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Read More »Benjamin Crump center for social justice to open in Florida in 2022
Attorney Benjamin Crump, who has been responsible for securing tens of millions of dollars in damages for Black victims of racial and police violence, will be honored with a center named for him at a Florida college. NBC News reports that The Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice will …
Read More »Netflix follows through with pledge to move $100 million to Black banks, financial institutions
Netflix is committed to addressing systemic racism by supporting Black communities in the U.S. Last year the streaming giant announced that it will place 2% of its holdings with financial institutions that loan to Black businesses, and now the company has followed through. As reported by THR, Netflix said on …
Read More »Traveling for the holidays? Here’s a must-have packing guide
Traveling for the holidays can be both exciting and stressful in terms of packing. It’s one thing to pack for a regular vacation, but to travel for Christmas during the global COVID-19 pandemic is a different type of feat. Nevertheless, it is doable with much preparation, checklists, and just the …
Read More »10 destinations for the best Christmas away from home
Are you thinking about booking a holiday getaway to finally shake the feeling of stagnancy caused by the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic? Understandable! It is a fact that spontaneous travel is a new form of self-love because voyage is a sacred part of the human experience. Will …
Read More »Singer Ari Lennox arrested at Amsterdam airport
Fresh off a performance of “Unloyal” with Summer Walker, singer Ari Lennox was arrested Monday morning at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. She wrote several times about the incident on Twitter. Her first tweet read, “F**k Amsterdam security. They hate black people.” Singer Ari Lennox attends the recent “2021 Soul Train Awards” taping …
Read More »South African president blasts US, other nations for travel bans amid Omicron variant
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, has called the travel bans imposed on his country “scientifically unjustified.” He made the comments on Sunday in an address to the nation, his first since the Omicron variant was detected in the country. “The only thing the prohibition on travel will do,” …
Read More »Is cryptocurrency the currency of the future?
In this news cycle, cryptocurrency seems to be the only thing anyone is talking about. It seems society has suddenly propelled back to the future as we have seen nations start to adopt a phenomenon known to many as crypto — the world’s newest medium of exchange. The best way …
Read More »Can we finally talk about burnout syndrome?
Burnout is not just exhaustion. It’s a syndrome. Here’s why. Was Solange singing about burnout in “Cranes in the Sky”? “I tried to keep myself busy/ I ran around circles/ Think I made myself dizzy/ I slept it away/ I sexed it away/ I read it away,” the lyrics read. …
Read More »Bank of America grants $500K to International African American Museum
Bank of America reaffirmed its support for the International African American Museum (IAAM) with an additional $500,000 grant on top of its previous contribution of the same amount in 2018. “This second major gift from Bank of America underscores the company’s commitment to our mission and to work that moves …
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