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A Chennai girl’s rise from Madras University to General Motors’s first female CFO | Quartz
In an industry not exactly known for its diversity, an iconic American carmaker has appointed its first female chief financial officer (CFO). And she’s from Chennai, India.
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Nigeria is the coolest World Cup team ever | Quartz
If the World Cup was about fashion, Nigeria’s Super Eagles would be the champions.
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The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S. May Surprise You | OZY
“Many [Americans] get their understanding of ’the motherland’ through our experiences and stories…”
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The American Medical Association Just Elected Its First African American Woman President | Because of Them We Can
Since the American Medical Association (AMA) was founded in 1847, it has never been led by a Black woman, until now.
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Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75 | The New York Times
Homer A. Neal, a physicist who helped shape education for physics undergraduates nationwide and led teams that took part in the hunt for the fundamental particles of matter, died on May 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 75.
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‘They put us in a little box’: how racial tensions shape modern soul music | The Guardian
While white Americana singers have infused more soul into their sound, black artists such as Leon Bridges still feel restricted by limited expectations
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Three HBCU graduates bring craft beer bar to Harlem | The Undefeated
Harlem Hops to become the first beer bar in Harlem owned 100 percent by African-Americans
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Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies | Afro
Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88.
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Lorna Simpson Maps the Complex Galaxies of Black Women’s Hair | The Atlantic
The artist’s new book of collages incorporates magazine clippings, watercolor, and geological formations.
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