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Richelle Parham is making a career move by taking on a newly created role as Universal Music Group’s (UMG) President of Global E-Commerce and Business Development. UMG, which is the world leader in music-based entertainment, said that the position is a newly created role.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to ``reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters'' after days of peaceful demonstrations over police abuses and then violent unrest that left at least 69 people dead.
\t The police order could further heighten tensions in Africa's most populous country after its worst turmoil in years. Nigeria's inspector general of police, M.A. Adamu, ordered colleagues to ``dominate the public space'' while announcing that enough is enough, a statement said.
\t Nigerians on Tuesday evening watched in horror as soldiers fired on a peaceful crowd of mostly youthful demonstrators singing the national anthem in the country's largest city, Lagos, with Amnesty International reporting at least 12 killed.
\t Some dismayed Nigerians then criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for not mentioning the killings and instead warning citizens against ``undermining national security.''
On Saturday, Nigerians living in the United Kingdom marched through London to condemn the shooting of people protesting police brutality. Demonstrations have also been in the US and South Africa.
The government has insisted that the protests, while well-intentioned, were hijacked by thugs who looted and burned vehicles and businesses in the two days after the soldiers opened fire.
\t Buhari has said 51 civilians were killed, along with 11 police officers and seven soldiers.
\t The scenes in Nigeria have struck a chord with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, and the shootings by soldiers sparked immediate international condemnation.
\t By not taking action against security forces, some Nigerians have warned, the president could inspire further abuses.
Some business owners took advantage of the relative calm to open. Others were out to inspect the damage to their premises.
\t The new police order came even as a 24-hour curfew loosened for the first time Saturday in Lagos, a city of some 20 million where glittering wealth and grinding poverty are in sharp contrast, inflaming grievances over inequality and corruption.
\t The police inspector general ``enjoins law-abiding citizens not to panic but rather join forces with police ... to protect their communities from the criminal elements,'' the statement said.
\t Elsewhere in Lagos, some youth took to the streets again Saturday, but this time to clean up some of the debris after the turmoil. Charred vehicles remained in some parts of the city.
\t ``Alot of harm has happened to people's business and our heart goes out to them,'' said one volunteer, Monica Dede.
\t As for the way forward in Nigeria, she said, ``we will still be heard, we will not be shut up, we will definitely push for what we believe in as the youths of Nigeria. We are part of the system, we are part of this governance.''
It looks like Ava DuVernay is taking her talents to NBC. The network has given the green light for a... View Article
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High Times: Jay Z Announces New Weed Line Called Monogram
Sure, the go-to food when watching your favorite sports is supposed to be wings and pizza. But what if you've got a sweet tooth? For those who feel the same way, Oreo has you covered thanks to its new partnership with the NBA. Mondelez International, one of the world's largest snack companies, will be connecting […]
BALTIMORE, MD. (June 30, 2020) – Since 1907 the nationally recognized Camp St. Vincent program has been a valuable resource for local children experiencing poverty and homelessness in our community.
Through wars, the Great Depression, civil unrest, and more recent challenges, Camp St. Vincent has continued to serve children every summer.
Now more than ever, children experiencing homelessness need Camp St. Vincent, and its specialized curriculum aimed at reducing the negative effects of homelessness and preventing summer learning loss.
Having operated four homeless shelters continuously and safely throughout the pandemic, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is uniquely positioned to provide services to children within the CDC guidelines for social distancing, including wearing masks, handwashing, screening, and all other recommendations that decrease the risk of obtaining and spreading the virus.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore believes, now more than ever, it is important to provide comprehensive educational and socioemotional supportive services to children experiencing homelessness.
CHAIRMAN of the People's National Party (PNP) Fitz Jackson has rubbished allegations that he has endorsed Lisa Hanna in her bid to be elected to the party's top job.Since Thursday, supporters of the other candidate for the post - Mark Golding - have been questioning the neutrality of Jackson, after news emerged that he attended a meeting which Hanna hosted with delegates in his St Catherine Southern constituency.
… for 400 years of African American History
NEW YORK CITY, … commemorate 400 years of African American History.
