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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) and Foundation Academy of Trenton announced today a joint project to research and tell the stories of the Black soldiers who fought at the Battle of Princeton nearly 250 years ago as part of PBS’ “Men Without Shoes” research project. On January 3, 1777, the Continental Army defeated British forces at Princeton for the third time in 10 days after George Washington and the Continental Army had crossed the Delaware River and...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIN: Black Information Network, a 24/7 national audio news network dedicated to providing fact-based, objective news with a distinct Black voice, today announced its collaboration with The Obama Foundation to advance community engagement with youth. This multi-year collaboration — the first of its kind for BIN — brings together its mission to inform, educate and elevate Black voices with The Obama Foundation’s commitment to empowering individuals and communities to cr...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triple threat Nia Sioux is finally telling her side of the story with her debut book, Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life, releasing on November 4, 2025, with Harper Horizon. Young dancer Nia Sioux was only nine years old when she stepped into stardom as one of the original cast members of Lifetime’s reality TV show Dance Moms. Nia learned new choreography week after week and competed against dancers...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ESSENCE Communications, the esteemed publisher of ESSENCE Magazine—America's leading lifestyle publication dedicated to Black women since 1970, proudly announces the second wave of performers for the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Evening Concert Series. This year’s festival is a love letter to the ones who know the deep cuts, vocal runs, and the magic of a perfectly curated set. It’s for the fans who grew up on the Superdome stage...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ESSENCE Communications, the esteemed publisher of ESSENCE Magazine—America's leading lifestyle publication dedicated to Black women since 1970, proudly announces the highly anticipated return of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® to its forever home: New Orleans. The Festival will occur from Friday, July 4th, to Sunday, July 6th, 2025. Whether you're attending in person or tuning in virtually, one thing is sure: the wait is always worth...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greenwood launches the only rewards program for the Black community and sees nearly $250M in loan demand to support Black entrepreneurs....

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Experian® announces it is relieving $5 million of consumer debt among 5,000 families in Louisiana....

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A four-student team from Fisk University took the top prize in the #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for their business idea to make financial literacy and credit education a rite of passage for young adults, sponsored by Experian and HomeFree-USA. Nicknamed Team FinLit, Ansana Regmi, Destiny Marshall, Remilekun Ore and Sovit Lekhak earned a $40,000 scholarship for their proposal, “FinLit HQ.” It’s a personalized gaming experience for teenager...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESSENCE is proud to return with the 6th annual ESSENCE Hollywood House: To Altadena With Love, a premier gathering dedicated to amplifying Black creatives in the film and television industries, set to take place on Friday, February 28, 2025, at City Market Social House in Los Angeles. This year’s event, themed, ‘Scene and Unseen,’ and hosted by Scott Evans, will spotlight the power of representation, both on-screen and behind the scenes of the entertainment industr...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blair Underwood, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Omar J. Dorsey, and J. Alphonse Nicholson are recipients of this year’s Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood....