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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of Americans out of work or into struggle mode to keep afloat during the economic downturn. After seeing a woman get assaulted while on the job during a trip to a local McDonald’s in Atlanta, Georgia, one young woman decided to help out …

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The dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine  took her first shot of the coronavirus vaccine Friday morning (Dec. 18).  Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is hoping she can convince more Black people that the vaccine is safe to take, despite widespread skepticism in the African American community. “There are Black …

The Rochester police chief who was fired after the death of Daniel Prude alleged Friday that the city’s mayor pressured him to lie about the incident. La’Ron Singletary was fired in September by Mayor Lovely Warren after announcing he would retire. In a claim of notice, according to NBC News, Singletary …

TV/Radio news anchor with prompter and microphone.Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) JUST IN: The Root is in final talks to acquire NBC in an unprecedented deal. NBC, which stands for Niggas Be Cappin’, will officially merge into The Root’s mega-media conglomerate on Dec. 21, 2020 at approximately 12 p.m. CPT, known as …

Morehouse School of Medicine is embarking on a ten-year to partnership to invest in the future of Black doctors. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the storied institution is teaming up with  CommonSpirit Health for a $100 million partnership to train more Black physicians. Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice president and dean of …

It’s one thing to run a business and hire employees to help smooth out your operations, but it’s a whole other challenge to manage people and stay on top of administrative tasks. Considering how your business won’t run the way it should without a competent team, it’s important to beef …

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Carter Godwin Woodson, credited as “The Father of Black History Month,” was born in New Canton, Virginia, on Dec. 19, 1875. The son of freed slaves, Woodson would go on to become one of the first African-Americans to receive a doctorate from Harvard University and one of the first Blacks …

Darrion Cockrell, who had a rough childhood and became a gang member before he turned 10-years old, turned his life around and has now been named as Missouri’s 2020 Teacher of the Year. As a child, Cockrell said he took education for granted and joined a gang when he thought …