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Shaq, American Express Launch Program To Support Black-Owned Businesses

September 20, 2020 Staff 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Black-owned businesses throughout the United States. A report released by the New York Fed revealed nearly half of small Black-owned businesses shuttered as a result of financial woes that […]

Lifestyle

Nearly 100 Years Later, Original Aunt Jemima Gets a Headstone

September 15, 2020 Staff 0

NANCY GREEN’S NEW grave marker was dedicated on September 5 with several items to honor her legacy. By Erick Johnson (Gary Crusader) She was buried in obscurity without a headstone in Oak Woods Cemetery nearly […]

Entertainment

The Oscars Make Inclusion a Requirement for Best Picture Consideration Beginning in 2024

September 14, 2020 Staff 0

(The Oscars) By Brian Lowry, CNN Five years after the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag triggered controversy, the group behind the awards has made inclusion a requirement to be considered to win them. In what represents the most […]

Business

Black Public Media to Award up to 150K to Creatives

September 14, 2020 Staff 0

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. Black Public Media (BPM) is now accepting applications for the 2021 cohort of its 360 Incubator+ program. Created in 2014 to help BPM identify quality and innovative content by Black […]

Editorials

Lawlessness and Disorder: America’s Mistreatment of Its Black Citizens

September 8, 2020 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux When a seventeen-year-old white boy walks down the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a loaded automatic weapon, he is cheered and thanked by the police and offered a water bottle. No […]

Editorials

For This Teacher, This Transition is Bittersweet

September 8, 2020 Staff 0

By Fred Ingram The beginning of the school year is a fresh start and a time of transition. For this teacher, it’s bittersweet. I was recently elected secretary-treasurer of my national union, the American Federation […]

Entertainment

Boseman Honored As Hometown Hero In Native South Carolina

September 7, 2020 Staff 0

www.blackamericaweb.com ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Chadwick Boseman was remembered as a hometown hero who brought a sense of pride to his native Anderson, South Carolina. The city paid tribute to Boseman in a public memorial […]

International

India Goes Wild Over Kamala Harris Nomination

September 1, 2020 Staff 0

By Anindita Ghosh Residents in Sen. Kamala Harris’ ancestral village haven’t seen her in years, but they are praying for her victory by sacrificing coconuts in Hindu temples. Others are pasting up posters or cheering […]

National

Girl Scouts Name First Black CEO

August 14, 2020 Staff 0

Judith Batty, a lifelong Girl Scout and board member, has made history as the first Black CEO of the 108 year old Girl Scouts of America. “When I was young, the Girl Scouts instilled in […]

Entertainment

‘Real Housewives’ Star Karen Huger Praises Bravo for Supporting its Black stars: ‘A Change is About to Happen’

August 10, 2020 Staff 0

(ITK) Gibson Johns – Bravo is standing behind the stars that make up its roster of iconic reality shows, and they’re taking notice. When the death of George Floyd fueled protests, overdue conversations about racism and […]

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