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Now that most colleges and universities have moved their classes to online lectures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many are utilizing the popular Zoom video conferencing tool. On Monday a University of Texas organization had to cut their session short after someone logged on and began hurling racial slurs at Black students. The Austin […]
Samaria Leah and her denim brand are giving back one design at a time.
Even in the face of a pandemic, one of our favorite hair care lines is still living by their motto of "community commerce" and giving back.
In this turbulent economy, the pandemic is impacting this feel-good industry too. These three Black women to tell us how.
A student at Western Michigan University has died from the coronavirus. Fox 17 reports, the university and Kalamazoo County both released statements on the passing of WMU student Bassey Offiong. They didn’t disclose if Offiong was one of the three students who recently tested positive for the virus. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: “I was deeply saddened […]
These boss ladies used their own experience as sistas to create their hair empires.
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Workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse tried to make that point by staging a walkout, which led to the firing of one of the walkout’s organizers on Monday. CNBC reports that Chris Smalls, a management assistant at the warehouse facility called JFK8, said he was fired on Monday after he organized a walkout to protest […]
A second line organizer accused of disobeying New Orleans’ coronavirus control measures over the weekend by refusing to disband a large funeral repast has been arrested. Cecil Spencer, 38, was taken into custody about 4:15 p.m. Monday and booked with violation of an emergency state proclamation, NOPD said in a news release. New Orleans police […]
March 30 was the anniversary of Alvin Ailey’s very first dance performance and to celebrate the legendary dance company’s success, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has begun streaming performances online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The streaming series event kicked off with the airing of Ailey’s 2015 film that focused on the iconic piece “Revelations,” […]
The iconic menswear brand is joining the likes of Gap, Nike and Ralph Lauren to help healthcare workers protect themselves from this deadly virus.
As New York reels from the coronavirus, former NBA star Stephon Marbury, who also played in China, told the New York Post that he worked out a deal with a Chinese supplier to send 10 million N95 masks for hospital workers and first responders. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1244269287579189255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1244269287579189255&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bet.com%2Fnews%2Fsports%2F2020%2F03%2F29%2Fstephon-marbury-covid-masks-donation.html In a separate report, the Post said […]