(BUSINESS WIRE) — BET Networks this week announced #ReclaimYourVote, a social change campaign in partnership with the National Urban League and key national organizations committed to harnessing Black collective power and increasing Black participation in the 2020 Census and the 2020 Election. The nationwide #ReclaimYourVote campaign will lay out the most significant issues, break down […]
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Watch DRU HILL on the New Season Of TV One’s “UNSUNG” on Sunday, February 23 At 10 P.M./9C
Watch Dru Hill Perform on UNSUNG LIVE Immediately Following UNSUNG at 11 P.M./10C (SILVER SPRING, MD) – February 20, 2020 – TV One’s award-winning documentary series UNSUNG begins its new season highlighting the journey of one of R&B’s most dynamic quartets with supergroup Dru Hill on Sunday, February 23 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. Dru Hill […]
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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Announces $8.3 Million in Federal Grants for Head Start Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $8,397,815 to ChildCareGroup for Head Start Projects. “This continued grant funding for Head Start projects will allow ChildCareGroup to continue providing high quality early childhood services to thousands of young children in North Texas.” […]
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Black Kids and Mental Health
By Black Health Matters Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, black children had the highest rate of death by suicide. For the years 2008 to 2012, 59 black youth died by suicide, up from 54 in the years 2003-2007. […]
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CareFirst Names Destiny-Simone Ramjohn to Lead Community Health and Social Impact Efforts
Baltimore and Washington, D.C. — CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has tapped former Kaiser executive Destiny-Simone Ramjohn as the organization’s new Vice President of Community Health and Social impact. CareFirst’s Community Health and Social Impact team is part of the company’s Health Services division – which leads the organization’s work to improve the health of the […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Black History Month
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Happy Black History Month! THE RUNDOWN host, Micha Green, talks on legendary Journalist GWEN IFILL being honored by her selection to be the face of the 43rd stamp in the USPS’ Black Heritage series.
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Don’t ‘O.D.’ on Tragic News
By Black Health Matters How much bad news is too much for our well-being? How do we stay informed without being overwhelmed? You know you’re close to hitting your limit when you start hearing rumblings about another one of “those” videos, and your heart starts hammering in your chest and dread snakes down your spine—long […]
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BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER
The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world’s first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world’s two superpowers were also engaged in another high-stakes race – one whose […]
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Morgan State University Students Interact with Voters at the Polls
Joseph Kane, 34, speaking on what separates Jill P. Carter from other candidates.
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Founder of Grant Source Outlines New Nationwide “Cause Center” Program to Help Businesses Impact Communities and Earn $200,000
By Via Anita S. Lane and Sensei Communications HOUSTON, TX – Being a “good” corporate neighbor has often been limited to writing a check to a charity—until now. Allen Thornton, the Founder of the Grant Source, has launched the new “Cause Center” model to help businesses collaborate with community partners to serve the community and […]
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Macy’s Celebrates Black History Month By Embracing and Expressing The Diversity Of Black People and Culture
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 27, 2020– This February, Macy’s will celebrate Black History Month by embracing and expressing the diversity of Black people and culture. Luminaries such as influencer Monica Veloz, Oscar® nominee Matthew Cherry, comedian Phoebe Robinson, activist Marley Dias, NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, and celebrity hair stylist Kim Kimble will headline events […]