In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, it’s with great pride to share with you our picks of five Black Women Breaking Barriers. Check out these inspirational game changers below: 1. Asnath Mahapa was fascinated by planes as a teenager, little did she know she would break barriers by becoming South Africa’s first […]
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Aldis Hodge, the actor who we watched play high school quarterback Ray “Voodoo” Tatum, the displaced Hurricane Katrina victim on the Emmy-Award winning T.V. series “Friday Night Lights” is on a roll these days. Recently, he played Janelle Monáe’s husband Levi in the Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures,” and before that, he played rapper MC Ren, on
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Chance the Rapper is the man! The man that puts his money where his mouth is. The three time Grammy-award winning artist held a press conference today at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago to announce that he is donating $1 million to Chicago Public Schools. He shouted. “Our kids should not be held hostage because of political
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Women’s History Month has started off on a very positive note for Delta Airlines. The airline announced on their website that two women made history last week from Delta by being the first two black female pilots to fly together in a cockpit. Atlanta based first Officer Dawn Cook reached out to fellow pilot Stephanie Johnson after
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, March 2 was named this year’s winner of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s “Profile in Courage” award, an annual honor for leaders who stand up to political opponents. The museum cited Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, which his successor President Donald Trump has vowed to repeal and
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Season 2 – Episode 205 WGN America has released a first look image of Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning artist John Legend as renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass in the hit series “Underground.” Legend, who is an executive producer alongside the series creators, Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, guest stars in the highly anticipated second season returning Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at
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Last year, Stephanie Johnson shattered the glass ceiling at Delta to become the airline company’s first black female pilot. “As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with airplanes and would think, ‘What a great thing it would be to know how to fly,’” Johnson, who has been flying for 20 years, said in an
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Brand Maverick Entertainment (BME) president and event creator, Steve Jones, moderated a conversation with Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae (creator and star of HBO’s Insecure) at the fourth installment of The Hollywood Confidential on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills as a celebration in recognizing the closing of Black History Month. Powered by Walgreens and presented by SAG-AFTRA, the
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As we kick-off Women’s History Month, we’d like to acknowledge writer Margot Lee Shetterly. Margot, is the author of the book based on the film “Hidden Figures,” which she just happened to sell the movie rights while still working on the book. Shetterly’s book tells the true story of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy
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Photo: Steven Senne/AP Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna, is not just being award for her work in the music industry. The singer original from Barbados was honored earlier today, at the prestigious Harvard University as the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. Dr. S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, introduced Rihanna, saying, “Rihanna has charitably
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