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With the start of March, Women’s History Month officially begins. First observed in 1987, the month celebrates the effect and…
Actor and entrepreneur Malinda Williams recently announced the launch of an initiative dedicated to coding for HBCU students. In a…
On June 19th, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to announce General Order No. 3 that ended slavery…
As Black-owned venture capitalist firms such as the Fearless Fund continue to be targeted by anti-affirmative groups, Black women entrepreneurs…
As a woman of a certain age, in retrospect, I think my adolescent years were raw ones. I was an…
A woman was hit in the side of the head with a brick for rejecting a man’s advances and the…
This week, the singer Lizzo was accused by former background dancers of some pretty “interesting” accusations. Lizzo was accused of everything…
Black women have made their mark in the world of sports both on the field of play and in the…
Earl Simmons, better known as the rapper DMX, died on Friday in White Planes, New York at age 50. Mr.…
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich shattered the women’s half-marathon world record on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey. Chepngetich completed the event in just…
This Day In History: May 24th Famed “Lady Marmalade” songstress, Patti LaBelle, has spent more than 60 years capturing audiences…
In his statement on Tuesday’s shootings in Atlanta, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker said that the shooter, Robert Long,…