Melissa Noel
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This Unique Concert Blending The Sounds Of Jazz And Vibe Of Carnival Is A Must-See
What do you get when you blend smooth, American jazz with the electrifying sights and sounds of Trinidad’s Carnival? Well, thanks to Julliard-trained percussionist and...
Led By Vice President Kamala Harris, Senior Biden-Harris Administration Officials Are Set To Join The Global Black Economic Forum At The 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
At this year’s Essence Festival of Culture™, the Biden-Harris Administration led by Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior members of the administration– including Secretary of...
Governor Greg Abbott Signs Laws Banning Diversity Offices At Public Universities In Texas
Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, signed a law requiring all diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at all state-funded schools and universities in Texas to...
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal To Henrietta Lacks
On Wednesday, Maryland U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume reintroduced a bill in Congress to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks. Congressional Black Caucus...
NY Attorney General Letitia James Has Received Death Threats Amid Trump Prosecutions
Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York, has had to bolster her security detail due to her pursuit of federal charges against former President...
Egyptian Authorities Angry About “Afrocentric” Exhibition, Ban Dutch Archeologists From Excavating At Burial Site
Dutch archaeologists from the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden have been “banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich Saqqara necropolis,” a sacred...
Starbucks To Pay Former Manager $25.6 Million After Lawsuit Alleging She Was Fired For Being White
A former Starbucks regional manager won big in court after suing her former employer, alleging that she and other white employees were unfairly penalized after...
New Report Says Support For Black Lives Matter Movement Is At Lowest Point In 3 Years
It’s been ten years since the first #BlackLivesMatter hashtag appeared on Twitter. A decade later, Pew Research Center conducted a survey to assess the current...
Black Farmers Have Lost Their Land At Alarming Rates. New Documentary Highlights Why And The Push For Preservation
A new documentary about the legacy of Black farming in America is shedding light on the devastating impact of heirs’ property, which has been one...
California Skate Park Named In Honor Of Tyre Nichols, Black Motorist Fatally Beaten In Police Traffic Stop
A skate park in California has been named in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who was killed in January in what prosecutors said...