Black Woman-Owned Olive Oil Brand Has 4 Locations in Atlanta

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This Black Woman-Owned Olive Oil Brand Now Has 4 Locations in Atlanta and Continues to Defy the Odds

Nationwide -- At a time when small retailers across the country are fighting to stay afloat, two Atlanta women are quietly building a culinary brand that’s capturing national attention.

Malatrice “Mali” Montgomery and Ayanna “Nikki” Carver, co-founders of Vine & Olive, the fastest-growing Black-owned olive oil brand, are proving that passion, community, commitment, and exceptional flavor can cut through even the most competitive food marketplace. The longtime friends and self-described food lovers have grown their premium olive oil and balsamic vinegar company into four thriving retail locations, all while each maintaining demanding full-time careers.

Black Entrepreneurs Create 10-Inch Kappa Alpha Psi Collectible Figure That Pays Tribute to Black Greek Enthusiasts Worldwide

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Black Entrepreneurs Create 10-Inch Kappa Alpha Psi Collectible Figure That Pays Tribute to Black Greek Enthusiasts Worldwide

 Meet Kappa brothers David Campbell and Kevin Hood, the creators of Super Nupe, the first officially licensed collectible figure representing the ultimate Kappa Man.

Since its launch in 2024, Super Nupe has captured the hearts of Kappa Alpha Psi members and Black Greek enthusiasts nationwide. The collectible embodies the fraternity’s achievement, pride, and brotherhood, making it the perfect holiday gift and an ideal way to honor the upcoming Founders Day milestone.

Campbell (Sigma Chapter ’85) and Hood (Sigma Chapter ’87) both initiated at the University of Michigan, the Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc, transformed decades of friendship and shared fraternity experiences into a stunning collectible that captures the essence of Nupe excellence. Super Nupe stands as a powerful symbol of the fraternity’s motto, “Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor,” now immortalized as a collectible.

Black Woman Launches Contemporary Fashion Line for Women Sizes Small to 3XL

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Black Woman Launches Contemporary Fashion Line for Women Sizes Small to 3XL

Erinn Dumas, CEO and Creative Director of e.Laniese, has launched her inaugural contemporary women’s clothing line, where each piece is available in sizes small to 3XL, and the pants are tall-friendly with a 34” inseam. This collection beautifully incorporates its theme of resistance with fall trends. From T-shirts that pay homage to black notables such as Dorothy Dandridge and Josephine Baker to red track pants with a leopard stripe and a red rose bomber jacket, this collection has something for everyone.

e.Laniese is taking a no-holds-barred approach with this collection. When most high-end fashion houses go up to a size L, and other black women’s fashion houses’ clothing goes up to 2XL, e.Laniese is one of the few fashion houses that goes up to a 3XL. This collection truly incorporates the various sizes of American women.

Get The Scoop On New Book Erased On Paper Who Was Left Out of “We the People” — And Why It Still Matters 250 Years Later

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Erased On Paper

Who Was Left Out of “We the People” — And Why It Still Matters 250 Years Later

In 2026, the United States will mark 250 years since its founding — a milestone that invites celebration, reflection, and national pride. Across the country, banners will fly, reenactments will unfold, speeches will praise liberty and democracy, and the familiar words of the Constitution will once again be recited with reverence.

“We the People.”

But as America prepares to commemorate its birth, a harder question deserves equal attention: Who, exactly, was included in that promise — and who was quietly left out?

The founders’ language was bold and aspirational, yet the reality of early America was far narrower. Millions of people living within the nation’s borders — enslaved Africans, Indigenous nations, women, and countless marginalized communities — were excluded from political power, legal recognition, and full citizenship.

Their labor built the economy. Their land anchored expansion. Their lives shaped the nation’s trajectory. Yet their names, rights, and identities were often missing from official records.

History books tend to frame this exclusion as a moral failing that was eventually corrected through constitutional amendments and civil rights victories. That narrative is comforting. It suggests progress resolved the problem.

The truth is more complicated.

