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Four Black Female Doctors Launch New National Medical Show Addressing Health Concerns and Inequities Affecting Women and the Black Community – The C4PEMD

June 24, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Four prominent female doctors of color have joined forces to launch a new television program aimed at addressing the unique health concerns and inequities in women and the Black community called The C4PEMD. Members of the esteemed panel of experts are Drs. Amber K. Brooks, Tamika Knox, LaKesha Legree, and Kristen Trulear-Jackson. […]

Father and Son Open New Hardware Store Franchise in Their Neighborhood

June 24, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Warren Pegram and his stepson, Charlston Austin, have opened an Ace Hardware franchise in their neighborhood in the city of South Fulton, Georgia. It is one of the first hardware stores in their community. […]

24-Year Old Man’s Body Found Hanging from a Tree Near Los Angeles

June 18, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Robert Fuller, a 24-year old African American man, was found dead hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California. Investigators say that his tragic death was a suicide, but his family believes there is more to it. They are calling for a more thorough investigation. […]

Danielle Geathers Becomes MIT’s First Black Woman Student Body President

June 18, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Danielle Geathers—a rising junior at the university who majors in mechanical engineering—won the student government election along with her vice president running mate Yu Jing Chen. Her appointment is historic as it marks the first time in MIT’s 159-year history that a Black woman has served at the helm of the student body. […]

Judge orders 10-day delay after Virginia governor says Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee must come down

June 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

A Virginia judge has ordered a 10 day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. Northam announced on June 4 that the monument would come down, after days of heated protests rocked the city. Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and is often at the epicenter of heated national debates about the war’s losing side. […]

Farming Lures Back Young People in Africa

June 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Young farmers in Africa are continually striving to achieve food security, but many people in poor communities could starve if investment in agricultural projects is not sustained. […]

Women rangers work to keep lid on illegal game hunting

June 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Women rangers work to keep lid on illegal game hunting […]

Obama Thanks Protesters, encourages young people to take advantage of the moment

June 16, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Our forever President Barack Obama addressed the nation during a virtual town hall event on Wednesday afternoon to offer some words of reassurance as the nation protests race-based police violence. His calm, measured tone was the type of presidential response that’s been missing from a government that has vilified and threatened protesters with the type of police violence that got us all here in the first place. […]

A Black business owner was attacked by police officers after calling them over a robbery

June 16, 2020 Carma Henry 0

According AL.com, the incident happened nearly three months ago on March 15, however, surveillance video of the attack was uploaded to social media over the weekend. The clip shows a cop walk into Star Spirits & Beverages — a liquor store in Decatur, which is located in north Alabama — and almost instantly punch the owner, Kevin Penn. […]

Here’s How Albert Einstein Responded to Racism

June 16, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Here’s How Albert Einstein Responded to Racism […]