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From HBCU to CEO: 15 Black Entrepreneurs Who Have Built Successful Businesses
For Black Business Month, we’re spotlighting HBCU graduates who turned big ideas into thriving businesses, influential brands and lasting legacies.
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Why Zoe Saldaña Is Calling Out Hollywood’s Political Double Standard
The "Lioness" star is keeping it real about why the burden of answering for Hollywood’s social and political issues so often falls on marginalized stars.
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Nolan Wells’ Parents Tell Black Journalists They Are Still Fighting to Learn the Truth About Their Son’s Death
During a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists' convention, Nolan Wells’ parents declared that too much about their son's death still doesn’t add up.
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How a Racist Spotter Cost a Black Powerlifter the World Title
After a volunteer spotter confessed he sabotaged Sonita Muluh from winning the powerlifting championships in June, authorities have now stepped in.
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Racist Spotter Cost a Black Powerlifting Champion a World Title
After a volunteer spotter confessed he sabotaged Sonita Muluh from winning the powerlifting championships in June, authorities have now stepped in.
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This Mom’s Kids Spend 4 Hours a Day Reading and Exercising. Folks Say She’s Doing the Most!
In a viral clip, a Black mom is getting dragged online for her kids' summer regimen—but not everyone sees an issue with it and have come to her defense!
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A Black Surrogate Fight For Bodily Autonomy in High-Stakes Legal Battle
A Texas surrogacy fight is raising questions about bodily autonomy, parental rights, abortion and how far contracts can control pregnancy.
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How Kickstarter’s First Black CEO Is Opening Doors For Black Creators
Kickstarter's Everette Taylor is leading the launch of the Culture Fund—a $1 million initiative established to help diverse creators and founders reach their goals.
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Black Folks Built Wealthy Neighborhoods Across America—Where Are They Now?
We’re tracing the history of Black wealth, the communities that built it and the forces that reshaped—or displaced them.
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Black New Yorkers Are Embracing Mamdani – and the Numbers Are Hard to Ignore
A new poll shows Black New Yorkers increasingly embracing Mamdani as his administration focuses on affordability, housing, education and economic stability.