By DL White Arizona, California, and America, we have a problem. A threat to democracy looms yet again on the horizon, and the strange thing, the absurd thing, the most preposterous aspect of this, most (if not everyone) of voting age is fully aware of the dark storm cloud that continues to linger over these […]
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Maya’s Cookies is celebrating Black History Month with the release of its 4th annual Black History Collection. The bakery’s most anticipated release of the year, the 2024 Black History Collection is dedicated to Black athletes breaking barriers and pushing for more inclusion both on and off the field. Highlighting 3 pioneers in the world of sports –
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By: Shanda Pierce Growing up in the suburbs as a Black theatre kid, I didn’t see enough representation that mirrored faces like mine. As a child, I fell in love with the movie version of The Wiz only to discover the Original Broadway Cast a few years later—I know, I’m a millennial, what can I
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Written by Deah Mitchell Berry The tradition of Watch Night Service, a cherished practice among many Americans on the eve of new year holds special significance and historical meaning for Black Americans. But the day also forges a tasty Southern superstition that connects iconic traditions to this historic church commemoration. December 31, 1862, a night
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Phoenix 100 Black Women to Host Civil Rights Icon & Historic Musical – Dec 17 By DL White Every day, I have lived through the massacre. While our country may forget this history, I cannot. ” Mother Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre (109 years old) Ms. Viola Ford was
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San Diego, CA: Join The Blue Heart Foundation on Saturday, December 16th from 8am to 1pm at the Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation for their 17th Annual Christmas Breakfast and Community Service Awards. This year’s Breakfast promises to be even more special as the Foundation celebrates its 10th Anniversary as an official 501c3 nonprofit and will be honoring
October is homecoming month on most HBCU campuses. I would suggest that if you have never attended an HBCU Homecoming or has never been on a HBCU Campus (because you attended a PWI), or you do not feel comfortable being around a lot of Black people (I have heard that one before) put attending an
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In a Facebook post, Council President pro Tem Monica Montgomery wrote: “Thank to Assemblymember Akilah Weber, MD and her advocacy for our communities, San Diego received funding to restore The Black Family statue at the beloved Mountain View Park! This funding is more than just a check—it is about restoring the positive reflections and reclaiming
On Thursday, October 6th and Friday, October 7th, The HBCU Week Foundation, Inc. held its annual HBCU Week of festivities for the first time in Atlanta, GA. These packed-out events brought out corporate executives, philanthropic sponsors, celebrities and aspiring HBCU college students to help raise awareness around the organization’s powerful mission of providing scholarship dollars
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Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in