In Equatorial Guinea … founders of the Irish African-American Society of North America. … Mooney became the first African American to row across any …
Lionel L. Nowell III was Senior Vice President and Treasurer of PepsiCo. In this role, Nowell was responsible for PepsiCo’s worldwide corporate treasury function, including debt and investment activities, capital markets strategies, foreign exchange and pensions. Previously, Nowell was Chief Financial Officer for the Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), a position he assumed in 2000. Nowell joined PepsiCo from RJR Nabisco, Inc., where he was Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development.
At RJR Nabisco, Nowell played an active role in developing successful strategies to dramatically build shareholder value, including the sale of the company’s international business unit, and spin-off of its snack food business.
Nowell is author of the self-help book entitled, You Are Better Than Your Best. He was selected to the NACD Directorship 100 in 2013. Nowell serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.
Schechter Wealth Strategies announces the appointment of Jimmy King as Vice President, Business Development in the Birmingham office. Jimmy was a member of the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Team from 1991-95 and was part of the “Fab Five” – college basketball’s most talented recruiting class in history.
His previous experience as a professional basketball player, financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, business owner, philanthropist and mentor will make a significant contribution to Schechter’s team of multi-disciplined professionals who develop sophisticated solutions that preserve, leverage and transfer wealth. According to Jason Zimmerman, Senior Managing Director, “As we continue to grow, Jimmy will help us reach a new group of clients, business owners and charities that can benefit from our unique solutions in sophisticated life insurance planning, health and retirement programs.”
After leaving The University of Michigan, Jimmy was selected 35th in the NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors where he played for one season. Jimmy also played for the Denver Nuggets, and various teams in the CBA, IBL and ABA . After retiring from basketball, Jimmy went to work as a financial adviser for Merrill Lynch where he gained the skills needed to organize, design, and execute strategic financial plans. Over the last few years, he has spent much of his time working with non-profit organizations that mentor youths in the Detroit area.
He remains active in the community by serving on the Board of the Letter Winners M-Club and on the Finance and Facilities Committee. He also supports the Abayomi Community Development Corporation as a coach, and is the celebrity ambassador for the charity, Wish Upon A Teen in Bloomfield Hills.
Schechter was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan. Schechter’s team of J.Ds, LL.Ms, MBAs, CLUs, CAPs and ChFCs has been quietly providing families and their advisors uncommon solutions to preserving, leveraging and transferring billions of dollars of wealth. For more
If there’s one thing Richelle Parham knows how to do, it’s elevate a company’s marketing efforts. The seasoned executive has had decades of experience servicing companies and CEOs across consumer […]
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DALLAS, Texas, June 2, 2020 – – The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce (DBCC) is proud to announce its partnership with DBCC member, First United Bank, to support Black entrepreneurs dealing with damage to their businesses that occurred during the protest on Friday, May 29, 2020.
The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce has partnered with our partners at First United Bank, who are donating $5,000 to Ms. Johnson and the re-opening of Coffney M Salon, $2,500 to Burger IM owner Wes Williams, and $2,500 Princess Pope and the Guns & Roses Boutique.
“First United Bank has been instrumental in helping the Black-owned businesses the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce sent during COVID-19 and now is no different.
Terrance Sauls, the Business Development Officer with First United Bank, is committed to helping the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce serve its mission.
About the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce:
Founded in 1926, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce serves as an advocate for the creation, growth, and general welfare of African American businesses in the Dallas community.
The event, hosted by Cannabis financial planner Cimone Casson, will focus on Black and Brown communities in the growing cannabis sector, and overcoming hurdles in investing, finance, branding, licensing and politics.
Cannabis financial planner Cimone Casson is pleased to welcome everyone to what she calls “the dopest” online business event to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 between 7-9pm EST.
“This year’s event is designed to share information and address some of the biggest hurdles for minorities entering into the Cannabis Space: Politics, Investing, Financing, and Banking, Branding, and Licensing,” says Cimone.
“Our goal is to offer investment opportunities to individuals that have been left out in the past while creating a solution to the overpriced premiums set for Cannabis business due to lack of competition to create risk management packages specific to the unique business needs,” says Cimone.
