The Boston Globe won Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and photography on Monday, earning multiple awards for the first time since 1984 and joining a wide-ranging group of honorees in journalism and the arts.
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Melissa Harris-Perry Joins ELLE.com as Editor-at-Large
I could not be more thrilled to announce that Melissa Harris-Perry has joined ELLE.com as editor-at-large. In this role, Harris-Perry will focus on the intersection of race, gender, politics, and yes, even fashion, telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color right here on ELLE.com and across ELLE’s social platforms.
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Meet the 3 African-American Female Scientists Who Helped Launch the Space Race
Taraji P. Henson (“Empire”) will star alongside Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) and musician Janelle Monae in a film that follows the journeys of three African-American mathematicians who worked at NASA during the space race.
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Watch: The Birth of a Nation Trailer Will Make Your Hair Stand on End
Nate Parker’s depiction of America’s largest slave rebellion has us salivating for the October film release.
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Meet Zena Howard, The Architect Behind D.C.’s African American Museum
It wasn’t until Zena Howard saw The Brady Bunch that she knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. It was because of the family sitcom that, at the age of seven or eight, she discovered what an architect was.
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