If you were an adherent, no one would be able to tell. You would look like any other American. You could be a mother, picking leftovers off your toddler’s plate. You could be the young man in headphones across the street. You could be a bookkeeper, a dentist, a grandmother …
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On Tuesday (May 12), Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced he has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate two district attorneys involved in the Ahmaud Arbery case. The GBI said in a news release that the case involved “possible prosecutorial misconduct” by the D.A.’s office. “Unfortunately, many questions …
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On Saturday, March 7, Alvin & Friends — New Rochelle, NY’s favorite black-owned gathering place — hosted a lavish Great Gatsby themed 50th birthday party for a client who pulled out all the stops. The birthday girl took over the entire restaurant, filling the relaxed, elegant 2,000 square-foot space with …
Read More »Photo: Vivien Killilea (Getty Images for PUMA) With all of us trapped in the house, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Instagram series, Verzuz, has become a full-fledged, whole-ass pop culture phenomenon with millions of viewers and billions of impressions to its credit. Yet for all of the love that it’s rained …
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A new initiative aims to pair social media influencers with small, Black-owned businesses to continue customer engagement and patronage as the coronavirus outbreak continues to reshape the world. Martin Ekechukwu, the founder of the marketing consulting firm WHTWRKS, launched a new initiative to aid in COVID-19 relief. Ekechukwu is a …
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Who holds these kinds of jobs matters too: Low-wage jobs are more likely to be held by women, people of color, and immigrants, all of whom have less political capital than their paler male peers. “Economic power is saying, if I’ve got wealth, ‘Hell no, I’m not coming into work …
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A Republican Indiana representative is facing backlash and calls to resign after posting a racist meme of black children cheering for free money from the government. Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas is defending a meme he recently posted on Facebook featuring a stock photo of dancing black kids with …
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Oprah Winfrey sold out her nationwide wellness tour earlier this year but is now determined to bring that same energy and wisdom to fans when they need it most. On Tuesday (May 12), the megastar media mogul announced the launch of Oprah’s Your Life in Focus: A Vision Forward – …
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Atlanta’s famed rap artist and activist, Killer Mike has teamed up with DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to launch an ad campaign aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. “Stay home, if you can. Mask up, if you can’t,” Killer Mike says. RELATED: Killer Mike Will Not Open His Georgia …
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The alarming number of trans women murdered in the United States this year continues to rise. 20-year-old Helle Jae O’Regan was stabbed to death last week inside a San Antonio, Texas barbershop. O’Regan becomes the sixth trans woman to be killed in just five weeks, and the 11th for …
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