Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), co-hosted an event celebrating international filmmakers and the European premiere of a documentary about the life and legacy of Reginald F. Lewis, America’s first Black billionaire, during the Cannes Film Festival in France.
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“Here Comes the Boom: An Assembly for Black Women and Girls” is a conference planned by a dynamic coalition of organizations committed to developing leadership and political power for Black women and girls. A leadership that includes reproductive justice, freedom from state violence, pay equity, affordable housing, autonomy over our bodies, and representation in law-making arenas.
After celebrating the success of back-to-back, global box office hits, Marvel’s “Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman, returned to his alma mater, Howard University, to deliver the school’s 2018 commencement convocation address.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) assessed a $500 million penalty against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. “and ordered the bank to make restitution to customers harmed by its unsafe or unsound practices, and develop and implement an effective enterprise-wide compliance risk management program,” according to a press release about the fine.
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Manifest Destiny In Modern America
People familiar with three of the jurors on the case said they had a book deal on their minds, long before evidence was presented in the courtroom.
Lawmakers Marginalize Black Families
We’re all familiar with the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a 21st century society, this still holds true, literally and figuratively. For non-millennials, who grew up in a vastly different era, there is a nostalgic mindset that a diverse community of inspiring people interacting with children has a positive and sustained life-changing impact on their developme
The presidents of the LDS Church and the NAACP stood together Thursday for the first time and called for an end to prejudice and greater racial and ethnic harmony during a historic news conference at the Church Administration Building near Temple Square.