The 92nd Academy Awards nominations were announced on Jan. 13 and Black actors/actresses were almost totally passed over. After recovering from 2015s & 2016s #oscarssowhite, and a year that saw […]
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Serena Williams Ends Title Drought, Donates 3K Winner’s Check to Australian Wildfires Victims
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. […]
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Touching ‘Hair Love’ Animated Movie Nominated for an Oscar
If you’re bemoaning #oscarssowhite once again, here’s a nomination you may have missed. Hair Love, the popular children’s book turned animated short by former NFL player, Matthew Cherry, was nominated […]
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Musician-Turned-Entrepreneur Akon Is Building a Wakanda-like City in Senegal
Africa is often the point of resolution for singer Akon’s philanthropic endeavors. Last year he brought light to Africa; illuminating the fact that in this age – over 600 million […]
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What Happened to Diversity in Democratic Pres Candidates?
A half dozen White House hopefuls gathered on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. They were all White […]
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Black Prosecutors from Across U.S. Back St. Louis’ Gardner in Conspiracy Claims
One day after St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit alleging a concerted and racist conspiracy to push her out of office, other Black female prosecutors from across the […]
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Being Black in Corporate America: New Study Gives Unprecedented Look
This report includes a wealth of data from a recent survey, followed by a multifaceted analysis, including solutions for creating workplace cultures where Black employees can succeed. Despite billions spent […]
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The Dean of Kansas City Ministers Works for the People: The Rev. Wallace Hartsfield
The Dean is a title earned by the Rev. Wallace Hartsfield through years of servant leadership to his church, his community, and the nation. Hartsfield tells a story about how […]
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The Efforts of Two Motivated 10,000: The March that Made Wichita Honor MLK Day
Many young people may not realize the movement it took to make Dr. King’s birthday a national holiday and recognized as such. It was long after King died in 1968 […]
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Census Bureau is Unprepared to Count Communities of Color, NAACP lawsuit claims
Calling preparations for the 2020 Census “conspicuously deficient,” the NAACP is suing the U.S. Census Bureau, demanding that the agency send more workers into the field and spend more money […]