Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said in a statement Friday night that “America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history.” John Lewis, who went from being the youngest leader of the 1963 March on Washington to a long-serving congressman from Georgia and icon of the civil rights movement has […]
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After years and years of wearing braids too tight, the hair follicles along my edges were completely snatched out. Don’t get me wrong, the braided styles always looked amazing, but once I decided to change hair-do’s, the hair loss and balding spots started to show and it took its toll on my confidence. I really
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That’s easy, I’m a descendant of slaves. I’m African American. And, my Texas roots run deep. Although I was born in Arizona, Texas, is where it all started for me. My maternal and paternal family members were sharecroppers that picked cotton throughout the lone star state, settling in cities like Austin, Crockett, Dallas, Houston, Taylor and
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Snippets airing on every local news channel of 25 uniformed LAPD Officers showing up to start the dialog with 25 youth and young adult African American members in the community. The initiative titled “Perceptions, Empathy & Unification” (PEU) was hosted by Pastor Shep Crawford of the Experience Christian Ministries located at 326 E. 47th Place in South
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By: Lawrencia Nelson Currently there are two pandemics spreading through the United States of America, Coronavirus and Racism. On the other side of the world, hearing statements such as ‘This is not our issue’ ‘I do not live in America, so why does this affect us?’ ‘All lives matter’. Imagine for one second being black
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No Memphis In May. No Beale Street browsing. No proms or graduations — at least not in the flesh. But in this time of social isolation and uncertainty, some people have found ways to celebrate what has always been in plain sight. For the Ellis family of Memphis, it was each other. “We’ve been eating dinner at
Meet the creative entrepreneur Alexis Hodges behind organic handmade skincare brand ‘Natural State of Mind Essentials’. Alexis is not the ordinary entrepreneur having to overcome obstacles of sickness which resorted to her spending a large amount of time in hospital. Not afraid to let others know she is a survivor of Crohn’s Disease which is
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Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian in the school’s 274-year history. According to their press release, Nicholas Johnson, an operations research and financial engineering from concentrator from Montreal, has been named valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2020. Grace Sommers, a concentrator from Bridgewater, New Jersey, has been named the Latin salutatorian. Johnson told The New
A link to the story below was emailed to us as an obituary posted on Economist.com. It’s heartbreaking, and just like the source who sent it to us says, it’s just the tip of an iceberg, and strikingly cold. Read on… SINGING WAS something Willie Levi loved to do. When he was at the state
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Great news for the class of 2020, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will headline “ Dear Class of 2020”, a virtual commencement event to celebrate graduates worldwide. The multi-hour event premiere Saturday, June 6 on YouTube. BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, the South Korean boy band and Lady Gaga also are among
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