Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post A deathbed portrait of Frederick Douglass, taken at his home in February 1895. (National Park Service) (unknown/National Park Service). Featured Image [dropcap]When[/dropcap] Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to imitating his characters, the great man walked through the […]
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‘They’re pioneers’: Two women rise through the male-dominated ranks of D.C.’s fire department | The Washington Post
Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post Battalion Chiefs Queen Anunay, left, and Kishia Clemencia in Washington. Both lead mostly male teams in a field dominated by men. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post). Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] Young cadets Queen Anunay and Kishia Clemencia stood out in their class at the D.C. fire academy as being among the […]
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Twin sisters have singular vision for art, culture | San Francisco Chronicle
Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle Photo: AlunBe. Featured Image [dropcap]Melorra[/dropcap] and Melonie Green have lived together their whole lives — 41 years to be exact. Born one minute apart, the fraternal twins are from Memphis and have brought their Southern charm and vision to the Bay Area. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For the past decade, the Green […]
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America doesn’t need another apology for slavery, but atonement | Dallas News
Joyce King, Contributor, Dallas News [dropcap]Black[/dropcap] History Month, 2019, has been a sobering reality check for millions of white Americans who are expressing shock and outrage at everything from elected officials donning blackface to a beloved movie star’s admission he once wanted to take revenge on a random black man. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] America does not […]
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Black-Owned Shops, Restaurants, Day Spas & More Boom In Philadelphia | Visit Philly
Visitors To Philly Can Support Independent, Brick-And-Mortar African-American Businesses
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Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement | The New York Times
Alexander Burns, The New York Times Former President Barack Obama has met with several Democratic presidential candidates, but he is seen as unlikely to endorse any of them before the general election. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] secret meeting of former President Barack Obama’s financial backers convened in Washington early this […]
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Mahisha Dellinger Became a Multimillion-Dollar Beauty Maven | Black Enterprise
Alisa Gumbs, Black Enterprise [dropcap]How[/dropcap] does one go from growing up in a rough neighborhood—crime, drugs, gangs—to founding one of the pioneering natural haircare brands in the $2.5 billion African American haircare market? Over the past 15 years, Mahisha Dellinger has built CURLS from formulas she was making in her garage to more than 40 […]
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Racial Gap in Cancer Mortality Rates Narrows | Smithsonian Mag.com
The American Cancer Society reports for some age and gender groups, the race-based disparity is now nearly nonexistent
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Cheri Beasley to become 1st female African-American NC chief justice | WBTW News 13
Associated Press, WBTW News 13
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If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated
It was used and still can be used to make us hate ourselves
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