A huge congratulations go out to Rosalind Brewer! Brewer, is currently the chief operating officer at Starbucks announced that she’s stepping down at the end of February. The reason she is leaving the company shatters another glass ceiling for women: she will become the only black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Brewer will
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Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem had many of us moved to tears. Below is a transcript of the 22-year-old poet that wowed the crowd with her reading during Joe Biden’s swearing-in. Here’s the transcript of her text: Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans, and the world. When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can
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There was a nail-biter of an election in the state of Georgia, last night in run-off elections, as the nation watched Raphael Warnock, make history by becoming Georgia’s first Black senator. Warnock, who is the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is the first African American to represent Georgia in the Senate. Senator-elect,
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Warner Bros. drama JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH will release in the U.S. on February 12, 2021, in both theaters and on HBO Max. The studio is planning to push the Shaka King directed feature for the current 2020-21 awards season. Synopsis: FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with
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As we find ourselves in the middle of the holiday season during a global pandemic, there is much for us to think about and be thankful for. I must admit that my family and I have been blessed. We have not experienced any family infections or deaths and any serious social or economic hardships. I
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Former NFL quarterback and social activist Colin Kaepernick is getting his own ice cream flavor courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s. The progressive ice cream brand on Thursday unveiled its new “Change the Whirled” vegan ice cream, which is made with caramel non-dairy sunflower butter and fudge chips with graham crackers and chocolate cookies swirled in. The
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Trailblazer Charley Pride, country musics first Black megastar, has died due to complications related to COVID-19. He was 86. Public relations firm 2911 Media confirmed that Pride died on Dec. 12 in Dallas, Texas. Legendary Pride charted 29 No. 1 hits and another 21 Top 10 singles between the 1960s and 1980s, including “Is Anybody
Photo credit: Courtesy of OWN Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will continue its holiday tradition this season with three new original Christmas movies coming to the network Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT in December, it was announced today by Tina Perry, president, OWN. “A Christmas For Mary,” starring Vivica A. Fox and Jackée
LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the acquisition of the evocative documentary film “OWN Spotlight: (In)Visible Portraits” from thought leader, storyteller and filmmaker, Oge Egbuonu, as her directorial debut to air in 2021. Nearly three years in the making, (In)Visible Portraits is a powerful celebration of Black women sharing their stories of struggle, resilience and beyond. IndieWire
The wait is finally over. Former Vice President, now President-elect Joe Biden and running mate Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, are headed for the White House in January. It’s safe to assume that most of America lost a weeks worth of sleep agonizing over whether or not, the United States would have a new president or
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