Established in 1906, Black Wall Street (originally known as Greenwood Avenue) was a prominent African American community located in the Greenwood District in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sadly in 1921, the whole neighborhood was burned down after being attacked…
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Meet the Founder of the Oldest and Largest Black-Owned Life Insurance Company
North Carolina Mutual is one of the most influential African-American businesses in U.S. history. Founded in 1898 in Durham, NC by entrepreneur John C. Merrick, the company initially specialized in providing “industrial insurance,” which was basically burial insurance for Black…
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Meet the String Queens, Three Black Women Changing the Face of Classical Music
The three members of the fast-rising all-Black women musical group The String Queens — Kendall Isadore, Élise Sharp, and Dawn Johnson — have each experienced racism during their musical career. However, they used it as their fuel to serve as an…
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Tank says helping homeless should not be shown on social media
Tank. (Photo: Nagashia Jackson for Steed Media) The holiday season usually inspires people to help those in need. Some give back by feeding the homeless, volunteering, or participating in food or toy drives. However, R&B singer Tank believes that some…
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Gabrielle Union Breaks Silence After News Spreads About Her Being Fired From ‘America’s Got Talent’ For Speaking Out Against Racism
Gabrielle Union has broken her silence about being fired from “America’s Got Talent,” after Variety ran a report that said she was let go for speaking out against racism. The report goes into various instances when Union was either a…
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‘You Look Suspicious’: Viral Video Depicts Woman Claiming Black UPS Deliveryman Makes Her ‘Nervous’ — So She Threatens to Call Police
In the latest case of “(insert innocuous task) while Black,” a white woman is seen threatening to dial police on a UPS worker delivering packages to her neighborhood, calling the man’s behavior “suspicious.” The tense exchange was caught on video…
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‘Cutest Baby Ever’: Keyshia Cole’s Infant Son Steals the Spotlight in Heartwarming Video With Dad Niko Hale
Keyshia Cole and boyfriend Niko “Khale” Hale‘s son Tobias Khale is just a few days away from turning 4 months old, and he’s already stealing the hearts of fans around the world. Hale, 24, took to Instagram on Wednesday and posted…
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‘These Characters Are Beloved’: Kim Fields Talks About the Possibility of a ‘Living Single’ Reboot
Kim Fields was a guest on the “Tamron Hall Show” on Thursday for the show’s “Throwback Week,” where she promoted her Lifetime movie “You Light Up My Christmas,” set to air Dec. 1. But she also talked about a “Living…
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Homeless Arizona Man Locked Up, Charged with Felony for Allegedly Taking Another Man’s Burrito
An Arizona man spent Thanksgiving behind bars after authorities say he robbed another man of his burrito. Timothy James Bell, 29, was arrested on felony robbery charges this week after allegedly stealing the victim’s burrito, a meal “of a value…
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