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Mati Diop on being the first black female director in Cannes | The Washington Post

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Jake Coyle | AP, The Washington Post Ms. Rivers founded the Black Bourbon Society in 2017. It now has more than 4,700 members.CreditAaron Borton for The New York Times. Featured Image CANNES, France — Mati Diop was initially disappointed when she, by reading a news article, discovered that she was the first black female filmmaker in the […]

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Now the Richest Black American, He’s Also One of America’s Biggest Philanthropists | Inside Philanthropy

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy Throughout most of my (still relatively) young writer’s lifetime, Oprah Winfrey loomed large as the pinnacle of black American financial success. The 64-year-old Oprah recently denied presidential bid rumors on the heels of a rousing speech, and stars in the new Disney film A Wrinkle in Time, opening this week. Oprah […]

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Yes, African-Americans Drink Bourbon. You’d Never Know It From the Marketing. | The New York Times

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Groups like the Black Bourbon Society have formed to share an appreciation of the whiskey, and distillers are finally starting to pay attention.

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The ‘Brown Babies’ who were left behind | BBC

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Lesley York, BBC Many of the babies were put in children’s homes, such as Holnicote House in Somerset. Featured Image When Babs Gibson-Ward was born in 1944, her mother’s navy officer husband did not question whether he was her father. “He honestly believed I was his child, I think because my complexion at that time […]

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A powerful moment for the Archibald prize: could a portrait of a black woman win? | The Guardian

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Only 15 paintings of women and three of non-white Australians have been Archibald winners in 97 years

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Ebola death toll in Congo to pass 1,000, World Health Organization warns | The Guardian

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Women and children fare worst as efforts to contain outbreak are undermined by health centre attacks and local mistrust.

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NY Metropolitan Opera to Hire All-Black Chorus for Fall Revival of “Porgy And Bess” | Good Black News

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Lori Lakin Hutcherson, Good Black News UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1939: African American Evicted sharecropper, New Madrid County, Missouri (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images). Featured Image According to washingtonpost.com, The Metropolitan Opera in New York plans to hire an all-Black outside chorus for its first presentation in nearly thirty years of ”Porgy and Bess,” which opens […]

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Sweet Home Cafe | Atlas Obscura

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

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What Happens When a Billionaire Swoops In to Solve the Student-Debt Crisis | The Atlantic

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

A philanthropist surprised Morehouse College graduates at commencement by announcing he would pay off their student loans. But one person—even a very generous one—can only do so much.

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These Extraordinary Shirts Define Black Pride | Buzzfeed

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

Treye Green, Buzzfeed Naomi Wadler talks about gun violence at a Smithsonian Institution event on December 7. (Erin Schaff; Lily illustration), Featured Image We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. Oh, and FYI — […]

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