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Dr. Kenneth C. Ulmer and David Siegel Announce TUI

*TUI - Leaders from African-American and Jewish Communities recently joined together to celebrate the launch of The Ulmer Institute ( TUI ). Hosted by Consul General...

Sweet Honey in The Rock Plans Performance Protest Against Anti-Transgender Law

*Internationally renowned a cappella ensemble and activists, Sweet Honey in the Rock has announced they are to proceed with scheduled engagements in Goldsboro at the...

Little Buzz Book Club Boosts Literature Access

Finding children's literature featuring characters of color is now a lot easier for parents with the subscription box service, Little Buzz Book Club. Founded by...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Slim of 112 is ‘Refueled’ with Fresh Sounding Solo Album Release

 *“For me it’s the song,” said Slim, lead vocalist for the Grammy Award winning R&B group 112, about his second solo album released on...

5 Ways that Soft is #Boss

*For strong, independent women today, being "soft" is seen as a negative characteristic. But from my experience in my career and love life, nothing...

Chaos in Chicago

*Many cities have unique traditions. In my old hood, it’s “community.” The bonds and generations of neighbors and family friends remain, despite the crimes/crooks....

Black Families Make One Common Tax Mistake Annually

* A common tax mistake that many African Americans make is ignoring the importance of tax planning. This is a mistake that costs many...

The Coming Debt Crisis at America’s Community Colleges

Two different stories published this week paint a depressing picture of the growing income equality dividing the nation. On the one hand, there's the...

5 Amazing Motivational Books for Black Americans in 2016

* African Americans have long been big supporters of motivational books. Along with fiction novels, motivational books make up a huge percentage of books...

Anti-N-word Advocate Scolds Obama in Open Letter

*In a rebuke to President Obama going along with Larry Wilmore calling him the N-word at the recent WHCD, anti-n-word advocate Tammie Lang Campbell,...

Diahann Carroll & Others Attend Odyssey Network Business Retreat

*An exclusive gathering of over 500 multicultural professional women from all over the country will convene at the 2016 Odyssey Network Business Retreat. This year's...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Sandaraa to Perform in Baltimore and DC

*“It was something about his skills,” said Pakistani Pop star Zeb Bangash about her music partner clarinetist Michael Winograd who together make the duo...

(The Black Hat) Kendrick Lamar Isn’t A Lyrical Genius, His Fans Are Obviously too Stupid to Know Better

*I get it—Kendrick Lamar is better than average at stringing together coherent sentences. Every now and then he’ll get fancy and use a five-dollar...

Update: What’s Next in the Freddie Gray Murder Trials?

*On Thursday, May 5, the second trial related to the death of Freddie Gray opened in a Baltimore courtroom, almost exactly one year after...

Beauty Conference Helps Black Women Entrepreneurs

*Beauty Conference ~ Despite black women being the fastest growing entrepreneurial group in America, they continue to find difficulty becoming Beauty Supply store owners. The...

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