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Jill Scott’s Blues Babe Foundation Celebrates its 16th Anniversary of Giving Back to the Community… The Real Thing!

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

On a cool star-studded evening at the Arden Theater Company, one of Philadelphia’s premier theaters, hosted the Blues Babe 16th Foundation Anniversary. The Blues Babe Foundations (BBF) is the brainchild of soulful sultry (sensuous) singer / poet, Jill Scott. The life she has lived has inspired her to help young children make dreams happen through education and the arts. […]

Black Teens From New Orleans Solve Math Problem Believed to Be Impossible For 2,000 Years

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, two high school students from New Orleans, Louisiana have reportedly solved an “impossible” math problem and presented it at a recent conference where they were the only high schoolers. […]

Trump Ramps Up Attack on Manhattan DA with Violent Imagery and Call for ‘Death’ and ‘Destruction’

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Former President Donald Trump has ramped up the rhetoric and the threats as potential criminal charges loom in New York, Georgia, and Washington. […]

JPMorgan Chase and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement invest in Black women-led nonprofits East of Anacostia River

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

JPMorgan Chase and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement are working together to support Black women-led nonprofits in D.C. The firm, on March 9, awarded the nonprofit organization $350,000 in philanthropic funding to provide $25,000 grants to eight Black women with nonprofits located in Wards 7 and 8. […]

Re-Fueling Jet Magazine Where Everyone Can Be ‘Beauty of the Week’

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Like Ebony, founded six years earlier, Jet chronicled Black life in America and provided a lens into the African American community that mainstream media either ignored or misrepresented. […]

Gladys Knight Among 22 Honored by Biden

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

President Joe Biden welcomed a high-wattage collection of singers, authors, artists, and humanitarians to the White House on Tuesday to present them with medals — and then stole the show himself with a quip about seeking reelection. […]

BLACK WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS 12th ANNUAL WOMEN OF POWER NATIONAL SUMMIT

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) hosted its 12th Annual Women of Power National Summit from March 15th-19th, 2023. This year’s summit was a great success, bringing together over 600 Black women leaders and allies across generations, from over 20 states and the African Diaspora for five days to share and strategize on high-impact public policy priorities, develop organizing and empowerment plans to lift and improve the lives of Black women, girls and families and focus on the importance of self-care. […]

Forest Service, partners, create more opportunities for women in fire

March 29, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The USDA Forest Service recently hired three female fire leaders to mentor interns with the Student Conservation Association, which aims to train the next generation of conservation leaders. The all-female team, called a wildland fire crew, is partnering with the Student Conservation Association, Clemson University, and the Forest Service’s Southern Research Station through funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. […]

Democrats Join Push to Ban TikTok from American-held Devices

March 23, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Democrats and Republicans alike have said certain information of serious concern could be transferred to China, making it a national security issue. […]

Researchers Find Obamacare has Significantly Reduced Racial Disparities in Health Care Access

March 22, 2023 Carma Henry 0

While much of that progress occurred between 2013 and 2016, federal data show that more than 5 million people gained coverage between 2020 and early 2022, driving the uninsured rate down to a historic low of 8 percent. […]