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New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux invited us into his world with his first body of work, “I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé.” The author opened up about his upbringing in Texas and revealed his journey to embracing …

(Photo: Adobe Stock) The Black travel movement began almost ten years ago with an emphasis on going abroad to places that see few Black visitors. Mainstream travel marketing seemed to suggest that Black Americans would only book trips to Miami or Las Vegas, so the movement stepped in to show …

When songwriter and musician Bill Withers died on April 3, the outpouring of respect pierced through our national COVID-19 coma like a rocket. And no wonder. Withers’ musical legacy is comprised of a number of hits that resonated across generations, races, religions, genres, and geographical borders, including 1972’s “Lean On …

JPMorgan Chase. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The largest U.S. bank has committed to doing more to bolster its relations with minorities after the financial institution was accused publicly of discrimination against Black people. JPMorgan Chase in a memo said it will increase efforts to promote diversity among customers and …

For many us under stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, home has become the place where we spend almost all of our time. Working from home brings its own set us challenges, especially for those of who used to going into in office every day. To help us all …

(Image: Twitter) The retail giant Amazon has announced that it will roll out temperature checks and face masks for staff at all its U.S. and European warehouses plus Whole Foods stores by early next week. According to Reuters, Amazon said it would start testing hundreds of thousands of employees a …

Mario Salerno (Credit: screenshot) One landlord in New York – which has widely been called the epicenter of the coronavirus in this country – has decided to forego the rent of the 80 apartments he owns for the month of April. According to a local NBC affiliate, on March 30, …

(Image: National Action Network) There are some churches that aren’t adhering to the call to avoid large crowds to slow down the novel coronavirus pandemic. Rev. Al Sharpton has put out a call to faith leaders to discontinue church services leading into Easter. The civil rights leader has convened a …

The criminal justice reform organization founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z is sending aid to U.S. correctional facilities, which have been especially impacted by the global shortage of protective gear in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the REFORM Alliance announced that it partnered with advocate Shaka Senghor to …

Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing. (Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) April is Financial Literacy Month, and with news of the coming stimulus package associated with the CARES act, many people are spending their “Trump money” before they get it — mistakenly, however, because many of them may not …