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The Congressional Black Caucus Community Forum will be taking place tomorrow, Thursday, September 13th, 2018, in Washington D.C! This is a historical discussion that you do not want to miss!
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“Look at what you done for me… you make me feel so good inside “flowed as effortlessly as honey from a knife from a diva whose signature voice moved generations of people. Listening to Aretha Franklin’s breathtaking performance at the Kennedy Center before President Barack Obama was an exemplar of how a woman, grown gracefully
A Queen, Mother Among Women: The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin 1942-2018 Read More »
by Derrel Jazz Johnson Spike Lee’s newest film Blackkklansman is an instant classic deserving of Academy Award consideration. Set in the 1970s and based on a true story, the film stars John David Washington (son of Denzel and Pauletta Washington) as Ron Stallworth, a Colorado Springs police officer working in a racist force. While reading a
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by Derrel Jazz Johnson New York Knicks All-Star Kristaps Porzingis returned to Madison Square Garden last week for the first time since his season-ending injury last month. Porzingis updated the media on how he is handling the injury, his rehabilitation, and his support system. I’ve been having a positive mind this whole and just going
Even While Injured, Kristaps Porzingis Is Still Leading the New York Knicks Read More »
As I think about all of the amazing women to honor for Women’s History Month from Susan B. Anthony to Frida Kahlo to Mother Theresa to Maya Angelou, and countless others, I think about the one who gave me life and set my path toward leadership, my Mom. My mother was a truly beautiful soul
by Derrel Jazz Johnson Hip-Hop artist Meek Mill has been incarcerated since late 2017 for parole violation. But with allegations of falsifying information against the arresting officer in the original 2007 drug possession arrest, there is hope that the hip-hop star will soon be free. Since the new developments, the legal team of Meek Mill
Meek Mill’s Lawyer ‘very optimistic’ Hip-Hop Star Will Soon Be Free Read More »
by Derrel Jazz Johnson Last month, we discussed the ultimate gift of Black Panther, the film that has grossed well over $1 billion worldwide, being the number of children who will be inspired to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) because of the character Shuri, played by Letitia Wright. In a recent interview
Letitia Wright and Black Panther Show How Success and Science Can Go Hand-in-hand Read More »
by Debra Vanderburg Spencer There will continue to be articles about the professional accomplishments of Les Payne, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, admired and loved by many. Les Payne passed on March 19, 2018 at his home in Harlem while putting the finishing touches on what would be the definitive book on Malcolm X. I first met
TO A FRIEND: IN MEMORIAM by Debra Vanderburg Spencer Read More »
by Dowoti Désir With six years left to fulfill the goals of the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024, hundreds of African descendants from over 35 countries including Canada, United States, Jamaica, Haiti, and Brazil, joined forces with the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, the Honorable Dr.
Guyana Summit: Experts Consider Where We Ought to Be Read More »