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Aug 19 2018

LAPD Officer Regina Scott Makes History as First African American Female Deputy Chief

LOS ANGELES — History was officially made on Friday night when Veteran LAPD officer Regina Scott was introduced as the first Black female promoted to the rank of deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. The event took place at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. “It’s something I could never dream. […]

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Aug 18 2018

World Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan Dies

Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan, has died today is Switzerland after a short illness. A Ghanian diplomat, Annan rose through the ranks and became the first Black, and served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was 80 years-old. Before becoming U.N. Secretary-General, the humanitarian spent four decades working in

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May 19 2018

Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan Chose Love & Diversity

Can you believe we woke up late to catch a glimpse of what’s being hailed as the wedding of the century! 11:20AM UK time, most of the world got a quick glimpse at Meghan Markle this arguably the first bi-racial woman’s royal wedding to Prince Harry. Today, the Royal wedding was viewed around the

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Apr 24 2018

Teen Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Perform at the Royal Wedding

One of the brightest stars in classical music, teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has been announced as one of the musicians at the Wedding Service of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle next month. 19-year-old cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason won BBC Young Musician 2016, made his BBC Proms debut the following year, and released his debut album,

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Apr 2 2018

Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Madela Dies

Winnie Madikizela Mandela, the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 81. Born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela on Sept. 26, 1934, in the village of Mbongweni, Transkei — a homeland, or bantustan, set aside for the Xhosa people in the Southeastern part of South Africa, according

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Mar 26 2018

Linda Brown, Central figure of Brown v. Board of Education Dies at 76

Linda Brown, the nine year-old young girl at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education that rejected racial segregation in American schools, died in Topeka, Kan., Sunday afternoon. Her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, confirmed the death to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The newspaper says Brown was 76. The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court

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Feb 26 2018

A “Wrinkle In Time” Celebrates Warriors Who Code

Photo: Facebook Los Angeles, Calif. — Feb. 24, 2018 – Bright young girls from Black Girls Code came together with Disney, Nissan, HP and The JetBlue Foundation, to livestream a coding challenge inspired by Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, coming to theaters March 9th. Fifty girls from all over the country assembled in Los Angeles on

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Feb 2 2018

Former Lead Singer for the Temptations Dennis Edwards Has Died

Dennis Edwards, who joined the Temptations in 1968 and sang on a string of the group’s hits including “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Ball of Confusion” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” has died at age 74. His family confirmed the news to CBS News, saying he was in Chicago at the time of

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Jan 3 2018

Back in Chocolate Business: Essence Magazine is Black-Owned Again!

Essence Ventures has purchased Essence Communications, which means the magazine is now Black owned, again. In a message today on Essence.com Vanessa De Luca writes: It is with great joy that we announced today, Jan. 3, 2018, that Essence Communications is under new ownership: Essence Ventures LLC, an independent African-American-owned company focused on merging content,

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Nov 21 2017

Ten African Americans Named Rhodes Scholars

Washington University in St. Louis seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. Photo credit: Joe Angeles/WashingtonUniversity. Ten African Americans are included on the 2018 list of 32 exceptional American students who’ve been named Rhodes Scholars, Black Enterprise has reported. It is the highest number of students of African descent to

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