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CryptoBoxers Packs a Power Punch Prelaunch On PlayChange.io for National Video Game Day

Atlanta, GA – Concept creator Andrew Gilliam first pushed the technology envelope in the crypto gaming space back in 2019 with CryptoBoxers, the first boxing game prototype operating on blockchain technology. Gamers were in feverish anticipation of a portal that would feature real life boxers as collectible tokens with virtual fighting action. Then Covid happened. […]

Latin American Indie Labels Thrive with Intercept Music’s Support

San Francisco, CA – Intercept Music is reinforcing its mission to take the lead in independent music marketing and distribution. Founder and chairman, Ralph Tashjian and CEO, Tod Turner announced at the beginning of the year that expanding a territorial footprint into the rapidly growing Latin music markets was a goal and brought on Martin […]

On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act the People’s Agenda Calls on Congress to Pass John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

ATLANTA, GA – On the 60th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (People’s Agenda), led by executive director Helen Butler, is calling on Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, reintroduced last week by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. The […]

Black Unemployment Soars Amid Administration’s War on Racial Equity

By Marc H. Morial, CEO, National Urban League – As the Trump administration continues its assault on diversity and racial equity policies, Black unemployment has spiked to its highest level in four years. “Black workers are being pushed out of the workplace and denied opportunities as a result of the administration’s hostile and discriminatory policies,” National Urban League […]

Howard University Grads Launch LegalEase to Help Millions Erase Criminal Records in Minutes Without a Lawyer

By Edrea Davis –  CANTON, Miss. — Lawrence Blackmon and Roger Roman, both graduates of Howard University, have launched a Black-owned justice-tech startup called LegalEase, which make clearing criminal records faster, more affordable, and more accessible. Their flagship platform, Expungement.ai, allows people to determine whether they qualify for expungement and file court petitions in roughly […]

Jasmine Crockett Is The Voice Of A New Generation, And She Is Ready For The Moment

“When you have people that are this extreme, they will do anything and everything to maintain power. The only thing that will stop them is us.” – Rep. Jasmine Crockett By Marc H. Morial (National Urban League) – We are living through a moment that demands clarity, resolve, and truth. Across this country, communities are calling for […]

The State of Black America: The Call, the Crisis, the Charge –

By National Urban League – A war has been declared in this country. And the fight isn’t just for diversity, equity, and inclusion or for fair economic and criminal justice practices. It’s for the soul of America. It’s to determine which of us will have an opportunity not to prosper, but merely survive in a […]

HBCU Graduate Detained by ICE After Traffic Stop—#FreeAlexMaganda Movement Grows

Alex Maganda, a 2018 graduate of Morehouse College—one of the most prestigious colleges in the country—is currently being held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas. He was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a routine traffic stop near Dallas approximately two weeks ago. Now, a growing movement to secure his […]

It’s Not a Moment—It’s a Movement: African Youth in Bonn Lead HBCU Green Fund’s Relentless Push for Climate Justice on the Road to COP30

 HBCU Green Fund’s Africa Network elevates global demands at UN Climate Talks in Bonn, advancing the movement launched on Earth Day toward COP30 in Brazil BONN, Germany — Today, youth delegates representing the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Network took the global stage at the United Nations Climate Conference in Bonn with a powerful message: […]