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Dionne Warwick, Donny Hathaway & More to Receive Special Merit Awards

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The Recording Academy has announced this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical GRAMMY Award recipients This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Black...
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ESSENCE Beauty Carnival Hits the Road in 2019 — World’s Largest Beauty Experience for Black Women

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Tickets On-Sale Now for Kick-Off in New York City April 27-28, 2019 The ESSENCE® Beauty Carnival ™, recognized as the world's largest beauty experience for Black women,...
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Names Global Leaders to Solidarity Council on Racial Equity

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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) named and convened 20 individuals who will serve on a newly established Solidarity Council on Racial Equity (SCoRE). These...
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Alice Walker will return to Zora Neale Hurston’s Eatonville, Florida – to be honored during the historic 30th Zora Neale Hurston...

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Producers of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) will pay tribute to Pulitzer Prize recipient Alice Walker, during...
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Focus on history: Remembering John Hope Franklin (birthday January 2, 1915) and his perspectives on The Emancipation Proclamation (issued January 1, 1863)

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John Hope Franklin earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University before embarking on a career as one of the most renowned historians of his time....
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Dr. Ariana Curtis, an Afro-Latina researcher, curator and storyteller, welcomes a more inclusive ‘history’

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Dr. Ariana A. Curtis, Curator for Latinx History and Culture at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, shared her perspectives during...
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Former Intuit And Google Executive Joins U.S. Digital Currency Marketplace HBUS As General Counsel Tiffani McCoy Becomes The First African-American Woman to Serve...

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HBUS (www.hbus.com), the exclusive U.S. strategic partner of Huobi (www.huobigroup.com), the world's leading blockchain asset solutions provider,announced Tiffani McCoy as General Counsel. McCoy previously served as the Assistant General...
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OneUnited Bank Unveils “Take A Knee” Campaign 9-Week Giveback Campaign to Support Social Justice

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 In an unprecedented move, OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in America, unveils the "Take A Knee" Campaign with a stunning masterpiece, Last Man Standing,...
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Higher Heights Launches #BlackWomenVote Website Heading Into Election Day to Energize and Engage Black Women to Tell Their Truth, Cast Their Vote, and Flex...

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Higher Heights, the leading, independent and trusted voice for Black women leading up to, and beyond Election Day, has rolled out its #BlackWomenVote campaign...
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TMCF 31st Anniversary Awards Gala Raises Over $5.6 Million In One Night To Support Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Students

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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced over $5.6M was raised (at the time of print) at Monday night's 31st Anniversary Awards Gala. The audience consisted of...
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Muhammad Ali, The People’s Champ, Featured In Limited Engagement Exhibition In Los Angeles This Fall

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Muhammad Ali Enterprises announced that the world's all-time greatest heavyweight boxer, timeless cultural icon and international legend will take up residence in Los Angeles starting Nov. 2 with...
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The dysfunctionality of the American Political System

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By:  Charles Blatcher, III Those who pay attention to the political winds understand we are living in peculiar times. What we have experienced during the...
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