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After Black and minority businesses missed out on PPP, Biden-Harris seek to remedy

Feb 23, 2021 | National Headlines, Uncategorized

EXCLUSIVE: Black leaders commend the White House’s latest efforts to provide relief for Black and Brown business owners, but some are pushing...

Fulton County DA faces backlash for Trump investigation

Feb 23, 2021 | National Headlines

Some believe the newly elected Fani Willis should pour all of her energy and efforts into local issues in the community After an investigation into...

Capital One installs Black History Month activations across the country

Feb 21, 2021 | National Headlines

Capital One also launched a $200 million multi-year commitment to help close gaps in equity and opportunity In celebration of Black History Month,...

Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

Feb 21, 2021 | National Headlines

FEMA has shipped fuel, water, blankets and ready-to-eat meals to the affected areas Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden’s...

Judas and the Black Messiah Warns Us About Black Lives Matter

Feb 14, 2021 | National Headlines

“The Black Panthers are the single greatest threat to our national security. Our counterintelligence program must prevent the rise of a Black...

National Black Nurses Association offers mental health services to frontline workers

Feb 14, 2021 | National Headlines

“It is essentially PPE for their mental and emotional health, which will help to impact their physical health,” NBNA president said. The National...

Diddy sues his former clothing company Sean John

Feb 7, 2021 | National Headlines

Diddy said the company used his image, likeness, and persona without his permission Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $25 million lawsuit...

PJ Morton 1st artist in residence at Dillard University

Feb 7, 2021 | National Headlines

Morton will teach master classes in songwriting, music publishing, studio production and talent management Grammy-winning musician PJ Morton is the...

Michelle Obama praises kids’ recreation of inauguration outfits: ‘You nailed it’

Feb 2, 2021 | National Headlines

The stylish babies have been identified as 4-year-old models named Ryleigh Madison Hampton and Zayden Lowe Michelle Obama is excited about the...

Boris Kodjoe opens up to Carlos Watson about being bullied as a Black kid in Germany

Jan 23, 2021 | National Headlines

Kodjoe told Watson he was made fun of in his native country while growing up The Carlos Watson Show, launched in summer 2020, is described as “a...

Black mayors are leading the charge to reform the police

Jan 23, 2021 | National Headlines

OPINION: The African American Mayors Association created the PEACE Pact to bring the police and the people they serve closer together Our nation is...

Police major in Breonna Taylor case demoted, reassigned

Jan 22, 2021 | National Headlines

Kim Burbrink was in charge of the officers that were involved in the raid that led to Taylor’s death last March While the world waits for the...

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