Former investment banker Eric Coly decided to launch a startup after a close friend confided to him that she needed counseling. She was struggling to find a therapist, not because there weren’t any available, her issue was finding a black therapist. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Coly, a native of Senegal, understood her situation all too well. He […]
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Making black dollars work for us | The St. Louis American
All holidays in the U.S. are highly commercialized. Christmas is the most commercialized to the tune of $475 billion, according to National Retail Federation estimates. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Lost in those billions is a big portion of the $1 trillion-plus spending power of black folks. Our consumerism rarely comes with demands for accountability and respect. Some […]
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Being a protective black mom isn’t a parenting choice—it’s the only choice | Quartz
Salena Alston is an involved parent. The 40-year-old mother of seven describes herself as a “liberally strict” mom who keeps track of her kids’ friends and whereabouts but also encourages their independence and accountability. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Alston wouldn’t call herself a helicopter parent per se, but it’s a trope that she sometimes identifies with, simply […]
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Update: Mercy must honor its agreement with Jamaa Birth Village | The St. Louis American
Black women make demands regarding Mercy Birthing Center Midwifery Care
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Meet the Black woman who has fed thousands for free on thanksgiving for almost 40 years | Yen
Kind-hearted Janet Easley has been serving Thanksgiving dinner to thousands of needy people in central Indiana every holiday for the last 38 years. Indianapublicmedia.org writes that Janet Easley has welcomed everyone to the Turner Family Thanksgiving Meal, which will be held at three locations across Indianapolis in 2019. Easley has invited everybody including children and […]
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Pinterest And The Knot To Stop Promoting Plantations As ‘Romantic’ Wedding Venues | HuffPost
The wedding site giants are changing their policies about plantation venues after advocacy group Colors of Change sent them complaints.
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25 Maryland corrections officers indicted on 236 counts | WBALTV 11
BALTIMORE — Twenty-five corrections officers have been indicted on 236 counts that includes use of excessive force, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Tuesday. “All 25 of these correctional officers have allegedly abused their power and abused our trust,” Mosby said. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Prosecutes said the investigation started as a tip in 2018 about […]
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Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug | U.S. News & World Report
The powerful opioid fentanyl is often mixed into cocaine, turning the stimulant into a much bigger killer than the drug of the past.
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Housing Discrimination Complaints Reach 24-Year High, While HUD Rolls Back Fair Housing Rules | The Washington Informer
As a candidate, President Donald Trump promised that if elected, deregulation of the federal government would be an administration priority. Soon after taking the oath of office, he issued an executive order requiring all departments and agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for every one new regulation proposed. In some cases, rules that were adopted […]
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7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say | The New York Times
The girl, who the authorities believe was an unintended victim, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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