SAKS DEBUTS DIGITAL-FIRST SPRING CAMPAIGN STARRING LUPITA NYONG’O
NEW YORK PRNewswire -- Saks, the premier digital platform for luxury fashion, debuted its digital-first spring 2022 campaign featuring Academy Award-winning actress, Executive Producer of Africa’s first superhero series for children “Super Sema,” and star of the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Lupita Nyong’o. The seasonal campaign celebrates why fashion is fun again by showcasing the bright, bold styles of the season through an optimistic, fresh and timely storytelling lens.
A Play Writer Looks At Slavery And The Present Times
Richard Gallion started thinking about the concept for his play, “1800 vs. 2020,” seven years ago, with a question of “What If?” What If the enslaved people of the 1800s had a conversation with Black people who are living in 2020 and how would that conversation go.
REGGAE PIONEER JIMMY CLIFF RELEASES ACOUSTIC MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HUMAN TOUCH”
LOS ANGELES PRNewswire -- World-renowned musician, actor, singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, and global music legend Jimmy Cliff releases a heart-felt acoustic music video for his latest single, “Human Touch.” The GRAMMY Award winning artist offers the new visual in time to celebrate February’s Black History Month.
$1.5 Million in Grants Available for Grassroots Organizations
The Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities’ 2022 Chicago Fund will award $1,000 to $10,000 grants to support community-led efforts that make neighborhoods safer.
Innovative telling of West African man’s life on exhibit at DuSable Museum
Olaudah Equiano was a young West African boy living his life when he was kidnapped and enslaved. He eventually bought his freedom and wrote a bestselling memoir, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” in 1789.
BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Partners with Culture Genesis to Expand Black Girl Magic Across Digital Media with the Launch of the BGR!TV Digital Network
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Beverly Bond, founder and CEO of the award-winning global women’s empowerment brand BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®, announced a partnership with media tech company Culture Genesis for the newly launched BGR!TV—an omnichannel digital-media network that includes BGR!’s OTT streaming platform, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and other digital media.
S.T.R.E.A.M. GLOBAL INNOVATIONS MAKES STEAM CAREERS ACCESSIBLE
Whether it’s shooting off rockets or learning about airplanes, Niamani Knight sees S.T.R.E.A.M. Global Innovations as an interactive educational theme park for kids.
SHEcovery assists organizations with pandemic recovery
The Chicago Foundation for Women realized there would be an outsized affect of the pandemic on women and girls of color. As the months went on, the organization made an effort to spend more money and invest more money in recovery efforts to help frontline workers and organizations led by women of color, with the creation of SHEcovery.
Strong 2021 keeps critical upgrade of Chicago’s natural gas delivery system on budget, with work on schedule
The Peoples Gas program to modernize Chicago’s antiquated natural gas delivery system made strong progress in the fourth quarter of 2021 and ended the year on budget and on schedule.
JenCare Senior Medical Center To Host Virtual Doc Talk
You are invited to attend and bring a friend, relative or neighbor to the JenCare Senior Medical Center Virtual Doc Talk. You are encouraged to come prepared with your questions.
COOK COUNTY AND CEDA ANNOUNCE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) announced recently a new program to assist low-income residents with water utility bills.
EMERGE!™ A Fashion Runway Show hosted an epic return to the runway during New York Fashion Week February 2022 Legendary Designer Karl Kani received Fashion Innovator Award
The leading emerging designer runway show established to be a catalyst and provide a national platform for independent and emerging designers returned to an in-person live runway show during New York Fashion Week on February 15, 2022 at Broad Street Ballroom (41 Broad street – New York, NY). The Show was taped for a new series called “A Road to Emerge!” which will highlight the behind the scenes of a fashion show.
Chicago Community Loan Fund Launches “Communities of Color Fund” to Serve Chicago’s South and West Sides, Five Suburban Counties
Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), along with key investors, has created a $25 million loan fund to support African American, Latino and other business developers of color. The Communities of Color Fund was added to CCLF’s lending capabilities as another tool to address racial equity in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland with a strong emphasis on Chicago’s South and West sides and suburban markets that lack access to low-cost capital.
PRESIDENT PRECKWINKLE AND THE COOK COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE THE TRANSFORMATION OF 1,000 VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES INTO HOMES, OFFICES AND COMMUNITY SPACES ACROSS THE REGION
The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) announced today that through its programs, community developers have now renovated 1,000 previously vacant and abandoned homes in Cook County, returning them to productive, tax-generating use.
SHARON CHUTER AND PULL UP FOR CHANGE TEAM UP WITH NEW BEAUTY BRANDS
Following a successful launch in February 2021, in which over $400,000 was raised and deployed to eight emerging black business founders at Essence Festival of Culture, Sharon Chuter and her non-profit organization, Pull Up For Change are re-launching the Make It BLACK campaign for Black History Month 2022 with new beauty partners.
New Updates to College Scorecard Make Tool More Useful for Students and Families
The U.S. Department of Education released updates to the College Scorecard that make the tool more useful for students and families weighing college options.
Lt. Governor Stratton Launches Agricultural Equity and Food Insecurity Initiative
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton today launched the Agricultural Equity and Food Insecurity Initiative, called #AgConnectsUsAll. We know there are disparities in who enjoys the benefits of, and who has access to, the opportunities the agriculture industry has to offer in this country—including in Illinois. We also know that food insecurity impacts far too many people in all 102 counties of Illinois, especially children and the elderly.
GOVERNOR, AG ADDRESS EXPRESSWAY SHOOTINGS, ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
Two of the state's top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline current and proposed responses to increasing crime, including expressway shootings and organized retail thefts.
Lawyer wants to create more visibility for Black legal professionals
Rana Coleman has been passionate about the law since she was 12 years old. She always knew she would end up in this field. She has been working in the legal field for 15 years.
