For most of her life, Tara Johnson-Drayton stayed on the pool deck, watching others play in the water below. Limited access to pools and her brother’s drowning were just a few of the reasons she never learned to swim. “My…
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Black Entrepreneur Creates App to Help save Black lives.
A Black entrepreneur whose name is James A. Samuel, Jr., has developed a new app to help save Black lives. ANJEL Tech – An app that allows users to immediately begin live streaming and transmitting footage to family members when they…
Read MoreUPS Removes Ban On Natural Black Hairstyles and Facial Hair
The policy change comes amid a growing national movement to ban racial discrimination based on people’s natural hairstyle. UPS will allow workers to have facial hair and natural Black hairstyles like Afros and braids as it becomes the latest company…
Read MoreFrom Special Ed Student To Award-Winning Motivational Speaker and Author
Meet Brad Butler II, also known as “B-Rad Inspires”, the former Special Ed student that was told he could never go to college. He beat the odds and now, he is an award-winning motivational speaker, author, student advocate, and success…
Read MoreBiden Acknowledges Impact of Black Voters To His Victory
President-elect Joe Biden used his victory speech Saturday evening to deliver an emphatic thank-you to the Black voters who overwhelmingly backed him in major cities, helping propel him to victory in crucial swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. “Especially…
Read MorePromoting Tech Among Black Women
Creating new opportunities in technology is an ever-present challenge for Black women. Brown is no stranger to the many challenges faced by boutique and small Black women-owned tech companies. “Black women in technology are the unicorns of mythology,” says Charlene…
Read MoreBlack POWER: A Portland Movement
Six months ago, 10 Black organizers in Portland came together to forge a radical political movement out of our collective trauma. We organized an eight-hour protest and released our first list of demands on June 5, calling ourselves Black Lives…
Read MorePayPal Invests $50m in Black and Latino-led Businesses Toward Racial Equality
In June, amid nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality, PayPal pledged $530 million to support Black-owned businesses and minority communities in the U.S. DealBook’s Michael de la Merced got the first look at the latest part of its initiative. PayPal…
Read MoreBook by Historian That Gives Not Only the History of Blacks But of Humanity A New Outlook
The most provocative book ever written, The Clan of Southern Man by author and cultural historian, John Valentine, takes readers on a fascinating journey through time and untold history! It’s the first and only book to trace the history of Black people…
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