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Whoopi Goldberg’s Cannabis Company Shuts Down After Reported Tension With her...
The medical cannabis company that EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg co-founded in 2016 is shutting down. Goldberg launched Whoopi & Maya with Maya Elisabeth, an award-winning edibles maker and the...
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Award-Winning Black Filmmaker is Named as Director of the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute announced that Tabitha Jackson has been appointed as the new director of the Sundance Film Festival. She’s taking over the role occupied by John Cooper, who has been in that...
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Investors Convert Former Denver Hotel Into 139 Mini-Apartments for the Homeless
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), a non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado, has purchased a former Quality Inn and Suites and will convert it into affordable housing for homeless...
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Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns Donates $1 Million to Preserve an Oral Archive...
In honor of the preservation and legacy of black excellence, Ursula Burns, the first black woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, donated $1 million to The HistoryMakers, a video oral history...
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Executives Impart “What it Takes” to Lead in Today’s Business Landscape
It’s fairly indisputable that a prospering company or organization wouldn’t be enjoying any notable measure of success without highly effective leadership. Potent leadership is, in fact, often a...
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Black Civil Rights, Political Leaders Rally To Fight Trump After Impeachment...
The US Senate voted Wednesday to acquit Donald Trump, bringing the partisan, contentious impeachment trial to a close. Moreover, the verdict served to galvanize a phalanx of African American...
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Jay-Z on Super Bowl Protest: ‘It Actually Wasn’t. Sorry’
OK, we got it all wrong. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter wasn’t protesting at the Super Bowl after all, according to CNN. Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé, remained seated while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem...
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Valerie Jarrett Found Success After She Abandoned Her 10-Year Plan
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise,...
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This Ohio Teen Makes History, Graduates College Before Finishing High School
A high school junior in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, is the youngest student from the school district to graduate from Cuyahoga Community College. This was done all while still being in high school....
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NBA Star Andre Iguodala Joins Comcast Ventures’ Catalyst Fund
Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corp., announced that NBA player Andre Iguodala has joined its Catalyst Fund as a venture partner. The Catalyst Fund is focusing on investing...
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A Data Error in Illinois Canceled nearly 800 Former Inmates Voter Registrations
Just a little over a month before primary elections begin in Illinois on March 17, CBS News reported that voter registrations of nearly 800 formerly incarcerated people were mistakenly canceled. On...
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Serena Williams Gets “Away” with Collection of Luggage and Travel Accessories
Tennis superstar and successful businesswoman Serena Williams has thrown her racket into the luggage and travel accessories court, partnering with global travel and lifestyle brand Away. The Away x...
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Viola Davis Will Star as Michelle Obama in Showtime Series
Actress Viola Davis will showcase her acting chops as former first lady Michelle Obama in an upcoming series for Showtime. Jana Winograde, president of entertainment at Showtime Networks Inc.,...
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Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal Takes 50 Students on Howard University Tour
As part of his efforts to give back to the community, Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal took some neighborhood children on a tour of popular HBCU Howard University, according to NBA.com. The Washington...
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White CEO Fired After Racial Verbal Attack On Black Uber Driver Caught On Tape
The white former CEO of organic fertilizer company Agroplasma USA, based in Tempe, Arizona, has been fired after being caught on camera racially abusing a black Uber driver. The altercation started...
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Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth Carter Launches H&M Fashion Line
Designer Ruth Carter is launching her first fashion line right before Valentine’s Day through a partnership with H&M, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Academy Award-winning costume...
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Black-Owned Rideshare Looking To Be a Safer Alternative for Women and Children
Diondre Lewis, a technology entrepreneur, who also runs training programs in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area noticed that many of his students were having issues with transportation to get...
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Erykah Badu to Sell Incense That Has Her Essence
It’s been noted in the past that Erykah Badu seems to have a significant influence on the men she has dated, with rappers Common, Andre 3000, Jay Electronica, and The D.O.C., having switched up their...
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‘She Did That’ the Documentary is the Inspiration Black Women Entrepreneurs Need
It has been reported endlessly that black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs. Yet, many black women in business don’t get the shine that they deserve for their work. Of course, here...
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LeBron James Gives Props to Lisa Leslie While Chastizing Gayle King Over Kobe...
It hasn’t been a month since Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant perished in a helicopter crash, and people are still struggling with questions about his legacy. After a video clip of CBS This Morning host...
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