Betty not only opened doors, she built new doors — doors that, nearly 50 years later, remain permanently open in her students’ own backyard.
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Afropreneurs: This Company Is Bringing Luxury African Fashion Under One Roof Online – Okay Africa
For 26-year-old health and safety expert turned tech entrepreneur Chekwas Okafor, fashion is a family business.
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Women’s March proves sometimes it takes a woman to get the job done – Michigan Chronicle
On Trump’s Inauguration Day, the pictures told the story
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Meet Raoul Peck, Director of the Powerful New James Baldwin Documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ – Okay Africa
“The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story. What can we do?”
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Afropreneurs: These Fly Beanies & Hats Help Protect Your Hair In Style – Okay Africa
From bonnets to durags, Grace Eleyae tried almost every hair accessory to preserve the moisture in her fine hair.
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An African American Lady Liberty Will Grace a New Commemorative Gold Coin – Hyperallergic
Traditionally portrayed as white, this is the first time the United States Mint will represent Lady Liberty as a black woman.
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Minna Salami: I’m Impatient with the idea that the reason we should Empower Women is to grow the economy – She. Leads. Africa.
Listed by ELLE Magazine as one of “12 women changing the world”, Minna Salami is a Nigerian-Finnish writer, blogger and commentator who has contributed to the popularisation of African feminism through her blog, MsAfropolitan
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How Black Modern Artists Defied a Singular Narrative in 1971 – Hyperallergic
1971: A Year in the Life of Color studies two exhibitions essential to the ongoing relationship between black American artists and modernism.
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Redistricting tops the Black political agenda – The Philadelphia Tribune
When pollster YouGov asked voters what they knew about redistricting after a controversial ruling in the Supreme Court known as Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, No. 13, a massive cut of 40 percent of voters were “not sure.”
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Black-ish’s ‘Lemons’ Is Art for the Age of Trump – The Atlantic
The latest episode of the ABC sitcom expresses anger at the election’s outcome. It also insists on empathy.
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