Happy New Year! January delivers fresh ideas and hopeful plans. At ONYX Magazine, we are excited about what’s right around the corner: the 10th annual ONYX Magazine Women on the Move Award Celebration and Reunion. Since our first event in 2016, we have honored more than 200 of the best and brightest in business. Join us for this momentous occasion as we present new leaders, welcome back past honorees and make new memories in this milestone. It will be an event you won’t forget. In this issue, we start with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)’s 2025 theme, African Americans and Labor, which inspired our cover. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was founded on August 25, 1925, in New York City. The union was led by A. Philip Randolph and was the first predominately African American labor union. The members of the BSCP were porters employed by the Pullman Company, commonly referred to as the Pullman Porters. This year, we celebrate 100 years of Randolph’s efforts to establish labor rights for Black people. His fight continues. Also in this issue, we challenge you to stop paying your employees with paper checks. Am I talking to you? As a business owner, you must read what the experts have to say about the dangers of not going digital to pay your team. The risks aren’t worth it and the expense in doing so is mounting. Check out all the alternatives. Among these pages, we acknowledge the need for love at any age. If you’re over 50, single and ready to mingle, we have some tips to get you back in the game. Finally, it’s time to teach your kids about Black History. We have some fun ways to keep the topic interesting enough that they will never forget. As always, we thank you for your continued support. We want to hear from you in letters to the editor and at our events. We are excited about keeping you entertained, inspired and informed for many years to come.
