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27-Year-Old MTV Host Jamila Mustafa Makes History As Bennett College’s Youngest Commencement Speaker
At just 27 years old, Jamila Mustafa speaks with the command of a woman nearly twice her age. Each of her words is intentional and delivered in an authoritative tone that reflects her self-assurance. Yet, her charisma, stage presence, and career highlights as a host on MTV, ESPN, and BET …
Read More »MIT Elects Its 1st Black Woman Student Body President in the School’s 159-Year History
Photo: Stan Honda (AFP/Getty Images) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology just crossed a major diversity milestone by electing its first black woman student body president in the school’s 159-year history. Earlier this month, MIT’s Undergraduate Association announced sophomore mechanical engineering major Danielle Geathers as the winner of the institute’s “first …
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Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTIC The Death of George Floyd The killing of a black man …
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Tessa reminds the “HBIC” of the contract she signed. Source link
Read More »‘The High Note’ Movie Stars Ice Cube and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Talk Business and Finding Your Voice
The new movie The High Note, featuring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Dakota Johnson, is a tale about taking risks and following your dreams. In a virtual sit-down interview, BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke with Ice Cube and Harrison about the importance of finding your voice, doing business …
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Image: Shutterstock Social StudiesThe Root’s Social Studies is a daily, curated, one-stop shop for all the funny, relevant and important content that should be trending on social media. I like funerals. Of course, I don’t like it when people die. I take the loss of life very seriously. But I …
Read More »The Advantage of a Biden Shadow Cabinet
It would compound the effect, he continued, if “occasionally you bring them together on a stage where you can see the full diversity of the administration in every sense on display.” In fact, while Biden’s primary-campaign events were often sleepy, arguably his most compelling appearances came in the 48 hours …
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Simone doles out a healthy dose of “no means no.” Source link
Read More »'They Want Us for Our Black Faces on Their Diversity Reports': Delroy Lindo Is Still Fighting The Good Fight in First-Look Clip
Delroy Lindo in The Good Fight Ep. 407 “The Gang Discovers who Killed Jeffrey Epstein”Photo: Courtesy of CBS All Access No one knows how to lay down the law via facial expression quite like Delroy Lindo and in the Season 4 finale of The Good Fight, he continues to be …
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