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Our Own Vines: Black Women Cultivate New Ground in the Wine Industry

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by BIANCA HOLMAN (NBC) African American women are cultivating success and living the “grapelife” in the U.S. wine industry — a field that traditionally has lacked a diverse landscape. Entrepreneurs such as Nichelle and Nicole […]

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Thurgood Marshall’s Widow Keeps His Legacy Alive

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

Cecilia Marshall never imagined that the battle for equal rights in schools and elsewhere would still be as vital today as it was six decades ago when her husband, United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood […]

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Navy’s First African-American, Female Boatswain’s Mate Chief Warrant Officer Shares Her Story

March 14, 2017 Staff 0

NORFOLK, Va. – There is always a first. In the Navy so many firsts are spoken about that they become test questions. Well here’s one more first, the Navy’s first African-American, female Boatswains Mate (BM) […]

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Local 13-Year-Old Named Go Fund Me Hero for Kick Starting $120K Hidden Figures Campaign

February 22, 2017 Staff 0

People across the United States are fundraising on GoFundMe to take young people to see box office sensation Hidden Figures. The film tells the inspiring story of African American women who worked as human computers […]

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Emmett Till Still Center of Tragedy

February 20, 2017 Staff 0

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