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According to a press release, a $5,000 pitch competition to connect and support Black women business owners, entrepreneurs, and “side hustlers,” after a four-week virtual program that will include panel discussions lead by entrepreneurs Beatrice Dixon, Angela Simmons, and Tai Beauchamp. From May 1- 22, two-hour virtual workshops will be …

Photo: Eugenio Marongiu (Shutterstock) It’s incredibly frustrating seeing white people spin a statement as innocuous as “Black Lives Matter” as politics. It’s not political; it’s literally just a more concise way of saying “the color of our skin shouldn’t dictate the way we’re treated.” Of course, facts have never gotten …

Rapper J.Cole is back like he never left with a new single from his upcoming album, The Off-Season.  At midnight on Friday (May 7), the Dreamville artist released “Interlude.” Earlier this week, Cole announced the release of The Off-Season on the 14th anniversary of his popular debut mixtape, The Come …

Imagine building a running car made from scraps and trash. That is what Emmanuel Alie Mansaray—a college student from Sierra Leone—did. Further Africa reported that the university student came up with the idea of building a solar-powered car made from trash and scraps he picked up over time. Further Africa …

Kentucky Derby trainer Bob Baffert looks on before the 145th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky.Photo: Tom Pennington (Getty Images) We have another victim, y’all. In the aftermath of Medina Spirit winning the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, securing horse trainer …

Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey’s mental health docuseries The Me You Can’t See is scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ on May 21. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will debut two months after Winfrey’s CBS interview with the Sussexes. The royals spoke about their battles with mental health …

Halima Cisse, 25, of Mali gave birth to nonuplets after expecting seven babies. Mali’s health minister shared the news in a Facebook announcement while thanking the medical team in Morocco where Cisse gave birth. “The Minister of Health and Social Development is pleased to inform national and international public opinion …

Photo: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) I’ve been all about masks during the pandemic. Honestly, wearing my mask and glasses is the closest thing I’ll ever have to a secret identity, so I’ve had some fun with it. That said, now that I’m fully vaccinated and back to doing hoodrat shit with …

Vanessa Williams performs her 1992 Grammy-nominated hit “Save the Best for Last” on Pass the Mic: BET Mother’s Day Edition. Source link

PepsiCo, Inc. has appointed  C.D. Glin, currently, president and CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), as Vice President, Global Head of Philanthropy, for the PepsiCo Foundation, effective next week. Glin will report to Jon Banner, executive vice president, global communications, and president of the PepsiCo Foundation. “I am …