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The Black CEO Leading Downtown DC's Once in a Century Comeback
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.
Posh Standard Team
Aug 33 min read


Ciara and Russell Wilson Have Quietly Become Black Hollywood's Favorite Matchmakers
The couple helped orchestrate Donovan Mitchell's proposal to Coco Jones, and they introduced Normani to DK Metcalf. Cupid has a whole roster.
Posh Standard Team
Aug 32 min read


SirDavis Is Now 100 Percent Black Owned and Beyonce Did Not Need a Partner to Do It
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.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 302 min read


This HBCU Just Wiped Out Its Former Students' Debt and Told Them to Come Finish What They Started
Paine College in Augusta erased outstanding institutional balances, clearing the way for former Lions to return and complete their degrees.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 282 min read


Meet the New Black Panther: David Jonsson Is Wakanda's Next Hero
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.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 282 min read


How One Open Mic Became the Heartbeat of DMV Poetry
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.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 202 min read


A Decade in the Making: Rich Grillz Opens in Washington
The DMV's best known custom grillz house expanded from its Maryland roots into a new Northeast DC shop at 2201 Channing Street NE.
The Posh Standard Team
Jul 192 min read


The Smartest Person in the Room on TV's Wildest Show Is a Classically Trained Black Actress From Atlanta
Susan Heyward plays Sister Sage, the most intelligent character in The Boys, and her real career is a decades-long masterclass in range and persistence.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 132 min read


Black Men Are Rallying Around Nolan Wells' Family, and Refusing to Let His Death Be Swept Aside
Ben Crump, Al Sharpton, Colin Kaepernick, Tyler Perry, and Byron Allen have stepped forward to fund an independent investigation, cover costs, and demand answers in the death of the 18-year-old Mississippi athlete.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 133 min read


CHAMPAGNE REIGN BRINGS BLACK FOUNDERS, CREATIVES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER TO BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER
MelaninCon hosted the inaugural Champagne Reign on
Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Realm Rooftop Bar and Lounge in the Shaw neighborhood,
bringing together hundreds of Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community leaders for an afternoon centered on a shared belief: the resources our community needs already exist among us, and the work is placing those resources into one another’s hands.
Posh Standard Team
Jul 23 min read
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