By Blacknews.com Innovative medical startup CPRWrap is thrilled to announce its national launch with Founder and CEO Felicia Jackson at the helm. CPRWrap is an all-in-one, disposable CPR template that protects and guides any non-medical responder during respiratory and cardiac emergencies. CPRWrap has an attached one-way valve mouth barrier, visual hand placements, and simple CPR […]
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Emerging Artist Creates Coloring Book Series For Black Girls That Celebrates Their Hair
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Taaj Marjanee, owner and illustrator of Yumme Brand, believes that Black girls should enjoy being creative while coloring and painting characters that look like them. Growing up she didn’t see coloring books dedicated to Black girls and neither did the women in her family before her. After playfully sketching her face […]
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Black Diplomatic Couple Launches Podcast & Provides Passport Scholarships to African-American Students
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — This year the United States marks 152 years since the ratification of the 14th Amendment, and for African Americans, this Reconstruction Act was a watershed moment, which laid the framework, although hugely imperfect, for a legal basis for citizenship grounded in equal protection and, in theory, the right to own and […]
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Meet the 1st Black Student to Receive a Doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Florida
By BlackNews.com Gainesville, FL — Jasmine Bowers has recently made history as the first-ever African American student to receive a doctorate degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida. Bowers double majored in Math and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University and earned her masters at North Carolina A&T before receiving his doctorate. […]
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Girl Scouts Announces First Black CEO in the Organization’s 108-Year History
By BlackNews.com Nationwide — Judith Batty, a lifelong Girl Scout and board member, has made history as the first Black CEO of the Girl Scouts of the United States since the organization was established 108 years ago. “When I was young, the Girl Scouts instilled in me the courage, confidence, and character that have guided […]
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Open Letter to Dave Chappelle About Use of N-Word
AN OPEN LETTER TO DAVE CHAPPELLE: “846” AND USE OF THE N-WORD — WHY? Dear Mr. Chappelle: I write to you as a Black man who is nearly 30 years your senior. I have admired your social and political commentary over the years. I recently watched 8:46 and found it to be very provocative and […]
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August Declared Black Mental Health Awareness
AUGUST DECLARED GLOBAL BLACK MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH BY BLACK THERAPY CENTRAL AND OTHER BLACK ORGANIZATIONS Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — August is now Global Black Mental Health Awareness Month (GBMHAM) declares Black Therapy Central and other Black organizations to recognize that Black people, regardless of location, face similar mental health issues and self-hatred problems caused by […]
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CBD Oil Products For Romantic Moments
By Blacknews.com TwoRomantic™ is a unique online boutique launched by an African-American entrepreneur that offers quality CBD cosmetics and merchandise for couples. The company specializes in the use of the oil in beauty products, as well as for couples for pleasure and relaxation. CBD is a close cousin of marijuana where the intoxicants have been […]
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Hollywood Actresses Spill the Tea on ‘MediTEAtions’
By Blacknews.com It’s been said life is like a cup of tea, it’s all in how you make it. Actress and Producers Caryn Ward Ross and Numa Perrier are two women stirring up Hollywood’s pot. On Aug. 5 at 12 noon (PT), steeped in deep conversation, the creative auteurs joined forces over a cup of […]
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Black Doctor Launches Health App
BLACK DOCTOR LAUNCHES HEALTH PROMOTIONAL APP IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS & SOCIAL JUSTICE CRISES Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Dr. Sean T. Hubbard, a hospital neurologist in New Jersey, became inspired, when he witnessed conversations happening online, particularly on the most popular social media sites. “If we have to explain that our lives matter, it’s no […]
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Author’s Book Helps Children When They Begin to See Race and Notice Differences
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — Ella: Who Am I? by La’Shaun Garcia is a children’s book about learning and understanding one’s culture and ethnicity in a fun way for all children and families. How to help answer the question of differences through example. The book features beautiful illustrations and simple text to show a child’s curiosity […]
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Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — 74-year old Henry Cain has died from COVID-19. He was a millionaire business executive, political lobbyist, author, and presidential candidate who ran for the Republican nomination in the year 2000. He was hospitalized on July 1st after reportedly traveling extensively throughout the month of June including a rally he attended for […]