By Lucy Gellman   On the last full day of operations at Havenly’s Temple Street cafe, nothing seemed immediately out of the ordinary. A handful of chefs bustled through the bright kitchen, stopping every so often at the front counter when a customer trickled in. On a couch in the corner,...

By Abiba Biao   A happy update: Since Abiba Biao first reported this article, Ink Theory has gone on to win Brave New Voices, making statewide history as the 2026 Brave New Voices Slam Champions. Stay tuned for a follow-up article on their recent victory. In room 206 of the Dixwell...

By Lucy Gellman Artists Luciana McClure Lewis and Michelle Beaulieu-Morgan. Lucy Gellman Photos.  The books looked out over a hazy, too-warm Audubon Street, as if they were waiting for something to happen. There was Bel Canto, with her strains of opera and braided, polyphonic story of love and fear and...

by Dollita Okine, Face2faceAfrica.com Ruka Hair, a biotech beauty brand behind lab-grown hair extensions, will be on the shelves of major beauty retailer Sephora.  Tendai Moyo and Ugo Agbai founded the company in 2020 after Moyo struggled to find high-quality hair extensions. As reported by AfroTech, she aimed to create a meaningful change that would...

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com The proportion of scholarships meant to help students of a certain race, ethnicity or gender has shrunk significantly since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the use of race in college admissions, The Washington Post reports. Citing data from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the newspaper found that the percentage...

The nation's first Black sorority made a splash at its 72nd Boule by inducting six luminaries in immunology, theatre, film, technology, and business. Courtesy of By BlackAmericaWeb.com Source: Getty This is a serious matter. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has welcomed six trailblazing women to its storied sisterhood, who prettily posed for pics with...