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AMA: Racism is a Threat to Public Health

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By Kevin B. O’Reilly – News EditorBuilding on its June pledge to confront systemic racism and police brutality, the AMA has taken action to explicitly recognize racism as a public health threat and detailed a plan […]

Black Women Were Among The Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs—Then Covid Arrived

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By Ruth Umoh (Forbes Staff) – Sherika Wynter was on a roll. Since releasing an insulated luxury tote bag for professionals in 2018, and subsequently selling out three times, her Maryland-based research and development company […]

Comedian Sinbad Recovering from a Stroke

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent “It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband, and father, is recovering from a recent stroke,” the comedian’s […]

DayCare Essential Workers Reevaluate Hands On Learning

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By Tiffany Bell (St. Marks Ark Preschool) – Due to the current pandemic climate, now more than ever pre-school teachers are being considered as essential workers. Currently the daycare business is being affected due to […]

Before Colin Kaepernick, Syracuse 8 Were Football Protest Pioneers

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By Stephen Edelson – Asbury Park Press – The landscape included high-profile athletes protesting racial injustice, overheated rhetoric and push-back from hallowed institutions. Sound familiar? While those flashbacks are from a half-century ago, they could […]

For the First Time in NFL History, an All-Black Crew Will Officiate an NFL Game

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – For the first time in NFL history, an all-Black crew will officiate an NFL game. The historic occasion will happen when the […]

Blue Ivy Carter Excites Fans by Narrating ‘Hair Love’ Audiobook

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By Terry Shropshire | November 11, 2020 – Pop culture icon Blue Ivy Carter is adding to her already impressive entertainment résumé by narrating the audiobook Hair Love. Blue Ivy, the daughter of megastars Beyonce and Jay-Z, provided voiceovers […]

Awards Analysis: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Enter Contention for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

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by Scott Feinberg (Hollywood Reporter) – Boseman, who died of colon cancer in August, could become only the eighth posthumous acting Oscar nominee and only the third posthumous acting Oscar winner. As if Netflix did not […]

Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic To Be Produced By Lena Waithe

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By NewsOne Staff – The film is inspired by a book penned by Davis’ daughter. From films like Porgy and Bess to hit songs like “The Candy Man,” Sammy Davis Jr. played an integral role in shaping the landscape of […]

Minority Employees v. Amazon: Rev. Jackson, CK Hoffler, Announce Support of Class Action Lawsuit

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Former Amazon employee Chris Smalls and his attorneys, National Bar Association President C.K. Hoffler and famed Civil Rights Lawyer Michael Sussman, detailed […]