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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Cities and States at Odds on Decision to Reopen Now or Delay By DL. White Californians are hitting the beach after weeks of “stay home, stay safe” policies; however cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the 49er state. As of May 1, there have been 49, 917 confirmed cases, with 1,982 having lost their battle
NEW YORK (AP) — Earl Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the first African American-owned magazine focusing on black entrepreneurs, has died. He was 85. Graves died Monday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, according to his son, Earl “Butch” Graves Jr, in a post on Twitter. Graves launched his
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By D. L. White A man of peace, a man that preached the promise of a better tomorrow, a man that knew and experienced the immense pressure of a divided society as well as explicit racism at its most fervent level, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, more than anything was a man of great faith.
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Robyn Lattaker-Johnson is joining the network as Head of OWN Unscripted Development, Programming & Specials. She reports to OWN president, Tina Perry, in this role and will focus on developing a variety of unscripted programs for the network’s core African-American female audience. “Robyn is a seasoned executive with
In tribute to best selling fiction writer Ernest Gaines, author Bobby Burns recalls an interview he had done with him during his days at LSU in 2006. Celebrated novelist Ernest Gaines taught me a great deal when we met. His death this month brought back memories that will last a lifetime. I didn’t sleep
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