Marching Music’s Major League Comes to Atlanta for One Day Only Event Saturday, July 26 July 23, 2025 Student musicians and performers ages 14 to 22 take the field as part of DCI 2025 Summer Tour Drum Corps International (DCI), Marching Music’s… Continue Reading
Crowning Glory Lost: The Unspoken Crisis & Celebration of Female Baldness in the African American Community July 22, 2025 Written By: Dr. Sonya Alise McKinzie In the African American community, hair is more than adornment—it is a legacy. It tells stories of ancestry,… Continue Reading
Resilience in Rhythm: The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project’s Call to Action July 9, 2025 Written By: Dr. Sonya Alise McKinzie Once upon a time—not in a faraway land, but right here in our own neighborhood there lived a constellation of… Continue Reading
FEMI – Essence Festival 2025 Closes Out With Powerful Moments and Fan Love July 9, 2025 The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented by Coca-Cola® ended with the kind of energy only Black culture can deliver, loud, proud, and rooted… Continue Reading
FEMI- Honoring Her Legacy Black Women Take Center Stage at the 2025 National Urban League Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon July 9, 2025 The 6th Annual Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon, hosted by the National Urban League during Essence Festival weekend, was a powerful celebration of Black… Continue Reading
Dr. Letisha Jefferson Champions Literacy, Wellness, and Representation with “Zoe’s Day with Dr. J” July 7, 2025 Dr. Letisha Jefferson is redefining what it means to care for children. A board-certified pediatrician with over a decade of clinical experience, she’s not… Continue Reading
MEGA RAN CLIMBS HIGH TO FIND A SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS ON BUDDY’S MAGIC TREE HOUSE July 7, 2025 Mega Ran is back—and this time, he’s taking kids and parents on another imaginative adventure through sound with Buddy’s Magic Tree House, his second… Continue Reading
Dr. Alaysia Black Hackett: Transforming Systems, Uplifting Communities July 3, 2025 We’re living in a time where equity, justice, and inclusion aren’t just trending terms, they’re necessary for real progress. And Dr. Alaysia Black Hackett… Continue Reading
Unapologetically Curvy: A Love Letter to Black Women’s Bodies July 2, 2025 Written by: Dr. Sonya Alise McKinzie Beauty standards have long been shaped by narrow, Eurocentric ideals, yet Black women are powerfully reclaiming their bodies,… Continue Reading
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: African American Women Pastors in the Pulpit July 2, 2025 Written by: Dr. Sonya Alise McKinzie In churches across America, a quiet revolution is reshaping the spiritual, cultural, and social fabric of the Black… Continue Reading