their walks from the car to the airport terminal (yes, really). Continue reading
Ah, Sugar, Sugar, Experts Issue New Guidance On Sugary Drinks For Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), along with a coalition of other medical groups, have submitted new recommended guidelines focused on young children’s consumption of sugary drinks from Harlem to Hollywood.Continue reading
Starbucks To Close All Stores From Harlem To Hollis For Racial-Bias Education
Starbucks today announced it will be closing its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on the afternoon of May 29, 2018, to conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores. Continue reading
Concern From Harlem To Hollywood, As ACLU Makes Statement On Arrests At Philadelphia Starbucks
In a statement released today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania condemned the actions of the Starbucks employee and the Philadelphia police officers that resulted in the arrest of two African-American men on Thursday who were waiting to meet a business acquaintance, then held for hours before being released without charge. Continue reading
“The New Negro: The Life Of Alain Locke,” Who Believed Art Was Key To Black Liberation
A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro -Continue reading