(Chicago, IL) Going against the grain is considered a “cultural norm” for computer wiz Erica Austin. The former IBM employee who’s revolutionizing the way comic books are read with the creation of her own app, “Against the Grain,” Erica is just one more example of what it means to be apart of a growing number […]
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Senate finally voted to confirm Loretta Lynch. The 56-43 vote makes 55-year old Lynch, the first African-American female attorney general in U.S. history. Obama nominated Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder in November and her nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in February. Still, she waited longer than the seven most recent U.S. attorneys
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SoulSwipe is the fastest growing African American dating app on the market right now. SoulSwipe launched in the Apple App Store in March of 2015, with an Android release on Tuesday, April 28th. Press release dated April 17, 2015 states: This is the only location-based dating app fully committed towards serving the African American community. SoulSwipe already
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Family is everything. Right? For an intelligent nineteen year-old girl, who goes by the name of PJay, nothing could be further from the truth. Growing up in San Diego County, as one out of 18 siblings, all of whom are half (one parent is non biological), Prea’ Jhana Anderson has spent the majority of her
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No one ever said that being a sibling is easy. Let face it, there are times when we want to throw our hands up as if to say, ‘I’m outta here.’ Yet that protective bond draws us back into that circle of trust that we formed at the beginning of life. Check out article in
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On Thursday, April 9, 2015 UC San Diego Helen Edison Lecture Series presents: Tomorrow’s Leaders: Building on the Legacy of Selma. Guest speaker for the series is Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers-Williams has become a symbol of courage and perseverance, steadfast in her march towards social justice. She made history
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In a press release TV One announced that the Easter Sunday premiere of The 30th Annual Stellar Awards, delivered TV One’s most watched weekend primetime premiere telecast this year in the demo. 228k watched The 30th Annual Stellar Awards is the 3rd most watched telecast on the network this year behind The 46th NAACP Awards and Unsung
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Let’s face it, we all have to take better care of ourselves. In today’s fast paced world, between the stress of careers, family and finances, its often hard to maintain a healthy well being. Perhaps getting a regular massage is the key. Massage Therapist Thelma Brown of Thelma’s One Stop Therapeutic, in Lemon Grove, CA near
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Via Press Release –(Los Angeles, CA) African Americans in the LGBTQ community took their bows and trophies at the inaugural Truth Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the historic Ebell of Los Angeles. No envelopes were needed because all names called that night were winners. Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, The DIVA Foundation and Better
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Former professional tennis player Katrina Adams is the first African-American and the youngest person to ever head the U.S. Tennis Association – a position for which she is a volunteer. That’s right, she’s unpaid. Why do it then? “It’s for the pure love of the game and the passion that we have to want to
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