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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...
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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...
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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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Open Letter to Black Veterans

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By: Charles Blatcher, III, Chairman Email: cnmmmf@aol.com Release date: October 24, 2020 Dear...
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New York Life Investment Management CEO Yie-Hsin Hung Named One of American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance for Fourth Consecutive Year

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Yie-Hsin Hung, CEO of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), the global asset management business of New York Life, has been selected...
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KPMG Study Finds 75% Of Female Executives Across Industries Have Experienced Imposter Syndrome In Their Careers

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A majority of executive women across a range of industries identified having experienced feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, or imposter syndrome, at...
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American Banker Names M&T Bank’s Michele Trolli to “Most Powerful Woman to Watch”

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M&T Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Officer Michele Trolli has been named by American Banker as one of the "25 Most Powerful...
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Dove and The CROWN Coalition Announce The Passing Of Legislation To End Hair Discrimination in New Jersey

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State Senator Sandra B. Cunningham and Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight Lead Effort In State with Infamous Wrestling...
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U.S. Postal Service Issuing Gwen Ifill Black Heritage Forever Stamp Jan. 30

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The 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Gwen Ifill, one of the nation's most esteemed...
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Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Congratulates Delaware’s First African American Supreme Court Justice, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves

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Delaware Chancery Court Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves will be sworn in as a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. Her swearing...
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LGBTQ Students Encouraged to Apply for Scholarships

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Point Foundation Accepting Applications Beginning November 1 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2019-2020 academic...
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4th Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Winners

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The 4th ANNUAL ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (AWFF) announced Festival award winners during the closing night ceremony at the ArcLight in Culver City. Almost 40 feature films from 25 participating...
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U.S. News and the Aetna Foundation Examine the Link Between Race, Where You Live and Health in America

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Drawn from data on nearly 3,000 communities, the special report analyzes the relationship between race, ethnicity and key social determinants of health across the...
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