AFRICAN AMERICAN SORORITY SUPPORTS MEMBERS, PUBLIC WITH 6-PART WEBINAR SERIES Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Hosts “We Are Sigma Strong” During COVID-19 Outbreak Cary, NC (BlackNews.com) — “We Are Sigma Strong” is the theme of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 6-part webinar series launched March 25, to bring resources, tips and some peace of mind to their […]
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New Book About Black Masculinity
BLACK MASCULINITY DEFINED BY A BLACK MAN IN NEW NON-FICTION BOOK (Bookcover and author, Khefa Nosakhere) Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Khefa Nosakhere has released his first non-fiction work entitled Institutional Racism and the Search for African American Masculinity and Identity in Selected Works of Richard Wright. The book addresses how institutional racism and white male supremacy […]
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Black Mompreneur Creates Online Hair School
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — These days, being able to work from home is an asset. With the current global events, it is crucial that individuals and businesses adopt alternative and innovative ways to provide services, reach their clients, spread their messages, learn and earn income. For this reason, licensed social worker and entrepreneur Jessyca Marshall has […]
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Black Mom Living in Taiwan Offers Tips on How to Find Peace Over Panic While Being Quarantined
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Juanita Ingram, a wife and mother of two, is also an attorney, author, and media personality who is currently living in Taiwan as an expat. She has a new book entitled Peace Over Panic that gives people encouragement and advice on how to survive self-quarantine. Juanita Ingram, a wife and mother of […]
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Family Wants Justice For World War II Veteran Murdered in 1956
By BlackNews.com Hammondee Green was a World War II veteran who put his life on the line for his country. After he was honorably discharged in 1946, he was murdered in Amite, La., in 1956 while in custody of the Amite Police Department for reasons unknown according to his family. His family never saw justice […]
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Abandoned Properties Expert Develops Unique Plan to Reverse Gentrification
By BlackNews.com Dr. Johnny Cash, a Chicago-based published author and the nation’s leading abandoned properties expert, says that he has developed the ultimate plan for reversing gentrification. “When you consider that there is six times the number of vacant properties in America as there are homeless, it breaks your heart,” says Dr. Cash. “The numbers […]
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Millennial Couple Launches $100M Affordable Housing Initiative
By BlackNews.com Atlanta, GA (via BlackNews.com) — Majesty and Elize are two career driven individuals who happened to match on a popular dating app. The pair quickly utilized Majesty’s entrepreneurial prowess and Elize’s marketing savvy to launch a successful real estate company. Within their first year of business, their company, INTL Realty Partners, cleared over […]
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Tryp Rideshare
By Black News PR Everybody knows about Uber and Lyft, but there’s a new rideshare company called Tryp that is becoming especially popular with Black and other minority entrepreneurs. It’s the only rideshare platform that allows drivers to keep 100 percent of their fares plus tips. An increasing number of Uber and Lyft drivers are […]
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Black Cop Who Shot a White Woman Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years in Prison
By BlackNews.com Minneapolis, MN — White police officers who fatally shoot African Americans usually get away with it without any charges. But Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who is Black, has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for shooting Justine Damond, a white woman, back in July 2017. The sentencing […]
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First Black Teen Author Ever to Write 3 Books Being Used By School Districts Across the Country as Part of Their Teaching Curriculum
By BlackNews.com Hillside, NJ — 15-year old Essynce Moore is the only African American teen author that has written three books that are mandatory readings for several school district curriculums including Hillside, NJ School District; Brooklyn, NY Charter School(s); and Orange, NJ School District. Her books are a part of a series that she created […]
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Jay-Z’s 2019 Shawn Carter Scholarship Program Now Open
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Created by rapper Jay-Z and his mother Gloria, the Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) was founded on the belief that any motivated individual in need should have the opportunity to further his or her education. By removing some of the financial burdens associated with going to, surviving in, and graduating from college, the […]
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11-Year Old Violinist Hopes to Become New Face of Classical Music
By BlackNews.com Orlando, FL — Leah Flynn is a violin soloist. Her father, Lennox Flynn, a self-taught musician, realized Leah’s gift, as he noticed her tinker on the family’s keyboard, playing actual melodies when she was 3-years old. Leah discovered her passion for playing the violin at the age of five. By age six, she […]