Senior Entertainment reporter for ESPN’s The Undefeated, now renamed Andscape, Kelley L. Carter served as the moderator for several panels at the Disney Dreamer Academy. Carter had the pleasure to speak to Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion Zaila Avant-garde, serial entrepreneurs and brothers Branden and Bryce Thompson, Rock and Roll Hall …
Read More »Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Brittney Griner’s Wife Demand Russian Authorities Release WNBA Star
New developments have come out in the case of Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia, being held for drug possession of a vape cartridge, as previously reported. Now, congressmen are stepping in, calling for the 31-year-old WNBA athlete’s release. Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee urged Russian authorities to set Griner …
Read More »Disney Dreamer Kayla Michele’s PeduL Helps Companies Hire Diverse Talent
Kayla Michele, a Disney Dreamer of the 2013 class, is the Co-Founder and COO of PeduL, a diversity recruiting marketplace that enables employers to source and attract a curated pipeline of competitive, diverse candidates whose skills match job requisitions. The meaning behind the business name admirably incorporates the organization’s mission; …
Read More »Telecom Company Loses $70M Lawsuit For Segregating Black Employees While Under Video Surveillance
Glow Networks Inc. based in Austin, Texas, and its parent company, CSS Corp, lost a federal discrimination lawsuit this month, totaling $70 million in damages to be awarded to 10 former employees. The suit came after a racist separation of Black employees being sent off to different rooms to work, …
Read More »Sheryl Lee Ralph Recalls Audition Being Told She Wouldn’t Be Allowed To Kiss Tom Cruise On Screen Because She Was Black
Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph shared on Friday in an episode of The View, that back in the day a Hollywood casting director said she could not kiss Tom Cruise in a scene because of her race. “[He asked] ‘Do I put you in a movie with Tom Cruise? Do …
Read More »Kanye West Feels Like He’s ‘Been Broken In A Thousand Pieces’ In New ‘Divorce’ Poem
Kanye West bears yet another piece of his soul to his followers on Instagram, about his experience on his ongoing divorce, in a poem. Having recently released a disturbing claymation music video for his new single “Eazy,” in which he is shown kidnapping, decapitating, and burying alive his estranged wife’s …
Read More »Florida Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Female Police Lieutenant in 2017
Markeith Loyd was sentenced to death Thursday for the 2017 murder of Police Lt. Debra Clayton. The convicted killer’s sentencing comes after a jury recommended the death penalty in December, Fox 5 Orlando reported. Loyd had an emotional outburst after the sentence was read out loud and was escorted out of …
Read More »Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year career for Women’s History Month
Through her “tell-it-like-it-is approach,” Judge Mablean Ephriam brings joy, laughter and truth to the courtroom. Mablean Ephriam attends the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on April 29, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In October 1998, Twentieth Century Fox offered the former prosecuting attorney …
Read More »A Group Of Black Entrepreneurs Are Turning What Was Once Black Wall Street Into A Tech Hub
A group of Black entrepreneurs is turning Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre into a technology hub for digital creators and developers. According to ABC News, digital founders based in Tulsa have a pipeline of fresh and diverse technology talent, a quality support system, and a cost-of-living …
Read More »Oregon State Student Athlete Alex Austin Provides Scholarship Bankrolled By NIL Deal
Student athletes have been cashing in on name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals following the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) vote to allow the practice last June. One Oregon State football player however, is taking things to a whole other level. In a partnership between student athlete Alex Austin, Access …
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