Stanley Nelson’s superbly crafted documentary taps deep into the mystique of Miles Davis: his sound, stardom, and cult of personality.
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The Women Behind The Songs: Jessie Mae Robinson | NPR
MEREDITH OCHS, NPR Jessie Mae Robinson’s songs have been recorded by hundreds of artists, from Louis Jordan to Lana Del Rey. Courtesy of the Robinson family. Featured Image [dropcap]Many[/dropcap] may know Wanda Jackson’s 1960s hit “Let’s Have a Party,” or even the versions performed by Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley, but most will not recognize […]
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5 Small Business Grants for Black Women Entrepreneurs in 2019 | Black Enterprise
Tarra Jackson, Black Enterprise On average, black women workers are paid only 67 cents on the dollar relative to white non-Hispanic men, even after controlling for education, years of experience and location. (Photo by WOCinTech Chat | Flickr CC 2.0). Featured Image [dropcap]As[/dropcap] women-owned businesses continue to grow, one of the significant obstacles they face […]
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One Lawyer, One Day, 194 Felony Cases | The New York Times
Right now, courts allow an individual to claim, after they lose, that they received an ineffective defense. But the bar is high.
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Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness | The New York Times
George Vecsey, The New York Times | BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 1: Former professional baseball player Jackie Robinson at Boston University. Exact date unknown. (Photo by Frank O’Brien/The Boston Globe via Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] happened at Shea Stadium a few decades ago: My son and I were in a half-empty section, not far […]
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Black-Owned Businesses Carve Out Space In An Increasingly Gentrified D.C. | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black, Shoppe Black | Flowers rest on top of pictures Kalief Browder at a protest after his suicide in 2015. His family reached a settlement with the city on Thursday. Credit Lucas Jackson/Reuters . Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] Friday night, and rapper Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” is blaring inside of the only black-owned bar […]
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Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences | The New York Times
The larger implication is that people are not being afforded a sense of fairness and justice because the system is not responding to their language
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Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to Deliver State of the Union Response for Democrats | The New York Times
Stacey Abrams, a rising political star from Georgia who narrowly lost a race for governor there last year, will deliver the Democrats’ official response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week.
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R&B Star James Ingram Dies at 66 | HuffPost
Ingram’s hits include “Baby Come To Me,” “Somewhere Out There” and “Just Once.”
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Diversity in Museum Leadership Has Marginally Increased Since 2015, New Survey Says | Hyperallergic
According to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, US museum staff have become more diverse — however, the margin of increase has been notably lower for people of color than women specifically.
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