About Cimone Casson
Cimone Casson is a cannabis financial planner and the owner of Cannas Capital, an insurance company that focuses on the protection needs of cannabis and crafting brewing businesses.
POP PLAYER is now available on the Freeview Play platform, enabling kids and families across...
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David Banner is on a mission. The rapper and entrepreneur is known for speaking about the advancement of Black issues... View Article
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In the following account the authors Anthony D. Hill, associate professor of drama at The Ohio State University, and Douglas Q. Barnett, director, producer, and founder of Black Arts/West in Seattle, discuss why they created the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, the first comprehensive compendium of two centuries of blacks on stage.
Black theatre boasts award-winning playwrights, actors, directors, choreographers, designers, and theatre companies. It refined and redefined the popular minstrel tradition-Americas first pure form of entertainment. It helped to originate and shape Americas musical comedy format. It brought to the American stage a rich theatrical history and cultural practice, and captivated American as well as European audiences with its Charleston dance craze and rhythms. Due to social restrictions that created major barriers to its development, it took the fledgling African American theatre a few centuries longer to find its place within American theatre and popular entertainment.
Douglas Q. Barnett and I, both African American theatre practitioners from Seattle, Washington, were well aware of this rich black theatrical history but felt it was not easily accessible to the theatre community or the general public. We were also aware that there had been few directories or dictionaries about African American Theatre other than those written by noted theatre historians such as Henry T. Sampson, Bernard L. Peterson, Jr., and James V. Hatch that examine black theatre during the first half of the twentieth century. Sampsons The Ghost Walks is a chronology of the history of blacks in show business between 1865 and 1910. Peterson produced three dictionaries on early aspects of black theatre. The first described black theatre organizations, companies, theatres, and performing groups; the second discussed early black American playwrights and dramatic writers; and the third profiled performers and theatre people. In addition, Professor Hatch and Edward Mapp expanded their study on black
An ‘inside’ look at the music industry by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer From the moment your favorite music artist announces their tour, you check to see if one of the tour dates is in Pittsburgh. Yes, Pittsburgh it is. December 8, PPG Paints Arena. Or, you hear that one of the hottest new … Continued
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Stakeholders yesterday used a Local Content consultation – primarily focused on the oil and gas industry - to request that government legislate for easier access to financing especially for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs).
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A flagrant, predatory, and fraudulent effort to defraud voters has allegedly occurred in a South Los Angeles senior citizen housing complex in Jefferson Park.
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Ethiopia Habtemariam was appointed president of Motown and executive vice president of Capitol Music Group in 2014. That same year, she oversaw Motown's relocation to Los Angeles from New York.
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Comedian Kim Wayans revived one of her most beloved In Living Color characters for a new video to encourage the... View Article
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Trump said African American income grew “nine times … has been president.
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Trump referenced … predators” to refer to Black Americans when the then-senator … income for the typical Black American family is now at …
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries were divided on the issue of 'free and fair' elections in Venezuela, with The Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, and St Lucia all voting in favour of the resolution tabled at the 50th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) that ended here on Wednesday.
Jaime Harrison is on a mission to unseat longstanding U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina in the upcoming 2020... View Article
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As a kid, Leandra King loved visiting the cider mill every autumn, but visits were limited as the trip required... View Article
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WASHINGTON (CBS) — A group of Black men in Nashville aren’t taking their fitness or voice for granted. “We’re building health and wellness. We’re also building brotherhood,” Demetrius Short told CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion. Every week, Short leads runners through the streets of Nashville, but it’s the race for president that has the intergenerational group going […]
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday called an early presidential election for January after the nation's previous president was driven from power by protests triggered by a disputed vote. The Oct. 4 parliamentary election was swept by pro-government parties and triggered protests by the opposition, who rejected the official results as rigged. Demonstrators freed several opposition leaders, including Sadyr Zhaparov, who was quickly named the new prime minister. On Oct. 15, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov was forced to step down under pressure from demonstrators and Zhaparov became the acting head of state in Kyrgyzstan, […]
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