The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically. — BY, ERRIN HAINES Florida Rep. Val Demings emerged as a national figure in December 2019 as one of the seven managers in former President […]
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2021 Urban One Honors Winners: Meet The Black Women Leading The Change | NEWSONE
— BY, TANAY HUDSON In the Black community, Black women are the matriarchs. The problem solvers. The providers. The protectors. The storytellers. They often don’t just fulfill these roles for their families, but for all those around them. This year’s Urban One Honors recipients are evidence of that. They are game-changers in their fields, leading and creating groundbreaking […]
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‘Shocking imbalance’: Latin America’s poorest shut out of vaccine access as virus surges | Miami Herald
— BY, JACQUELINE CHARLES, SHIRSHO DASGUPTA, KEVIN G. HALL AND ROSMERY IZAGUIRRE Julia Guzmán lost her husband Victor Raúl Vega last August when 13 members of her household in the Peruvian capital of Lima contracted the coronavirus at the same time. She was quickly kicked off her husband’s state insurance plan and now fears reinfection, unable […]
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New series puts a spotlight on girls’ basketball | New York Amsterdam News
— BY, LOIS ELFMAN A new series on Disney+, “Big Shot,” tells the story of Division I men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn (played by John Stamos) who loses his job after throwing a chair at a referee. Trying to redeem his reputation, he takes the only job available to him, coach of a girls’ […]
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Less Than 1% of Hotel Owners Are Black Women. This 34-Year-Old Is Changing the Game | TIME
— BY, ANNE-LYSE WEALTH Davonne Reaves is not your typical 34-year-old. Last year, Reaves and her former college roommate turned business partner, Jessica Myers, brokered a historic $8.3 million deal to acquire a Hilton hotel. Through this deal, Reaves says they became the youngest Black women to co-own a hotel under a major hotel chain. […]
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It’s Time to Celebrate the Black Women Who Invented Rock and Roll | The Daily Beast
Black women like Sister Rosetta Tharpe were doing rock and roll before it had a name, and they deserve to be recognized in the same household way as the men who followed suit. — BY, KALI HOLLOWAY It should be common knowledge that Black women invented rock and roll. Memphis Minnie, Willie Mae “Big Mama” […]
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Living Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, Celebrates 107th Birthday | People
“I’ll say that I’m Black and I’m proud,” said Viola Fletcher, who was 7 years old when as many as 300 people died in Tulsa — BY, RACHEL DESANTIS Viola Fletcher is the oldest known living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and she recently celebrated a milestone birthday. Fletcher, who was […]
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How Madison Calley — and Her Harp — Made History | RollingStone
The musician is breaking down barriers as a black woman at a time when less than five percent of orchestral musicians in the U.S. are BIPOC — BY, J. NAILAH AVERY Days before the 2021 Grammys, Madison Calley received some devastating news: The harpist was supposed to perform with rapper Roddy Ricch, but when Ricch decided to head […]
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Literary Giant Dr. Maya Angelou To Be Featured On The U.S. Quarter | NEWSONE
The quarters are slated to start circulating in January 2022. — BY, BRANDEE SANDERS Late literary giant Dr. Maya Angelou’s impact will echo for generations to come and the St. Louis native’s legacy will be honored by the U.S. Mint. According to CBS News, Angelou will make history as one of the first women to have […]
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The Newest Chess Master in the Country is a 10 Year Old Black Boy Who Was Once Homeless | Shoppe Black
— BY, STAFF, SHOPPE BLACK Tani Adewumi discovered his affinity for chess while living in a homeless shelter in Manhattan. Three years later, at 10 years of age, he now the country’s newest national chess master. At the Fairfield County Chess Club Championship tournament in Connecticut on May 1, Tani won all four of his […]
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