Much of America’s erasure did not occur through violence alone. It happened quietly — through paperwork. Through census classifications that distorted identity. Through land deeds that erased rightful ownership. Through court rulings that redefined lineage. Through recordkeeping systems that valued some names while ignoring others. Over generations, these administrative decisions reshaped families, severed histories, and altered legal standing in ways still affecting Americans today.

This is precisely the question explored — and answered — by authors C.B. Deane and Venita Benitez in their manuscript Erased on Paper: How American Law Rewrote Identity and Left Us Out of “We the People.” Through legal analysis, archival research, and personal discovery, their work reveals how identity itself was rewritten not only by culture, but by law.

Conference to Provide 300K Black Women With Advanced Business Strategy and Skill Development

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Final Conference to Provide 300,000+ Black Women With Advanced Business Strategy and Skill Development

Global Power Tour, the global business and leadership conference founded by Kristi Muhammad, will reach its 30th and final city in Houston on January 10 to 11. The conclusion of this nine-year initiative arrives at a pivotal moment for Black women across the United States. More than 300,000 Black women have been displaced from traditional employment this year, increasing the demand for advanced business strategy and entrepreneurial skill development.

The final Global Power Tour conference directly addresses this shift by delivering a curriculum focused on economic mobility, strategic leadership, and business structure. Attendees will gain the tools to strengthen economic stability, enhance business capacity, and build long-term strategic resilience.

Black Stock Market Expert and Top Speaker to Teach “How to Create Income Outside of a Job” at Powerful Wealth-Building Event in the D.C. Metro Area

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Nationally Recognized Stock Market Expert and Top Speaker to Teach "How to Create Income Outside of a Job" at Powerful Wealth-Building Event in the D.C. Metro Area

 With economic uncertainty, layoffs, and rising living costs impacting millions of Americans, a powerful live financial education event is coming to the Washington, D.C. Metro Area to address one of today’s most urgent questions: How do you create income outside of a job?

On Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in Greenbelt, Maryland, event attendees will have the opportunity to learn proven strategies for building passive and residual income at a special live event titled “How To Create Passive and Residual Income Outside of Your Job.”

Speakers Announced for 6th Athene Beyond Boundaries Business Summit

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Keynote Speakers and Early Bird Registration Announced for the Athene Beyond Boundaries Business Summit

 The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce has opened registration for the sixth annual Athene Beyond Boundaries Business Summit, presented by Chase Bank. The 2026 event will feature Coach Ken Carter and Reggie Love as the keynote speakers.

Coach Ken Carter is a successful businessman, author, and high school basketball coach best known as the real-life inspiration behind the film “Coach Carter,” starring Samuel L. Jackson. The story comes from his time at Richmond High School in California, where he took over a struggling basketball program in 1997. Carter implemented a strict contract requiring players to maintain a 2.3 GPA, attend class, dress professionall,y and demonstrate respectful behavior. When his undefeated, state-playoff-bound team failed to meet those expectations, he famously locked them out of the gym, forcing them to focus on their studies and teamwork. Today, Carter continues to motivate others through his foundation and the Coach Carter Impact Academy, empowering youth to reach their full academic and personal potential.

Reggie Love is a former personal aide to President Barack Obama. A two-sport athlete from Duke University, he played both football and basketball and was on the 2001 NCAA national championship team. Following his time at the White House, Love earned his MBA, authored the New York Times bestseller “Power Forward: My Presidential Education,” and served as editor-at-large for Vice Sports. Today, Love is a senior advisor at Apollo Global Management.

Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Bus Seat: The Lesser-Known Civil Rights Pioneer Dies at 86

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Claudette Colvin: The
15-Year-Old Who Refused to
Move — and Helped Blacks To
Create A Movement Against
Jim Crow Segregation

History has a way of turning whole movements into a single, familiar moment. For the Montgomery bus struggle, that moment is usually Rosa Parks. But nine months before Parks’ arrest, a 15-year-old Black girl named Claudette Colvin sat down on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama—and refused to give her seat to a white passenger.

