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Read More »Chick-fil-A Opens Applications For $5 Million in Grants For Black-Led Nonprofits
The fast-food giant Chick-fil-A has opened the application process for the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards. The True Inspiration Awards program was created in 2015 to celebrate and support nonprofit organizations that are Black-led or serve communities of color and work in education, hunger, or homelessness. For the second straight year, …
Read More »Despite Previously Acknowledging There Was No Evidence of Voter Fraud, Georgia House Republicans Still Vote to Pass Restrictive Voting Bill
Who sees an early voting line and feels some kind of way about it? Georgia Republicans, that’s who.Photo: Jessica McGowan (Getty Images) The wrong people voted. That seems to be the general consensus among Georgia Republicans, because despite repeatedly claiming that elections were safe and secure in the state, they …
Read More »‘I’m the Doctor Who Is Here to Help You Die’
The first thing Dr. Lonny Shavelson thought when he stepped into the room was This is a bad room to die in. It was small and stuffy and there weren’t enough chairs. He would have to rearrange things. He would start by pulling the hospital bed away from the wall, …
Read More »This Day in Black History: March 1, 1927
Actor, recording star and humanitarian Harry Belafonte was born on this day in 1927 in Harlem, New York. As a singer, Belafonte was dubbed “The King of Calypso” in the 1950s, as he helped popularized the Caribbean musical style. Belafonte also starred in many Hollywood films in the 1950s and …
Read More »Noname’s Book Club facility set to provide political education classes, food drives for community
This month, rapper and activist Noname has confirmed that she’s planning to do even more to help the Black community with the construction of her brick-and-mortar headquarters for the “Noname Book Club.” On March 1, the Chicago-born poet named Fatimah Warner announced that she’d secured a physical space to serve as …
Read More »Mayor de Blasio Appoints Meisha Porter Chancellor of NYC Schools, Making her First Black Woman to Do So
Following Richard A. Carranza’s resignation as Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he has appointed Meisha Porter as the next Chancellor of New York City Public Schools. This appointment makes Porter the first Black woman to serve in the role. Porter’s new role …
Read More »Serena Williams, daughter Olympia star in first campaign together for Stuart Weitzman
Superstar athlete Serena Williams is back as the star of another Stuart Weitzman campaign; however, she had some help this time. Her three-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. joined in for their first collaborative fashion ad. Read More: Serena Williams’ daughter Olympia is a part-owner of LA soccer team Titled “Footsteps to Follow,” the campaign …
Read More »Jhené Aiko to Host the 2021 Grammys Pre-Show, Which Will Open With a Marvin Gaye Tribute
Jhené Aiko, host of 63rd Annual Grammys Premiere Ceremony.Photo: Courtesy of the Recording Academy Jhené Aiko has a song on her latest album Chilombo titled “Magic Hour”—and it looks like she’ll be the MC of several “magic hours” as the 32-year-old songstress has been confirmed as the host of the …
Read More »Former NFL Player Louis Nix III’s Death Raises Questions
Louis Nix III, a former NFL player and standout athlete at Notre Dame, has reportedly died in Florida after being missing for several days. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the 29-year-old was reported missing on Wednesday, however a tweet update on Saturday (February 27) said Nix had been located. They …
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