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Share1 Dr. Tammira Lucas and Jasmine Simms, the founders of Moms as Entrepreneurs (Image: Instagram) Many holidays and traditions have been postponed or cancelled this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. As we move into May, another casualty of the viral outbreak is going out to celebrate Mother’s Day, …

Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) There was some speculation on who would fill the vacant seat left by Elijah Cummings’ tragic passing last fall, and after an election last week, it appears the man who Cummings replaced will fill the seat once more. NBC News reports that Kweisi Mfume, a …

Uri Friedman, our global reporter, spoke with people around the world, including South Korea, to better understand what life looks like after the curve flattens. He found that cities were coming back to life, but not the life we once knew. One of the people he spoke with was Sujin …

Michelle Obama’s Netflix documentary Becoming is slated to premiere on the streaming service tomorrow, however, some of what’s in it is already being reported. One interesting tidbit, according to PEOPLE, is how emotional Malia Obama was during her mother’s post-White House blockbuster book tour in support of her memoir Becoming. …

I had the pleasure of meeting Elaina Watley at the 2020 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit  She participated in a breakout session entitled “Conversations About Wealth Creation,” which focused on encouraging black women to set goals and to be empowered when managing personal finances. It’s not often that someone’s …

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Where would we be as a society without our educators? Teachers have a difficult and extremely important job for which they don’t receive nearly enough praise. Former President Barack Obama did his part in rectifying that by making surprise video calls to three Chicago Public …

For comparison, consider some of the best-known black holes in astronomy, the ones usually intriguing enough to make headlines. The black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is more than 25,000 light-years away, and the black hole that astronomers captured in unprecedented detail last year lies 55 …

Ahmaud Arbery was killed 73 days ago and the two men, one being a former cop, who shot and killed him, have faced no repercussions. After activist Shaun King released a video on social media of the horrific killing, pushing for mobilization and a call to action, the district attorney is …

Photo: Leon Bennett (Getty Images) Last Thursday, Janelle Monáe took part in a special performance for Verizon’s Pay It Forward Live, which aims to support small businesses affected by COVID-19. In her Instagram caption promoting the event, she placed an emphasis on wanting to help small businesses owned by women …

Meeting San Diego’s rise in demand has required adaptability. Normally, “rescued” food—items that would otherwise be thrown out as their sell-by date approaches—accounts for 97 percent of Feeding San Diego’s distributions. Until the pandemic, the group was receiving unpurchased food from 204 Starbucks locations every night of the year. Most …