In conjunction with Black History Month, Las Vegas Sands invited Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League (NUL) to speak with Team Members in a virtual learning session as part of the company’s In Focus Diversity Conversation Series.

By Candace Higginbotham

J. Mason Davis Jr. didn’t have to ask to join civic groups around Birmingham, Alabama. That’s because they usually asked him first.

“And when I would go into that group, I would do my very best to be the most outstanding person in that group,” he said.

Davis’ dedication to his community and commitment to excellence were honored at Regions Bank’s History in Motion celebration on Feb. 28.

Black History Month is frequently the time when brands step up their efforts to connect with Black consumers. And with the advertising industry’s commitments to spend with Black-owned media, new opportunities to expand programming have emerged for Black-owned radio, which reaches more than 6 million Black listeners each week.

In celebration of Black History Month, AEG’s Black Equity (BE@AEG) employee network group teamed up with local high schools and youth-based nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles to host an AEG Futures career exploration event “Pathways into The Business of Sports” at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 17.