Investing In Black Founders: Richelieu Dennis Essence Ventures Founder Is Revolutionizing Black Entrepreneurship

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Richelieu Dennis, the visionary founder of Essence Ventures, is revolutionizing the world of Black entrepreneurship. Through strategic acquisitions, investments and...

The Supreme Court: A Nest Of Clueless Overprivileged Elites

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Jim Hightower Photos: Video & YouTube Screenshots Here’s an embarrassing turn of events: The six right-wing ideologues now controlling the Supreme Court...

Sharpton To Corporate America: Expect Blacklash For Backing Out Of DEI Pledges

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsFacebook New York, NY – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following...

Justice Department Challenges Racially Discriminatory Mississippi Law Provisions Targeting Majority Black County

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Justice Department filed a complaint Wednesday challenging portions of Mississippi House Bill 1020 (H.B. 1020), which mandates the...

‘An Illusion of Equity: The Legacy of Eugenics in Today’s Education’ Book Out Now

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotBook Cover Public education plays a crucial role in crafting a nation’s future. In the United States, education reform policy,...

Denver: International Women’s Sports Summit 2023 To Be Held July 21-23

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: TwitterFacebook DENVER — From July 21 to 23, the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) and the International Consortium on Female...

Diddy Launches Empower Global Marketplace For Black Businesses

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook Diddy has officially launched Empower Global, a digital marketplace where he hopes Black-owned businesses will thrive. As of Wednesday (July...

Why Chinese Scientists Are Giving Up On America–And Moving To China

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Xie Xiaoliang is one of Harvard’s premier scientists, a biophysical chemist known for his work on DNA. He’s leaving...

OECS: Turning The Tides On Youth Crime In Caribbean

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Caribbean region stands at a pivotal juncture, witnessing a disconcerting surge in youth crime that poses challenges to...

France: Nahel Shooting Highlights Need To End Systemic Racism In Law Enforcement

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Following the banning of a number of demonstrations protesting police violence after the unlawful killing of 17-year-old Nahel M by...

Labor Market For Black Workers Not Quite As Good As Some Claim

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots The historically low Black unemployment rate and the corresponding relatively high Black employment-to-population ratio or employment rate is welcome...

The Pervasive Racist Stereotypes Of Black America In Establishment Media Causes Real Damage

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons Do emotional movie scenes motivate tears? Has the slow but methodical increase in mass shootings of Black Americans over...

USBC: Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Reparations Suit Dismissal Is “Setback In…Fight For Justice”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC), the leading national voice for Black-owned businesses, wishes to address the recent dismissal of...

U.S. Supreme Court Continues Rightward March, Faces Legitimacy Crisis

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: SCOTUSYouTube Screenshot A year ago, the six-justice supermajority plunged the Supreme Court into a legitimacy crisis. The justices ignored decades of...

Rapper Bun B’s New Houston Restaurant Sells Over 53K Burgers In First Month

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Wikimedia CommonsBlackBusiness.com Rapper Bun B’s new restaurant Trill Burgers is so successful that it reportedly sold more than 53,000 of its...

Fighting Racial Injustice In New York Schools: State Legislators Failing The Grade

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: InsideSchools.orgYoutube ScreenshotFacebook New York State legislators threw students under the school bus this year. Two bills left behind while the legislative...

How The Supreme Court Blocked Alabama’s Effort To Dilute Black Voting Power

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision ordering the state of Alabama to draw a new congressional voting map reaffirms...

Uganda: Rugumayo’s ‘Why Fireflies Glow’ Memoir Covers Up Genocide, Treason

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Zacharia Kanyonyozi Photos: FacebookBook CoverYouTube Screenshots “On November 28, 1978, Milton Obote called a meeting of Ugandans to unite and chart out...

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner To Address PVAMU’s Summer Graduating Class

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 10, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University is thrilled to announce Houston Mayor Sylvester...

Three Tampa Bay Buccaneers Players Who Are Making Headlines In 2023 NFL Season

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Every year, a few players on each team finally step up to their roles and do well. If a...

Newark Rebellion Commemoration Will Highlight Police Brutality, SCOTUS Attacks On Black Progress

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm starting at the Rebellion Monument, located at 250 Springfield Avenue in Newark, NJ.  The demands of the march...

West & Central Africa: Authorities Must Fight Corruption, Uphold Human Rights

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).  Photos: FacebookYouTube Screenshots West and Central African states must stop persecuting human rights defenders who expose corruption, bribery and abuse of office,...

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Trophy On Display In National Archives Sports Exhibit

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: National Archives FoundationYouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON, July 11, 2023 – Today, the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ 2019 trophy, went on display in...

‘Sounds Of IL Sole’ Features World Class Jazz Every Week

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Deardra Shuler Photo: Luis Paniagua A woman of Dominican descent, Sandra Jaquez, (above, far right) is the owner of two restaurants, IL...