Today: December 5, 2025
The United States, once the self-styled torchbearer of democracy, is now teetering on the edge of oligarchy—a system where the rich few pull the strings and everyone else fights for crumbs. Let’s not sugarcoat it: the “land of the free” has sold…
On January 15, 2025, Don Lemon—former CNN anchor joined Black and Brown media publishers and journalism institutions at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for “Covering A Divided Nation: Lessons from Black and Brown Media,” organized by URL Media and the…
As an ecosystem of Black and diverse-owned media owners, the Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute (BOMESI) stands united in our support and admiration for Vice President Kamala Harris, who ran an inspiring and powerful campaign. Harris’s journey to the ballot…
Washington, D.C. — Nov. 18, 2024 — Black-owned media-tech company TANTV was awarded a $50,000 pre-seed investment from Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition, an organization dedicated to supporting underrepresented Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs. This funding, which contributes to TANTV’s current round total of…
When you think of climate change, it seems like a daunting mission to devise a solution for this gigantic global problem. You have to be audacious enough to count yourself among the global change-makers who might just be key figures in crafting…
When you think of solving complex public health challenges, you might imagine teams of scientists in sophisticated laboratories or veteran engineers with decades of experience. You probably wouldn’t picture a fifth-grade student working on a class project. Yet Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old…
Racism in the food system can be traced back to slavery in the Americas. The exploitation of Black labor established a powerful agricultural system that not only built the nation’s wealth but also perpetuated mistreatment, discrimination, and exploitation of people of color.…
The nation’s capital is transforming its downtown into a winter wonderland as the Downtown Holiday Market marks its 20th anniversary with an innovative addition: an indoor skating rink at the historic National Building Museum. The expanded celebration, running from November 22 through…
23andMe has recently come under fire due to a major data breach affecting nearly 7 million accounts and the alarming resignation of its entire board, leaving many wondering what will become of the genetic information of approximately 15 million users. In November…
Business Investment Financing Track, a $75 million initiative window, will benefit smallholder farmers, producer organizations, MSMEs, and agribusiness start-ups in developing economies. Birthed under the, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), the pilot initiative ending June 2026 is in partnership with…
