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By Igor Derysh, Salon
The Trump administration will not nominate anyone from the United States to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
A State Department official told Politico that the White House intervened to stop the expected renomination of...
www.huffingtonpost.com
By Christopher Molaro and Garrison Haning
Social media, Twitter specifically, gives anyone an automatic international platform in 140 characters or less. Yet, uniformed opinions can be dangerous and downright detrimental.
We’ve heard it said that reading is a lost art. And...
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By Kori Hale
Beyoncé has taken her talents to Adidas for the relaunch of her Ivy Park athleisure line. Additionally, Adidas said the music icon will be a “creative partner” for the brand. Adidas has been relying heavily on fashion...
www.ew.com
By SHIRLEY LI
Spike Lee’s first competitive Oscar win (for co-writing BlacKkKlansman) on Sunday night resulted in cheers, a standing ovation, and a jubilant leap into longtime friend and collaborator Samuel L. Jackson’s arms on stage at the Dolby Theatre.
Inside the White House, though,...
www.latimes.com
By JAZMINE ULLOA and TARYN LUNA
As a second partial government shutdown looms in Washington over border discussions, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday will order the removal of roughly 360 National Guard members from California’s southern boundary with Mexico, repudiating President Trump’s characterization...
By Fred L. Jones, Jr.
Eagle Staff Writer
fjones@theoklahomaeagle.net
The 19th Annual Player Networking Event™ (PNE 2019) took place Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Terminus 100 Building in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Ga., PNE, a jointly administered event with the NFL Alumni Association,...
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By Cortney Wills
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Victoria Rowell on the untimely death of ‘Young and the Restless’ co-star, Kristoff St. John, blasts soap execs for racism: ‘They could have done better by him
The world is still reeling from the tragic loss of actor, Kristoff St....
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Written By Nigel Roberts
McNair refused to allow the Jim Crow South to limit his ambitions.
The nation paused on Monday to remember the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger mission in 1986, including pioneering African-American astronaut Ronald McNair, who overcame racism of the Jim Crow...
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By The Team
This post is excerpted from the latest issue of Ms.—our inauguration special, which introduces the new feminists in office. many of whom were sworn in today.
To meet more new feminists in town and read more from this feature, click here.
To read...
www.blackbusiness.org
Patricia Williams and her daughters, Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie, have built an empire of McDonald’s franchises in the Los Angeles, California area. Combined, they employ more than 700 people in the community and generate annual revenues of almost...
