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Black Women Entrepreneurs: The Good And Not-So-Good News
September 10, 2018
Dell Gines, the author of an intriguing new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Black Women Business StartUps, loves this quote…
‘White People Food’ Is Creating An Unattainable Picture Of Health
September 2, 2018
Tanisha Gordon doesn’t see what white people love so much about cottage cheese. Or salads, especially when they’re topped with fussy ingredients like candied…
Howard University Swimmer and Siblings Going to 2020 Olympics
August 25, 2018
Howard University swimmer Latroya Pina of Seekonk, Massachusetts will swim for Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan alongside her siblings, Troy and…
The steady decline of African-American culture in Washington DC
August 24, 2018
Under five-foot-tall Virginia Ali, white-haired and frail, welcomes the never-ending stream of customers entering her diner. The 84-year-old woman is the owner of Ben’s…
$80Mil and no Will? Here’s why I’m not surprised that Aretha Franklin didn’t have a will.
August 23, 2018
We lost our beloved Aretha a week ago and, in addition to grieving the loss of the Queen of Soul, we are dumbfounded that…
SY Smith is THE Hardest Working Indie Artist in Show Business
August 23, 2018
I’m going to go on and say it: Sy Smith is the hardest working indie artist in show business. Full stop. Okay, to clarify…