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Tom Joyner Foundation Launches Exciting New Podcast – HBCUbiquity – Featuring Interviews, Discussions and Analysis about HBCUs

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

DThe Tom Joyner Foundation today announced the launch of HBCUbiquity, a new hour-long podcast featuring interviews, discussion and analysis about historically black colleges and university, hosted by Thomas Joyner, Jr., president and CEO of the 22-year-old Foundation. The podcast, available weekly on the reVolver Podcast Network and downloadable on all platforms (e.g. iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify) and on its website, HBCUbiquityPodcast.com will engage a wide range of guests, including presidents of HBCUs, faculty, alumni, students, parents and other supporters. “The Foundation has actively hosted panels and […]

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Book Launch: Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

DATE: Tues., May 14, 2019, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (corner Lenox & 135 Street), Harlem, NYC BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL – Join the Schomburg Center for the New York City book launch of Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful (Aperture), featuring the photography that helped popularized the slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” Brathwaite and his older brother, Elombe Brath, in the late 50’s and early 60’s, did their part to spread this idea […]

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Carol’s Daughter Introduces “True To Your Roots,” A Celebration of the Power of Mother-Daughter Relationships

May 8, 2019 / Front Page, LifeStyle

Carol’s Daughter is proud to announce the launch of its “True To Your Roots” campaign, dedicated to the deep-rooted bond between mothers and daughters and embracing the power of family tradition. Inspired by its own brand heritage, the latest campaign from Carol’s Daughter heralds female empowerment, dedication to the mother-daughter connection, and how each inform the lifelong relationship with hair passed from one generation to the next. Women of color and their hair are inextricably linked, especially when it comes to […]

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KATRINA WALKER’s memoir, “UNBREAKABLE – 5 Husbands, Homeless, to Self-Made Millionaire.

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

THE KATRINA WALKER STORY has inspired many to overcome obstacles and be true to their own selves.The founder of the Tennessee-based Rainbow Kidz Learning Center (a 24-hour child care facility, which has expanded to other states including Georgia) as well as a production company and owner of real estate holdings, Katrina shares her experiences and what she learned about herself as well as others through the ups and downs within relationships. The failed marriages to no-good men, businesses that were […]

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Ceremony honoring legendary Buffalo Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery — Cancelled.Arlington National Cemetery – Colonel Charles Young- March 12, 1864 – January 8, 1922 Internment date: June 1, 1923

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

By: Charles Blatcher, Chairman, National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations The National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations announce plans for the grave side ceremony for the legendary Colonel Charles Young in Arlington National Cemetery has been cancelled. The event, co-sponsored by the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association, Washington, DC Chapter was scheduled for June 1, 2019. Arlington informed us of the cancellation after invitations and public notice had been extended inviting Veterans to join us for the program. According to Cemetery […]

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2019 Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Symposium – Register Today

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

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Tonya Lewis Lee Expands Her Wellness Brand Movita Organics With Beauty And Prenatal Vitamins

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

Movita, an Inclusive Brand, Empowers Women of Color and All Women to Take Health and Wellness Into Their Own Hands Continuing her vision to make health a part of every woman’s life, Tonya Lewis Lee announced today the expansion of her wellness brand Movita Organics with the launch of Movita Beauty and Prenatal supplements. Joining Movita’s signature Women’s One a Day Multivitamin, Movita Beauty and Prenatal supplements are designed to promote healthy skin, hair and nails and help fill in any gaps in nutrition […]

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Urban LGBTQ Radio Station Expands Programming

May 8, 2019 / Front Page

WERUradio broadcasts 24hrs a day on WERUradio.com, Live365, streema.com,https://www.radio.net, the WERUradio app and Alexa/Echo using the WERUradio skill. WERUradio has created a platform that interpolates the uptempo flavors of R&B (Lizzo, Beyonce, Chris Brown) Hip Hop (Travis Scott, Trina, Nicki Minaj) and House Music (Quentin Harris, Martha Wash, Frankie Knuckles) combine to give you a unique musical taste. WERUradio fills a niche market by prominently featuring amazing artists like B. Slade, Big Freedia, Miss Lawrence, Vincint and more from the LGBTQ community in heavy rotation. WERUradio adds dynamic on-air personalties to […]

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VIDEO – Watch Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary

May 7, 2019 / Front Page

Museum curator Ariana Curtis’ Ted X talk is reaching the hearts and minds of over one million people. Her words are clear — Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary. In a visionary TED talk, she imagines how museums can more accurately represent history by honoring the lives of people both extraordinary and everyday, prominent and hidden — and amplify diverse perspectives that should have always been included. Check it out! This talk was presented at an official […]

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