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  Black Veterans accept Honorary Doctorate Degree For the Legendary Colonel Charles Young from Wilberforce University in Ohio

  May 5, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

    Shown are:(L-R) Benjamin Crump, Esq, Charles Blatcher, chairman, National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations, Denese Johnson, descendant of Colonel Charles Young and Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, President of Wilberforce University Colonel Young is significant in American History. He was a Soldiers’ Soldier, an Educator and Diplomat, a poet, composer/musician and play-write. His accomplishments are too numerous to mention them all. In-part, he was the third Black graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point; he became the first […]

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  Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition to hold 2018 annual symposium (no charge).

  April 17, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

    To register click or go to www.masspcc.org  

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  Inglot Cosmetics Announces Collaboration With Jennifer Lopez

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  After decades serving as a muse for the makeup industry and a beauty inspiration for women all over the world, Jennifer Lopez is now stepping behind the scenes and debuting a limited-edition collection in partnership with global beauty brand Inglot Cosmetics. Launching April 26th, the extensive color line will bring Jennifer’s and Inglot’s shared vision of strong femininity to life and offer women diverse ways to express themselves through beauty. Finally, everyone can now achieve their own authentic “J Lo Glow.” “The capsule […]

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  Girl Scouts Launches The Girl Scout Network on LinkedIn to Support Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  More than 50 million Girl Scout alums can now follow the Girl Scout Network page on LinkedIn to support female advancement in the workforce and help prepare girls for a lifetime of leadership and career success. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and LinkedIn launched the Girl Scout Network on LinkedIn. Just a few days before Equal Pay Day on April 10, GSUSA and LinkedIn are manifesting their shared commitment to equal opportunity in an invaluable new career resource that promotes girls’ and […]

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  Survey of Women of Color Finds Majority Prefer Natural Hair and Customized Formulas

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  A new report shows an overwhelming majority of women of color surveyed prefer to wear their hair natural. 70 percent of the 1,200 women in the COCOTIQUE Subscriber Survey said they prefer to wear their hair natural, which was defined as curly, coily, kinky or fro. 11 percent prefer relaxed or protective styles. 6 percent prefer to straighten their hair with heat, and 2 percent prefer locs. COCOTIQUE, a deluxe beauty box subscription service for women of color and HairRx […]

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  Calculated Genius Nonprofit Rounds Out Women’s History Month With $33K Donation To Young Women’s Leadership Charter School

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  Pledges Support for STEM Program Implementation and the Future of Girls Calculated Genius nonprofit organization announced today its pledge to sponsor and support the inaugural year of STEM-based programming for the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (YWLCS) in Chicago, Illinois.   The $33,000 donation will cover costs of equipment and implementation of a “Principles of Engineering” course for YWLCS students in 9th-12th grades. Developed by Project Lead the Way, a nonprofit organization that creates STEM curriculum, the new course offering will help to […]

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  Actor and Comedian Chris Tucker Partners With The Prostate Cancer Foundation During National Minority Health Month to Create Awareness About the Increased Risks for African-American Men and Challenges Them to “Know the Numbers”

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  The National Men’s Health Campaign Sheds Light on Major Disparities in Ethnic Demographics while Providing Critical Information and Free Resources for the At-Risk Population The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) announced  that actor, comedian and humanitarian Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) will join its National Minority Health Month (April) initiative as a spokesperson to raise awareness about the significant disparities that exist between men of African descent and other ethnicities as well as raise awareness about risk factors associated with the disease.  The PCF, […]

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  Association of Black Cardiologists Announces New President, Board Chair and Executive Committee Members

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), an inclusive organization dedicated to eliminating disparities in cardiovascular diseases, has recently installed John M. Fontaine, MD, MBA, FACC, FHRS as its 17th President and Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH as its first woman Chair of the Board of Directors. “I am confident that Doctors Fontaine and Pegus will continue the ABC legacy of outstanding leadership in the battle to eliminate healthcare disparities,” remarked Malcolm Taylor, MD, chairman of the Nominating Committee.  Shown is Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH […]

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  Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike & Martin Luther King Jr. Memorialized 50 Years Later

  April 7, 2018 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  A new model for civil rights monuments & memorials: I AM A MAN Plaza in Memphis #IAMAMANPLAZA Sculpture, text and landscape come together to form an important new American Civil Rights memorial. Cliff Garten Studio is pleased to announce its design of I AM A MAN Plaza, a large-scale public sculpture park and memorial plaza commissioned to pay tribute to the members of the pivotal 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The strike and its I Am a Man! slogan came to represent […]

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