(CNN) – The South has something to say — or show, rather. Finally, the city at the heart of southern hip-hop has been given what it deserves — the benevolent gaze of André 3000 and Big Boi watching over it in full photorealism. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The mural, painted by an artist who goes by JEKS, […]
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The Radical Life of Blaxploitation’s Forgotten Hero, Vonetta McGee | Vice
The actress held her own opposite Clint Eastwood and Sidney Poitier. So why did she languish in obscurity until her death?
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Meet Celeste Beatty, The First Black Woman To Own A Brewery In The U.S. | Because of Them We Can
Celeste Beatty, owner of the Harlem Brewing Company, is the first Black female brewery owner in the United States, Insider reports. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Beatty founded Harlem Brewing in 2000, making her first batch of beer in her apartment using a home brew kit she received as a gift. She worked hard perfecting her recipes and […]
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New exhibit chronicling iconic black women opens at Seattle museum | KOMO News
SEATTLE — A new exhibit chronicling iconic black women debuts Friday at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Seattle artist Hiawatha D. calls his new exhibit ‘Iconic Black Women: Ain’t I a Woman’. KOMO News cameras were given a sneak peek inside the gallery before many of the paintings were hung to […]
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#RIPMedicalDebt: Church Leaders Join Forces To Clear Millions In Debt For Nearly 6,000 Chicagoans | Essence
Church leaders urged parishioners to bring the money from the bottom of their purses or coin jars. By September, they had raised the money needed to buy the medical debt for pennies on the dollar.
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Stop Calling Black Women “Long-Shot Candidates” | Refinery29
It’s no secret that in 2018, women made history. A record-breaking 125 women were elected to the U.S. House and Senate, and many women who were previously considered “long-shot candidates” blew past the competition and became “firsts” in their own right. At the heart of post-election analysis, a critical narrative emerged about who should run […]
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‘Watchmen’ recreates the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, exposing viewers to an ugly chapter | NBC News
The facts of the Tulsa massacre appeared to have been unknown to many “Watchmen” viewers, who expressed their disbelief on social media.
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Obama Photographer Shares Candid Photos of the Former First Family at Home in the White House | People
“[Lawrence] and I had similar upbringings as black men in America, each of us raised by an extraordinary single mom,” writes the former president, “both of us knowing what it’s like, at times, to feel as if we might not belong.”
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Birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | Equal Justice Initiative
By EJI, Equal Justice Initiative On April 15, 1960, black college students guided by civil rights activist Ella Baker formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at Shaw University in North Carolina. Inspired by the sit-ins that college students waged throughout the South in February 1960, Ella Baker organized a conference at Shaw University to bring […]
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12-Year-Old Gabrielle Goodwin Lands A Mega-Retail Deal with Target | Black Enterprise
Gabrielle “Gabby” Goodwin, founder and CEO of GaBBY Bows, has been working diligently at perfecting her products, building a brand, and being a student since the age of 7. And now, at just 12 years old, her products can be found on the shelves in 74 Target stores throughout the country. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] What started […]
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