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Black-Owned Dapper Brands You Should Know
December 26, 2016
Dressing dapper means many things to many people. Depending on who you ask, it could mean anything from wearing a freshly starched button-down to…
Progressive Black Love: To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate, That is the Question
December 23, 2016
A little over a month ago, I jumped the proverbial broom with my now husband, and threw what has been dubbed the #BlackestWeddingEver. There…
Happy Birthday Thomas Sankara: “The Upright Man”
December 21, 2016
Thomas Sankara, President of the country formerly knows as Upper Volta would have been 67 years old today. After he seized power in a popularly…
Black Doctor Prevented from Helping a Passenger Sparks Delta Airlines Policy Change
December 21, 2016
In October, Tamika Cross was on a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to Minneapolis. During the flight, one of the passengers began screaming for someone…
Meet The Nigeria Women’s Boblsed Team Making History
December 21, 2016
Nigeria has a Bobsled team! Yes, the very first African bobsled team is qualifying to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The…
Husani Oakley of Goldbean speaks Candidly about the Need for Diversity in Tech & More
December 19, 2016
Husani Oakley is the Chief Technology Officer at GoldBean, an online investing platform that helps people start their investment journey with companies and brands they love,…