Simone Biles is the first woman to ever win five U.S. Gymnastics all-around titles! The four-time Rio Olympic gold medalist is the first woman to win all five golds at the national gymnastics championships since Dominique Dawes in 1994. The gymnast also made […]
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LOS ANGELES — History was officially made on Friday night when Veteran LAPD officer Regina Scott was introduced as the first Black female promoted to the rank of deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. The event took place at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. “It’s something I could never dream.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan, has died today is Switzerland after a short illness. A Ghanian diplomat, Annan rose through the ranks and became the first Black, and served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was 80 years-old. Before becoming U.N. Secretary-General, the humanitarian spent four decades working in
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On Thursday, August 18, Netflix formally announced that they’ve struck a $100 Million dollar production deal with the creator of the Award-winning ABC comedy “black-ish.” According toVariety, Barris signed a three-year overall deal with the streaming service that will see him produce series exclusively for Netflix. According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, the
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The wait is finally over. Fall premiere dates for new and returning 2018 television shows are here. Check out some of the shows we’re looking forward to watching up with this fall: September 1: Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) Mind Your Business with Mahisha (OWN) September 5: Greenleaf (OWN) September 5: The Bobby Brown Story (BET,
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SILVER SPRING, MD – August 16, 2018 – As the world mourns the tremendous loss of American treasure Aretha Franklin, the music legend, Civil Rights champion and renowned ‘Queen of Soul,’ Urban One announces plans to honor her life, legacy and impact on humanity with special encore presentations of interviews and news specials on TV One, special digital content across Interactive One
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Today, the world mourns the loss of an icon, the undisputed Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Among the greatest and most influential singers of all time, Franklin died this morning at her home in Detroit surrounded by family and friends. She was 76. According to the Associate Press, Franklin’s cause of death was due to
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It’s National Relaxation Day and we just want to go to the beach. Did y’all know that stress levels tend to be higher in minorities than that of their white counterparts?☝????❤️ There are a lot of things we can do to lower our stress levels, but let’s start with exercise, and going to the doctor
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Jahana Hayes, a 2016 National Teacher of the Year recipient, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, is on track to become the state’s first black Democrat in congress. After soundly beating Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman, a two-time candidate for lieutenant governor, she will face Republican Manny Santos, former mayor of Meriden,
If you don’t know who Philomena Kwao is, then get into this article and let us introduce you. Back before the body positive movement, before Ashley Graham, Gabbi Fresh, Tess Holiday, and countless other plus size models and influencers, there was Philomena. The thing is, she didn’t know that she was going to be a
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