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The DC studio behind features in Essence, People, and E! News, led by Miguel Djontu and Tobi Oladokun, turns love stories into magazine-worthy art, with faith at the foundation.

Award-winning entertainment reporter Jelisa Raquel turned her own post-grad struggle into the Media Girls Network, a launchpad for women chasing careers in media.

D.C.'s Democratic mayoral nominee has spent September hearing residents out in churches across the city, with education, housing and jobs at the top of the list.

The festival's contract with the city has expired, talks are ongoing, and Baltimore has made it clear it would welcome the nation's biggest celebration of Black women and culture.

A knee injury ended Lanny Smith's basketball career in a month. What he built next turned athleisure into a vehicle for Black ownership.

The multi-day luxury lifestyle experience sails back into Washington September 5 through 7, with yacht parties, elevated brunches, and nightlife across the city.

The South Carolina strategist and organizer turned federal funding cuts into the launch of her own firm, Equity In Motion, and she is just getting started.

The founder of BLM Sports and chairwoman of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is turning influence into investment for communities the world underfunds.

The Howard-trained civil rights attorney, author, and MS NOW analyst is extending the civil rights legacy that shaped him, with a mission centered on Black men.

She danced, mentored, built careers, and reinvented herself again and again. Now Ayahnna Hines is launching a nonprofit to pour into the next generation of girls.

The Washington Commanders executive, Ms. Black DC 2026, author, and REVOLT host is building a pipeline for Black talent in sports, one door at a time.

Edward B. Gray survived Liberia's civil war and made it to Maryland. Through his nonprofit JCUE, he is working to build a rehabilitation center, clinic, and vocational school back home.

The rising DMV musician is open about the breaking point that nearly stopped him, and the friendship and faith that carried him to his first project.

Harmony Edosomwan of Vermont turned Afrofusion cooking and years of community advocacy into a national crown, and a full scholarship to law school.

Gerren Price and the DowntownDC BID are behind a 400 million dollar plan to reimagine the District's core, with culture and inclusion at the center.

The couple helped orchestrate Donovan Mitchell's proposal to Coco Jones, and they introduced Normani to DK Metcalf. Cupid has a whole roster.

Moet Hennessy sold its stake in the whisky brand it co-launched with Beyonce in 2024. She now owns every percent of a brand named for her great-grandfather, a Prohibition era moonshiner.

Paine College in Augusta erased outstanding institutional balances, clearing the way for former Lions to return and complete their degrees.

Marvel confirmed at Comic-Con that the Industry and Alien: Romulus star will play T'Challa's son in Black Panther 3, with Ryan Coogler back to direct.

For over a decade, Pure Poetry Live has turned first Thursdays into a home for Black spoken word, drawing hundreds a night to the DC stage.