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He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He’s Still Healing | NPR, Morning Edition

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American History, Black History

It was 1965 when Winfred Rembert, then 19, says he was almost killed by a group of white men. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “I’m 71. But I still wake up screaming and reliving things that happened to me,” Winfred, now 73, said. During a 2017 StoryCorps interview, Winfred told his wife, Patsy Rembert, 67, about the traumatic […]

Lena Horne Will Make History With Artist Prize Named In Her Honor | Shadow And Act

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Lena Horne made history throughout her life of activism and entertainment. She’s now set to make history once again. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Horne has become the first woman of color to have a prominent entertainment award named after her. The Town Hall theater in New York City has announced its new award, the Lena Horne Prize […]

Biden: There’s no proof marijuana isn’t a gateway drug |Axios

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“There’s not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug.”

Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Duckett Joins NIKE’s Board of Directors | Black Enterprise

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Professionals, Black Excellence

Thasunda Duckett, CEO of Chase Consumer Banking, a division of JPMorgan Chase, has joined an exclusive club with her recent appointment to NIKE‘s board of directors. As such, she has become the only African American female C-suite executive to serve on the board of the $34.3 billion athletic footwear and apparel producer as well as […]

The Cleveland Summit and Muhammad Ali: The true story | The Undefeated

November 18, 2019December 26, 2019African American Athletes

Historic meeting organized by Jim Brown had an economic incentive

Guggenheim Hires First Full-Time Black Curator | The New York Times

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Art, African American Professionals

Ashley James, most recently of the Brooklyn Museum, started there this week.

Stephen Miller is no outlier. White supremacy rules the Republican party | The Guardian

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

Republican voters made Trump the white-supremacist-in-chief. That’s why a resignation from Miller wouldn’t change much

Black Owned Esports Company Raises $50 Million | Shoppe Black

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs

PlayVS, a Black owned Esports company which develops software used to operate high school esports competitions, announced recently that it had completed a $50 million Series C funding round. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, which also headed up the company’s $15 million Series A in summer 2018. Other investors in […]

Track legend Harrison Dillard, four-time Olympic champion, dies at 96 | Cleveland.Com

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019African American Athletes

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Harrison Dillard was a huge underdog when he lined up for the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games of 1948 in London’s Wembley Stadium. A capacity crowd of 83,000, including the king and queen of England, assumed he had little chance to win against an unequalled array of speedsters. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Fans […]

Lakeith Stanfield Calls Out Several Prominent Black Media Outlets, Asserts They’re ‘Anti-Black’ | Blavity

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019African American Entertainment, Black Hollywood

The superstar actor went after the media blogs and shows on his Instagram page.