It's no secret that there has been a clear push in the media to encourage Black folks to get vaccinated. While many have been open and have received the vaccine, there is still a large number of Black people who remain leary of the vaccine rollout.
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Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2021 at 3:39PM
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Congratulations are in order for Dr. Felecia M. Nave who just became Alcorn State University's first female president! This HBCU grad was officially inaugurated last week and is ready to lead Alcorn State towards more success. Check out the universit ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2021 at 3:23PM
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Actress and Spelman College graduate Keshia Knight Pulliam's Fearless Fund just secured a major investment from MasterCard. The Fearless Fund, co-founded by Pulliam, Arian Simone, and Ayana Parsons was created to establish a venture capital firm dedi ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2021 at 3:07PM
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At Pfizer, we want to attract the best and brightest talent, and ensure all our colleagues can thrive in an environment and culture where diversity and inclusion is championed around the world, so we can innovate and enable breakthroughs that change ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2021 at 12:03PM
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At PetSmart, we love pets, and we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection, PetSmart’s passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their pets so they, together, can live more fulfilled lives. This vision impacts ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2021 at 11:18AM
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Brands who don't see the value in the minority dollar are missing out. According to the most recent 2019 study, minority markets have a $3.9 trillion buying power. Owned and operated by Black entrepreneurs, Sable & Sand launches as the premier source ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 6:51PM
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Rapper and actor Ice Cube is using his platform to draw attention to the plight of Black Americans and to push for social and political change with his "Contract with Black America."
The original contract was announced this past summer and spurred ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 6:20PM
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Hennessy, the world's best-selling cognac, today unveils the "Never Stop Never Settle Society," a comprehensive growth accelerator co-created with the Marcus Graham Project (MGP) to ensure a more equitable landscape for Black entrepreneurship. To int ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 5:59PM
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The 2021 Winter- Alumni magazine is OFFICIALLY LIVE!
In this issue, we cover everything from HBCU grads making history, to Tyler Perry and the COVID vaccine to Joe Biden's Executive orders, to combating Zoom fatigue.
Did you know that HBCU gra ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 5:35PM
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In honor of Earth Day 2021 -- State Department, USAID, Peace Corps, and Girls Scouts of America officials will hold a careers master class-info session featuring State’s Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Ambassador Virgini ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 4:30PM
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With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and colleges gearing up to have students back on campus for the upcoming fall semester, several schools have recently announced that all faculty and staff will need to have received one of the vaccines before ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 4:21PM
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New children's book celebrates Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs.) Unfortunately, many childr ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2021 at 2:51PM
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Akufo Addo is the worst president in the political history of Ghana
Tell me your name and I will tell you where you come from. Among Ghanaian presidents, I can tell you those that achieved success through hard work, efficiency, dedication, in ...
Posted Saturday, April 17th 2021 at 12:14PM
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It's been over a year since NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant passed and the world of sports can still feel the sting of his death. ESPN recently announced that Basketball legend, Michael Jordan is set to honor the late Kobe Bryant at the upcoming Hall of Fam ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2021 at 6:48PM
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Army veteran Caron Nazario was pulled over in Windsor, Virginia, back in December. Though he remained in his car civilly, two officers approached the vehicle in a hostile manner and began barking orders at him. He responded by lifting both of his han ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2021 at 6:28PM
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