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0 From left to right: Tneisha Brown, Lauren Hill, and Varatip “V” Johnson (Image: Kauwuane Burton) Lauren Hill, Tneisha Brown, and Varatip “V” Johnson started The Order Project (TOP) to get their spaces in order, become more organized, and have some sanity in their life. The three friends are wives, …

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Last week, a 3-year-old child was killed by a stray bullet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to WBRZ, TNT commentator and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has offered to pick up the bill for the funeral costs for the family of the slain child, Devin Page Jr.  O’Neal, who played college …

Screenshot: YouTube/Disney Plus If you’re a fan of new Disney+ iteration of The Proud Family, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, then boy, do I have good news for you! On Monday, it was revealed that the popular cartoon would be coming back for a second season, according to Deadline. …

On Tuesday night, our staff writer Anne Applebaum and our editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, interviewed President Volodymyr Zelensky at his compound in Kyiv. “Soldiers with flashlights led us through a maze of sandbagged corridors to a harshly lit, windowless room adorned only with Ukrainian flags,” Jeff and Anne write. …

The Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (SVB) has launched the SVB Fellows Program for Black, Latinx and women professionals in venture capital. Women, in general, are not well represented in venture capitalism. Pitchbook reports just two percent of women in the industry are raising capital, meaning the number of minority …

The Department of Justice building is pictured in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2022.Photo: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP (Getty Images) In a letter obtained by ABC News, the NAACP is calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate years of alleged welfare fraud and misspending in Mississippi–totaling around $94 million. NAACP President …

Tax Day can be an easy time for some taxpayers and daunting for others who don’t quite understand the nuance of filing taxes. For your benefit, theGrio has compiled the myriad ways you can make Tax Day work for you and not against you. What to Know About Tax Day …

A Massachusetts school committee has launched an investigation into the city’s mayor after she reportedly made a racist comment to a high school student during a civics class. According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s insensitive comments were revealed to the Easthampton school committee by a science teacher …

American baseball player Jackie Robinson, second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, steps up to bat with his back to the camera during a game at a packed stadium.Photo: Hulton Archive (Getty Images) The celebration of Jackie Robinson continues! Today marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first African …