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From Nursery Rhymes to a Multi-Million-Dollar Enterprise

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on From Nursery Rhymes to a Multi-Million-Dollar Enterprise

Encantos Media Studios, a children’s education company and a multicultural trove of free resources, interactive books and educational activities inspired by Latino nursery rhymes, was recognized as one of 19 media start-ups that top venture […]

News

Refusing to Enforce Mask-Wearing Has a Washington Sheriff in Hot Water

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Refusing to Enforce Mask-Wearing Has a Washington Sheriff in Hot Water

Thurston County’s sheriff may face recall for failing to sufficiently enforce a mask mandate enacted by the Washington Health Department. The health department’s Amending Order 20-03 follows Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s declaration of a State […]

Editorials

Your Silence Will Not Protect You. VOTE!

August 10, 2020 admin 0

By Moné Holder – As the Primary Election approaches and COVID-19 cases continue to hit record numbers in Florida, it forces many Floridians to ask themselves: should I protect my vote or protect my life? […]

Education

The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher

August 10, 2020 admin 0

By Erin Crosby-Eckstine – Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere.  was a cool and sunny spring afternoon the first time I […]

Business

Marketing Exec Sheila Coates Creates a Drinking Mask for Social Distancing Happy Hours

August 10, 2020 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – When you have two decades of experience working in artist development, branding, and imaging and have held positions at labels such as Sony/BMG, EMI/Capitol, Arista, MCA, among others, you should […]

Health

For Black and Latinx People, What Does Race Have to Do With Health?

August 10, 2020 admin 0

by Pilar Ortega, MD, and Brian Williams, MD -For Black and Latinx individuals, what does race have to do with health? If you find yourself in the emergency department, meeting your doctor for the first time, […]

Entertainment

Carla Hall Can Cook, but What She Wants Is to Be the Next Carol Burnet

August 10, 2020 admin 0

by Michael O’Connell –“Not to say the Black Carol Burnett, because I love her and she is my hero, but if I could have some version of a ‘Carol Burnett Show’ … that would be my […]

Business

Greg O’Dell: D.C.’s Unconventional Convention Man

August 10, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Greg O’Dell: D.C.’s Unconventional Convention Man

Greg O’Dell was a successful businessman and consultant who never thought he would work for the government. He didn’t want to deal with red tape and bureaucracy. But about a dozen years ago, Washington, D.C., […]

Editorials

Why Some are Against Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Honor of John Lewis

August 10, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw – Over 500,000 people have signed a petition to have Edmund Pettus Bridge renamed in honor of the late-great John Lewis. On Aug. 7, community and civil rights leaders met in Selma, Alabama to discuss […]

Book Reviews

Black Vegan Food Bloggers You Should Be Following

August 10, 2020 admin 0

Going vegan is a simple change that people of any background can make in their lives. In fact, people of color are the fastest-growing vegan demographic in recent years, and many Black vegans have been making waves […]

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