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Prominent Labor Union Organizer will be honored NAACP Chairman’s Award

The NAACP announced today that prominent labor union organizer and leader William Lucy will be honored with the prestigious NAACP prominent labor union Chairman’s Award which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National […]

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Ibtihaj Muhammad, U.S. Olympian and 1st Muslim female medalist has a barbie

If you don’t think it’s important for everyone to see images of themselves represented positively, you are dead wrong. Thanks to Mattel, little muslim girls who wear a hijab are seeing that Ibtihaj Muhammad, U.S. Olympian and 1st Muslim female medalist, now has a barbie. And, they’re probably saying, ‘she looks like me!’ In her

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San Diego Black Police Officers Association to dedicate Substation to Slain Police Officer

Officer Archie Calvin Buggs was brutally murdered November 4, 1978. His tragic death has gone unmemorialized for 39 years. Over the last several years, the San Diego Black Police Officers Association (SDBPOA) has worked tirelessly to get a memorial for Archie worthy of bringing pride to his legacy and his family. That day has finally

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Nasa Dedicates Building to 99 year-old trailblazer Katherine Johnson “Hidden Figures”

99 year-old trailblazer Katherine Johnson This week 99 year-old trailblazer Katherine Johnson, a mathematician whose contributions to NASA’s early space missions were instrumental to its success, was honored during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The organization opened the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility in her honor. Johnson, an African-American woman from West Virginia, and her work

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History Makers: North Carolina Reports Record Number Black Female Police Chiefs

  Six African-American women for the first time in history– are sitting police chiefs in the state of North Carolina. The women represent Raleigh, Durham, Morrisville and Fayetteville, respectively. Catrina Thompson is the chief of police in Winston-Salem and Patricia Norris is the director and chief of police for Winston-Salem State University’s police force. Among them

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Jimmy Fallon makes $1M donation to the J.J. Watt Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon makes $1M donation to the J.J. Watt Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to assist Houston residents. In honor of all the heroes in Houston who helped their neighbors in a time of need, Jimmy invited Victoria White, Marquist Taylor and their Houston Gospel Choir joined by The Roots, with a

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Comic Series: Nation where only African-Americans possess superpowers

Executive producer Jon Silk along with executive Rishi Rajani will oversee the development of comic series Black. The premise of the series from Black Mask Studios is about a  nation where only African-Americans possess superpowers. According to a report on Deadline, the comic series  has been optioned for a feature by the Jeff Robinov-founded company. Creative team  Silk

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