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Washington Post’s first black female reporter: Newsrooms still aren’t diverse enough | Perspective | The Inquirer, Philly.com

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, For the Inquirer, The Inquirer, Philly.com Dorothy Butler Gilliam in the fall of 1961 or early in 1962, soon after having arrived at The Washington Post. (Harry Naltchayan / Washington Post). Featured Image When I first walked into the Washington Post newsroom in 1961 as its first black female reporter, I felt […]

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A Brief Rundown of Racism Within Advertising and Why It’s Still Happening Today | Adweek

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Change needs to happen on both the agency and client side

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African American businesses grew 400% – but they still need investment | The Guardian

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Minority-owned businesses received lower loan amounts and were forced to leverage their own cash, a survey found. Without capital, it’s tough to invest in the future

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Kamala Harris Pays a Visit to Al Sharpton | The New Yorker

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Eric Lach, The New Yorker Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty. Featured Image Since announcing her Presidential campaign, last month, Kamala Harris, the California senator, has held a rally in California, a CNN town-hall event in Iowa, and a non-CNN town-hall event in New Hampshire. On Thursday, she had lunch in Harlem. Harris, who hopes […]

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Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters review – devastating beauty from banjo supergroup | The Guardian

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah have joined forces to confront the abuse of African American women with authority and pride

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Black History Legacy: Mary Eliza Mahoney, The First Black Nurse | Essence

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of only four students to complete the rigorous graduate nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, making her the first Black licensed nurse.

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Bye, Gucci & Burberry: 10 Black-Owned Luxury Brands to Give Your Money | Ebony

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

The luxury brands you can support instead of high-end brands that lack inclusion.

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Equal-Opportunity Evil | Slate

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

A new history reveals that for female slaveholders, the business of human exploitation was just as profitable—and brutal—as it was for men.

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Hoptown must move to honor Ted Poston | Kentucky New Era

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Jennifer P. Brown, Kentucky New Era A man with glasses (Ted Poston) sits at an office desk holding a letter. A smiling woman (his assistant Harriette Easterlin) sits next to him and a man (his assistant William Clark) leans over them both. A poster behind them depicts a soldier and reads “We are fighting the […]

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Small Alberta village honours founding families for Black History Month | Global News

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Deb Matejicka, Global News Long before the province officially recognized Black History Month, the tiny village of Breton in north-central Alberta had been commemorating and honouring the African American immigrants who helped settle the area. “It started out as very low-key, very humble beginnings with the local team here at the museum,” said Breton and […]

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