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The historic 2020 Election in America produces the first woman Vice President in the United States, Kamala Harris. Kamala, a Black woman on the presidential ticket with the now president elect Joe Biden defeated the one term incumbent President Donald Trump in a keenly contested race. Senator
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John Blassingame: Pioneering Scholar and Historian of Slavery
John Blassingame was a scholar and historian of slavery. He spent almost thirty years on the history faculty at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.  Blassingame's early monographs The Slave Community (1972) and Black New Orleans, 1860-1880 (1973) shattered racist and stereotypical
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Howard University Receives $1 Million to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership
Howard University received a $1 million gift from Heather and Jim Murren to launch the Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership.
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Time Flies! Cynthia Bailey's Daughter Noelle Is 21 And Loving It!
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Letitia Wright Faces Backlash After Sharing Video That Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Science: 'I Think It’s Valid and Fair to Ask What’s In It'
Letitia Wright found herself in the center of controversy Friday, after posting a contentious video that casts doubt on the veracity of the incoming COVID-19 […]
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Phylicia Rashad Faces Backlash for Tweet Supporting Bill Cosby - BNC
By: Alyssa Wilson Acting icon Phylicia Rashad is facing backlash for her tweet in support of Bill Cosby's conviction being overturned and his subsequent release from prison. After the news was announced Wednesday that Cosby would be freed, Rashad tweeted that a 'terrible wrong' had been
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Baltimore Elects Democrat Brandon Scott As Its Youngest Mayor Ever
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott has won the city's mayoral election, making him the youngest person in over a century to hold that position.
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Biden Offering COVID-19 Paid Leave Tax Credit For Small Businesses
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Whitfield’s Male vs. Man | Afro
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters bask in Kamala Harris' victory - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Howard Students, Alumni Call For Phylicia Rashad To Step Down As Dean After Supporting Bill Cosby
'Cosby Show' star Phylicia Rashad is facing tough opposition in her latest gig as dean of the  Howard University College of Arts after she tweeted support for her former TV husband Bill Cosby in a now-deleted social media post.
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'Charm City Kings' star 'Wheelie Queen' charged with murder
Infamous dirt biker Lakeyria Doughty aka “Wheelie Queen” has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of... View Article The post 'Charm City Kings' star known as 'Wheelie Queen' charged with murder appeared first on TheGrio.
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'Wild 'N Out' Model Alyssa Scott Allegedly Expecting Nick Cannon's Seventh Child
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 J.P. Morgan, UNCF Launch Scholarship Program for HBCU Students
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Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - During the first 10 days of April, there were nine killings in Birmingham, a span of “unimaginable” violence, according to the Birmingham Police Department (BPD). The post Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
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Phylicia Rashad Named Dean of Howard University's Recently Reestablished College of Fine Arts - Watch The Yard
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Was cutting Howard University’s Classics Department the right decision? – African American News and Issues
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Top-Ranked Minority-Owned Finance Firm Invests in Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities - The Atlanta Inquirer
Siebert Williams Shank Foundation donates $200K to create lasting educational programs for next generation of leaders The Siebert Williams Shank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC (SWS), the nation’s top-ranked minority- and woman-owned investment banking
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Gwendolyn Guster Welch: Mental Health Awareness and the Power of Love | BlackPressUSA
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Reading Partners DC Joins Forces with Howard U. to Curb Student Learning Loss - The Washington Informer
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