Black History Month

In January, the U.S. Mint released quarters featuring Maya Angelou, the first U.S. coins ever to honor a Black woman. Their design is just as symbolic, too.

The Federal Reserve sent $9 trillion into U.S. bond markets amid recent emergencies. Reducing the balance of this portfolio could spark a recession.

Between 1888 and 1934, there were 134 Black-owned banks. Today, there are only 20 Black-owned banks that qualify as Minority Depository Institutions.

President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a jovial Black History Month celebration, where he used the moment to call on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills

Greenwood Project works with companies including Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley to offer Black and Latino students access to careers in financial services.

HBO announced sports media personality Bomani Jones’ show will start on March 13 and feature six episodes for the first season.

Hip-hop star Jim Jones speaks with CNBC sports business reporter Jabari Young about his record-as-a-software company, Quarantine Studios.

Many African-Americans face an uphill battle when it comes to building wealth. A small group of neighborhoods and entrepreneurs are bucking this trend.

Tucked away in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood is the Hyde Square Task Force, a nonprofit that has taken pride in educating the youth on Afro-Latin roots and culture through dance, theater and music for the last 30 years. The congas, piano and guitar heard throughout the Sunnyside Street building are part of the “jovenes en accion” — or youth in…

Tucked away in Jamaica Plain, Hyde Square Task Force for the last 30 years has taken pride in educating the youth on Afro-Latin roots and culture through dance, theater and music.

When Luciana Daly of Boston lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, her side hustle became her moneymaker. “It was truly opportunistic timing,” said Daly. “We were in the house, people wanted to decorate, and I was available with the product.” Her home decor and design business — Ankhara by Luciana — started to take off. “Business just exploded,” said…

Massachusetts is closing the racial gap in COVID-19 vaccination rates by some metrics, but there is still more work to be done, Boston doctors say. The Bay State had some success with vaccination in part because coronavirus-related care was made more accessible during the pandemic by meeting people where they’re at. But major disparities continue to have a devastating...

A mother is considering taking legal action against IC Kids, a Montessori school in Newton, Massachusetts, after children were instructed to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month lesson.

This Black-owend boutique Mission Hill fitness studio is on the move.

IC Kids, a Montessori school in Newton, Massachusetts, fired the teacher responsible for a Black History Month project in which young students wore masks depicting Blackface.

The Jumpstart Nova fund has raised $55 million from investors including Eli Lilly, HCA Healthcare and Bank of America to invest in Black health-tech firms.

The school, which is a day care and preschool, is now closed until further notice over concerns about protests. The teacher involved has been fired.

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project.

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother, Nadirah Pierce, picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and…

A Massachusetts Montessori school is under fire after instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and pulled them out of…