She was dragged off the bus, arrested, and charged. And in a country built to make Black girls feel small, Claudette Colvin’s courage was enormous.

Colvin—long treated as a footnote in the mainstream telling of the Civil Rights Movement—died January 13, 2026, at age 86, in Texas, according to reporting and confirmation from the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation.

Her passing is a reminder: the movement wasn’t only powered by the names we learned in school. It was also propelled by “lesser-known” heroes—young, working-class, and often overlooked—who still chose to stand tall.

The Sad Twilight of Mayor Eric Adams’ Career Op-Ed by Kamau Austin

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The Sad Twilight of
Mayor Eric Adams’ Career

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The way New Yorkers are tearing down Mayor Eric Adams in his final chapter is painful to watch—not because criticism is unwarranted, but because the reckoning feels stripped of memory, nuance, and context.

I remember Eric Adams long before City Hall. I remember him as a street activist fighting police brutality at a time when that work came with real danger. He wasn’t just challenged by the police department—he was threatened by it. He was also threatened by street hustlers and violent actors who didn’t appreciate us organizing to stop bloodshed in our own neighborhoods through groups like the Black United Front.

Adams didn’t just protest the system—he challenged us to change it. When he argued that more of us should join the police department to reform it from within, many dismissed the idea. Yet that thinking gave birth to Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, an organization rooted in the belief that accountability and representation could coexist.

To see someone who once marched with us become mayor of the largest city in the United States—and arguably the world—was genuinely inspiring. That arc mattered.

Which is why the current disdain, especially from within our own community, feels so heavy.

Mayor Adams was far from perfect. No serious leader is.

But it is dishonest to erase the tangible outcomes of his administration. Under his leadership, New York City saw a significant expansion of affordable housing—housing that thousands of New Yorkers are applying for right now. Our libraries and the MTA underwent long-overdue technological upgrades. His administration elevated Black women into leadership roles at levels we had rarely, if ever, seen before—including within law enforcement itself.

Black-Owned Real Estate Firm Buying Back the Block in Miami Gardens’ Historically Black Neighborhoods

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Meet Shamise Smith the Founder of a Black-Owned Real Estate Firm Buying Back the Block in Miami Gardens’ Historically Black Neighborhoods

As gentrification reshapes South Florida, Shamise Smith, the Founder and CEO of 305 Miami Houses, a Black-owned real estate company, is taking bold steps to preserve the cultural and economic legacy of Miami Gardens and surrounding historically Black neighborhoods. 305 Miami Houses, a community-focused real estate brand, is on a mission to “buy back the block,” revitalizing homes and offering short-term rental stays that support Black ownership, local pride, and generational wealth.

Led publicly by Shamise Smith, a Miami native and Superhost across platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO, the company offers a growing portfolio of stylish short-term rentals that allow travelers to experience the authentic flavor of Miami Gardens—without sacrificing comfort or culture.

“This is about more than real estate,” said Smith. “305 Miami Houses exists so we can preserve our neighborhoods, create economic opportunities, and keep our history alive—one property at a time.”

Author Aaron Jordan Jr. Secures International Distribution on Rakuten TV Across 40+ European Countries

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Aaron Jordan Jr.’s “Dating My Past” Secures International Distribution on Rakuten TV Across 40+ European Countries

Renowned American relationship expert, author, and executive producer Aaron Jordan Jr. announces that his book-inspired movie, Dating My Past, has recently secured major international distribution on Rakuten TV across more than 40 European countries.

This significant viewership expansion is expected to substantially increase the film’s international visibility, representing a pivotal step in bringing the romantic and self-discovery narrative of Dating My Past to a wider global audience, beyond the United States.

Expressing his gratitude over the new development, the executive producer, Aaron Jordan Jr., described the Rakuten TV distribution across 40+ European countries as a major distribution win; “I’m grateful for this major distribution win. To fully attract global viewership is something I’ve envisioned for years. Seeing Dating My Past resonate with audiences internationally is truly humbling and incredibly rewarding,” said Aaron.