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Global leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) announced that Gaurdie Banister, Jr. has been appointed as chairman of the board. Serving as RRA’s first independent chair, Mr. Banister will lead the board and provide oversight to guide the firm’s strategic goals and objectives, including governance best practices and diversity, …

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows, from left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. The former policer officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed …

The relationship between Da Brat and fiancée Jesseca “BB Judy” Dupart has reached its climax. The two were married on Tuesday in Georgia, according to PEOPLE. Taking place at the Horse Mansion in Fairburn, the stars of Brat Loves Judy, tied the knot before 100 guests in attendance. Among those …

It’s become the norm to see male fashion designers dominate the womenswear scene. But not too often do you see women staking a claim in menswear. Desyree Nicole and Gabriella Elyse are changing the game with their Black-women-owned menswear line, Todd Patrick. Initially launched in 2016 after Nicole decided to …

Shedrick Pelt remembers the endless waves of flags and red hats on Jan. 6, 2021, as a crowd moved along Pennsylvania Avenue after President Donald Trump urged his supporters to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.  As he was jostled along with the mass that was …

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With credits from iconic films like The Five Heartbeats, Malcolm X, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Amistad and Selma already under her belt, Ruth E. Carter‘s historic 2019 Academy Award win for Best Costume Design for Marvel’s Black Panther in many ways felt overdue. But just ahead of …

On the two-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s hate crime murder, his mother has announced a new scholarship program in his honor. On Wednesday, Wanda Cooper-Jones announced the establishment of The Ahmaud Arbery Foundation in an effort to prevent any other family from feeling the pain she has felt since Arbery …

Every holiday season, fans of media maven Oprah Winfrey look forward to her “My Favorite Things” list.  Winfrey’s tally from the holiday season of 2021 featured a lot of Black-owned businesses, and in honor of Black History Month before it ends, PEOPLE magazine shared them in a recent compilation.  In this March …

Image: AB+DM for Variety Between high-profile ad campaigns and a new competition series, get ready for another Lizzo takeover. The singer/actress is featured on the Feb. 23 cover of Variety to discuss her next album, auditioning for The Little Mermaid and the Prime Video premiere of Watch Out for the …