Madame C.J. Walker

Another Black Private Equity Banker Pays Off HBCU Student’s Tuition at Graduation

Frank Baker and his wife Laura Day Baker, gifted Spelman College $1 million to offset the tuition for 50 high-achieving graduates that had tuition balances and needed

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Kenya: The Making of an Award Winning Hand Washing Project

Also, at around that time, the Ministry of Health was urging young people to do their part in fighting Covid-19, and that is how the idea of developing a no-contact hand washing station came to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rev. Dr. Jim Holley hosts new weekday morning drive-time radio program on 910 AM Superstation

Since his installment as senior pastor of the Historic Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit on June 9, 1972, Rev. Dr. Jim Holley has built an on-going reputation as one of the top pastors in

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Josephine Baker

Who Was Josephine

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George, Zelma (1903-1994)

Zelma Watson George, philanthropist, opera singer, and political activist was born December 8, 1903 in Hearne, Texas to Samuel E.J. Watson and Lena Thomas Watson. George’s father was a Baptist minister, and because of the requirements of his profession, moved frequently. In 1917 the family moved to

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Source: Black Past

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Africa: USAID, USADF, and CITI Foundation Team Up To Invest In Young African Social Entrepreneurs

Washington, DC — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) are pleased to announce plans to award a total of $400,000 in grant funding, with support from Citi Foundation, to 42 young African social entrepreneurs who are developing

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Source: allAfrica.com

Top African-American Women in Tennis

In 1950, Althea Gibson made history when she became the first African-American to play in an international tennis tournament. Six years later, Gibson made history when she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title at the French

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COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings

Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by

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Walker, Madam C. J.

Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be Americas first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was orphaned at 7, working at 10, married at 14, and a widow with an infant daughter at 20. She worked as a domestic

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Rudy Gay opens up about being racially profiled, NBA return

Rudy Gay is a 13-year NBA veteran and forward for the San Antonio Spurs, yet despite being a NBA Star and public figure, he said that does not exclude him from the hardships that come with being a Black man in

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Source: theGrio

International Finance: Casablanca Finance City Wins The Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize

Casablanca Finance City (www.cfca.ma) was awarded last Thursday in Abidjan the “Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize” in recognition for its performance and contribution to the development of

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McMillian, Marco (1979-2013)

Marco McMillian was known primarily as the first openly-gay African American male to seek mayoral office as a Democrat in his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi. On February 26, 2013, McMillian was found dead the age of 34, having been beaten, dragged, and

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Source: Black Past

Fund to Raise $2M For Black Hairstylists | Afro

NEW #SAVETHESALON FUND TO RAISE $2 MILLION FOR BLACK HAIRSTYLISTS

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Mary K. Bush

Mary K. Bush is Founder and President of Bush International LLC, a firm that advises governments on strengthening banking systems and capital markets and strategies to support free enterprise. Bush is internationally recognized for her expertise in the areas of international finance, banking, and

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Tina Knowles Lawson, Beyoncé launch Houston campaign to fight COVID-19

– Philanthropist, entrepreneur and fashion designer, Tina Knowles Lawson, has created the #IDIDMYPART campaign to encourage residents in her beloved home city of Houston to get tested in wake of the COVID-19

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EDITORIAL: Tech courses welcome

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Africa: Bad Philanthropy - The Rinsing of Toxic Money

If philanthropy can be defined as the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed by the generous donation of money to good causes, then for centuries, philanthropic activities have done a lot of

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Madame C.J. Walker

Sarah Breedlove also known as Madam C.J. Walker was born in Delta, Louisana on the 23rd December 1867. Under the company she founded, Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, she launched a line of hair products and beauty creams that propelled her to success. She was well known as

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What Pandemic? Billionaires Are Getting Richer During COVID While the Economy and Labor Force Tank

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the nation’s 623 billionaires saw their net worth increase by $434 billion in the first two months of the pandemic thanks in large part to tax cuts and

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (1837-- )

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, located near Cheyney, Pennsylvania, was founded on February 25, 1837, making it the oldest predominantly African American institution of higher education in the United States. It was originally known as the African Institute was renamed the Institute of Colored

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Source: Black Past

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UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine | The Atlanta Voice

A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally — and

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Winston-Salem State University [North Carolina] (1892- )

Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), the first African American institution in the country to grant elementary teacher education degrees, began as a State Normal School in 1892. The institution developed due to the work of Dr. Simon Green Atkins, who in 1881, helped organize the North Carolina

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Source: Black Past

Yohannes, Daniel W. (1952– )

Daniel W. Yohannes, a businessman, philanthropist, and diplomat, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 22, 1952. He moved to the United States at age 17 as an exchange student in the 11th grade, attending high school in Los

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Source: Black Past

Sep

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1952

Kenya: Lucky Kenyan Scoops Ksh1.6 Million Betway Casino European Roulette

Nairobi — Kenyan punter, Ketan Kumar has something to smile about in this tough times when the novel coronavirus has shut down sports world wide, after winning a mega Ksh1,632,355 Betway Casino European

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Dave Chappelle Slams Don Lemon’s ‘Where Are All These Celebrities’ Challenge About George Floyd’s Death, Lemon Responds

CNN’s Don Lemon called out several celebrities earlier this month for not showing up at protests for George

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Jackie Robinson Foundation Announces Honorees for 2016 Awards Dinner

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced that it will honor cosmetics industry pioneer Bobbi Brown with its ROBIE Humanitarian Award, Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Ambassador Dan Rooney with JRF’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Vista Equity Partners Founder and CEO Robert F. Smith with the

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(1886) T. Thomas Fortune, “The Present Relations of Labor and Capitol”

In 1886, T. Thomas Fortune, born enslaved in Florida thirty years earlier, was already a newspaper owner and publisher in New York City and author of Black and White: Land, Labor and Politics in the Old South (1884), the first significant work to argue that class conflict rather than racial strife

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Source: Black Past

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Blacks face greater risk from COVID-19, health experts say

Taylor, an internist, called those conditions — diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory diseases — “a part of the community fabric” among black residents of South Los

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‘The Baddest Bae’: Alexis Skyy Wows Fans with Her Looks

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality diva Alexis Skyy is serving her fans a look they

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

A Look Back At The Evolution Of Black Hair And The People Who’ve Shaped It

Slavery ends, but whites look upon black women who style their hair like white women as

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