Carla Diane Hayden, the former CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore has been confirmed as the next Librarian of Congress! She’s the first woman AND first African-American to fill the position and was confirmed by the Senate in a 74-18 vote. Not only is she making history and breaking down barriers, but […]
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Scott Baio has completely lost his mind. But, I guess when the checks stop coming in you gotta figure out how to stay relevant in some way, even if it is supporting an orange sociopath who is currently running for President of the United States. Anyway, fast forward to this week’s Republican National Convention,
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Harlem’s Hero came to play ya’ll! We are so ready for Netflix’s Luke Cage starring Mike Colter (The Good Wife, Agent X, Jessica Jones) as the title character. The teaser just debuted at Comic Con in San Diego, and twitter lost it. Following the comic books, Netflix and Marvel teamed up to create the
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I had the pleasure of seeing Star Trek Beyond last week and I was pleasantly surprised! I’ll be honest, I’m not a trekkie so I can’t speak to you on the history of the show, or the nuances of their character development, but what I can tell you is that I appreciated the subtle inclusion
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Twitter trolls are the worst, but when you combine them with vicious bullies and racist misogynists – well you get the perfect storm of hate speech, all done by cowards behind a computer screen. Since the opening of Ghostbusters, Leslie Jones has been subject to some of the most vile, incredibly offensive and
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In response to Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan’s incredibly vanilla selfie with republican Capitol Hill interns, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) shared a few photos with her summer interns from the Democratic Congressional offices. Thanks to interns Audra Jackson, Omar Al-Hendy, and Erik Daniels, we have proof that minorities are being represented. The photo
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As she accepted an award for philanthropy at the Points of Life Conference on Volunteering, Yara Shahidi delivered an eye opening and incredibly conscious speech about the value of representation in the media, art and TV. The 16-year old Black-Ish actress, who is of Iranian and African American descent, called out Hollywood’s top players
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You may have heard the news, but writer, producer and director Ava DuVernay has teamed up with Oprah Winfrey, OWN, and an all female production team to create the series Queen Sugar. Well, the extended trailer is here and it’s even better than the first! Inspired by Natalie Baszile’s novel of the same title,
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Yes, that’s right – today, July 17th, is National Ice Cream Day! We stumbled upon this list of a few black owned ice cream shops via Official Black Wall Street , and we are so thrilled to support them. Check out a few places on the list below, and if you’re in their city, stop by!
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India Arie just released a beautiful and powerful song geared toward peace and unity, while incorporating Eric Garner’s last words. In the video, Arie is surrounded by loved ones as she sings, “Sometimes you just can’t believe the things your eyes see, so much injustice in this life and it’s happening right
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