The Social Register, Author at The Social Register

Ursula Burns and Dow CEO Karen S. Carter Honored at BECA’s Fifth Manifest Awards

Three of the six Black women who have ever run a Fortune 500 company were in the same Florida ballroom on October 8. Ursula Burns, who broke that barrier at Xerox, received the Icon Award. Karen S. Carter, who became chief executive

October 17, 2026

Theaster Gates Receives Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Harvard University gave its highest honor in African and African American studies to eight people at Sanders Theatre on October 8, and the artist among them spent his acceptance doing something characteristic. Theaster Gates, the youngest of nine children raised on Chicago’s

October 17, 2026

Spelman College Museum Marks 30 Years With a Show Built From Its Own Collection

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is celebrating its 30th anniversary by turning to the strongest argument it owns: its collection. Between Here & Infinity, open now and running through December 12, gathers nearly 70 works by Black women artists, every

October 17, 2026

Philanthropy

Action Against Hunger’s Gala Beat Its $1.8 Million Goal at 583 Park Avenue

On Thursday night, October 15, supporters filled 583 Park Avenue in New York for Action Against Hunger’s 2026 gala, a black tie optional evening built around a simple claim: action changes everything. By the end of the night the room had passed

October 17, 2026

The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Photo by Ken Lund, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Politics

Georgia’s Governor’s Race Is Down to Two Points

More than 188,000 Georgians voted in person on the first day of early voting this week, about 53,000 more than showed up on the first day four years ago. They are deciding a governor’s race that the newest poll cannot separate: Republican

October 17, 2026

Official portrait of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. Photo by Rebecca Hammel, U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Politics

Warnock Keeps Bringing Home Money for HBCU Science

The federal figure for Clark Atlanta University is $9,784,632. Not roughly ten million, not a rounded promise: $9,784,632 in Defense Department research funding, announced October 5 by Sen. Raphael Warnock as part of a $97.1 million award spread across ten historically Black

October 17, 2026

Founders Library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Photo by D Monack, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Politics

Fifty-Six Lawmakers Say the HBCU Money Came Out of the Wrong Pocket

On September 22, at the White House Initiative on HBCUs Summit in Washington, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced that the administration was sending historically Black colleges and universities another $174 million, money Congress had not appropriated for them. Three weeks later, on

October 17, 2026

Nearly $400 Million, and They Asked to Stay Out of the Headlines

On Wednesday, October 14, UT Southwestern renamed its Outpatient Building on the West Campus. The new name on the building is the William T. Solomon Outpatient Building, and it honors a man who never founded the fortune behind it. William “Bill” Solomon

October 16, 2026

Downtown Detroit aerial by formulanone, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

From Shelter Beds to House Keys: Ally’s Foundation Funds the Whole Climb in Detroit and Charlotte

In Charlotte, this money starts outdoors. Hearts for the Invisible Charlotte was founded during the pandemic, as encampments spread, and it is the entry point for people sleeping unsheltered, the first knock on the door that leads to shelter and services. It

October 16, 2026

MacKenzie Scott’s $42 Million Bet on Students Who Start at Community College

Kim Mazzuca runs a nonprofit in San Rafael, California, whose students rarely lead a news release. They start at community college because it is what the family can afford. They work jobs while they study. Many help cover the household income at

October 16, 2026

The Social Register

Ursula Burns and Dow CEO Karen S. Carter Honored at BECA’s Fifth Manifest Awards

Theaster Gates Receives Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Spelman College Museum Marks 30 Years With a Show Built From Its Own Collection

Action Against Hunger’s Gala Beat Its $1.8 Million Goal at 583 Park Avenue

Georgia’s Governor’s Race Is Down to Two Points

Warnock Keeps Bringing Home Money for HBCU Science

Fifty-Six Lawmakers Say the HBCU Money Came Out of the Wrong Pocket

Nearly $400 Million, and They Asked to Stay Out of the Headlines

From Shelter Beds to House Keys: Ally’s Foundation Funds the Whole Climb in Detroit and Charlotte

MacKenzie Scott’s $42 Million Bet on Students Who Start at Community College

The Register

The Social Calendar

Partner With Us

Suggestions

The Social Register

The Register

The Social Calendar

Partner With Us