Missy Sullivan, History.com Truman Moore/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images, Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] not often that a little-known chapter from one of the most important books of the 20th century emerges into the public sphere. Especially one in which a prominent civil-rights figure delivers a stern rebuke to his race. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In July 2018, the […]
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FUBU Is Back With A Relaunch Of The Iconic Fashion Brand | According 2 Hip Hop
A2HH, According 2 Hip Hop Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer, Featured Image [dropcap]FUBU[/dropcap] is back with a streetwear capsule available exclusively at cENTURY 21. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] As the first product created under FUBU’s “Can’t Resist a Classic” campaign, the capsule references the brand’s ‘90s-era styles, offering 10 pieces based on the classics that helped to […]
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Another first for Misty Copeland, and many in ballet say it’s about time | The Undefeated
She and Calvin Royal III are the first black couple to perform lead roles for American Ballet Theatre
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How a black man says he ‘outsmarted’ a neo-Nazi group and became their new leader | The Washington Post
Katie Mettler, The Washington Post One of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi groups in the United States appears to have an unlikely new leader: James Stern, a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP), Featured Image [dropcap]Without[/dropcap] notifying his followers or even his inner circle, the longtime president of a legacy […]
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This North Philly bar near Temple hosted legends like Coltrane and Patti LaBelle, but its owner refuses to sell | The Inquirer, Philly.com
Brandon Harden, The Inquirer, Philly.com Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer, Featured Image [dropcap]Jake[/dropcap] Adams remembers when a 15-year-old Jill Scott tried to sing in his North Philly jazz bar, ballroom, and restaurant, New Barber’s Hall. It was 1987, and the venue was riding high with intimate performances by such jazz and R&B stars as Dottie […]
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Woman is disturbed by her neighbor’s loud music and decides to be nice about it | University Fox
Jaime Lewis, University Fox Photo Courtesy of Candice Benbow.com, Featured Image [dropcap]Although[/dropcap] many of us may wish for a peaceful, quiet house where we can come home after a long day of work and just unwind – it isn’t always so easy. If you live in an apartment building, having peace and quiet may not […]
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IBM just appointed the first African-American woman to command a US Navy ship to its board | CNBC
Lauren Feiner, CNBC IBM, Admiral Michelle J. Howard was appointed to the board of IBM, the company announced on February 26, 2019., Featured Image [dropcap]IBM[/dropcap] appointed Admiral Michelle J. Howard, the first African American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, to its board, the company announced Tuesday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] A former U.S. Navy officer, […]
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Latin America Had A Black Queen And Her Name Was Celia | Culture Colectiva
She showed the whole world that life is a carnival, and that the best way to live is with joy and music.
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Notre Dame Univ. Appoints First Black Valedictorian | Essence
Jenisha Watts, Essence Katie Washington-Cole, Featured Image [dropcap]On[/dropcap] May 16, Katie Washington, a Biology major with a minor in Catholic Social Teaching, will make history at the University of Notre Dame as the institution’s first Black valedictorian delivering the school’s commencement speech. The 21-year-old Gary, Indiana, native, has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout […]
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West Chester Woman’s New Female Wellness App on Track to Generate $3.5 Million by 2020 | Vista Today
Mark Hostutler, Vista Today Tam Williams launched her She’s It SHEapp in October 2018. Photo by Shawn Sims/Truevine Photography. Featured Image [dropcap]Launched[/dropcap] last year by West Chester resident Tam Williams, SHEapp offers women an empowering wellness platform that focuses on all aspects of their health, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Williams’s […]
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