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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Meets With Representatives From Industry and Small and Minority Businesses
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and past 1st Vice Chair, released the following statement about the CBCF Executive Economic Summit taking place in Chicago:
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OZY Genius Award Winner Claudine Humure Designs 3-D Printed Prosthetic Socket
Claudine Humure, a senior at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, is one of the 10 young people awarded $10,000 as a winner of one of the OZY Genius Awards distributed by OZY, the news site.
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'Grey's Anatomy' Star Jesse Williams Files For Divorce
Jesse Williams and his wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, are splitting up, People and E! News report .
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Will Smith Circling ‘Genie’ Role In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Film
The film is slated to start shooting this summer.
Will Smith could be the next star on-board for a cartoon-turned-live-action film, as he is in early talks for the upcoming Aladdin.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to Host Congressional Delegation in Visit to Houston to Address Criminal Justice Reform
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “It is our responsibility in Congress to listen to all sides and try and find solutions to restore trust in our criminal justice system.”
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to Host Congressional Delegation in Visit to Houston to Address Criminal Justice Reform
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “It is our responsibility in Congress to listen to all sides and try and find solutions to restore trust in our criminal justice system.” Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee who serves on the Police Strategies Working Group which was established to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement and public safety concerns related to these issues, will host a bi-partisan congressional delegation in a tour of several Houston detention facilities and high-level meetings followed by a press conference on April 20th, 2017.
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This Millennial CPA Gave up Her Corporate Benefits to Pursue Her Dream of Earning a Ph.D.
Porschia Nkansa discusses what it takes to earn a Ph.D.
Research shows that less than 1% of African Americans are obtaining Ph.D.s each year in the United States, and if you’re a first-generation college student from the West Side of Chicago, chances are slim that you’ll even obtain a bachelor’s degree, let alone consider walking down the aisle to receive a Ph.D. Well, there is one modern day millennial, who has defied all statistics by walking a path that is uniquely her own. Meet
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NASA to Announce New Discoveries About Ocean Worlds
NASA will present new discoveries about the ocean worlds in our solar system on Thursday, the agency announced. Learning more about ocean worlds could help in the agency's quest for life beyond Earth.
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Mary J. Blige Announces Album Release Date + First Look At The Album Cover
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is back with a soundtrack that will carry us through the rest of 2017.
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What Do You Call a Beyonce Statue Made of Cheese? Brie-Once, Obvi
Joining the ranks of iconic works of art such as the Mona Lisa and The Creation of Adam is a new masterpiece simply known as Brie-Oncé.
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Slick Rick’s ‘Children’s Story’ To Become Kids’ Book
Once upon a time not long ago, Slick Rick‘s Children’s Story became one of the greatest tracks in hip-hop.
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Kandi Burruss, ‘No Scrubs’ Writers Given Credit For Ed Sheeran Song
On the website for performance rights organization ASCAP, Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle aka and Kevin Briggs have been added as co-writers of “Shape of You,” co-written by Sheeran, Steve Mac and John McDaid.
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Dakota Access Pipeline Vandalized Before It Comes Online
With the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly ready to start operation, the company that runs it says the 1,172-mile long oil pipe has been vandalized in several places.
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Innovative Company Releases New Line of Afro-Futuristic Hair Styling Products
Carbon-AR is a Black-owned product and media creator in Oakland, California that creates Afro-Futuristic Styling Combs. They are quickly expanding into becoming a producer of culturally relevant high quality products in the Black hair industry.
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Nike Spent $15,000 To Make Size 22 Sneakers For This FSU Player
Nike makes sure their student-athletes are taken care of.
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Tamar Braxton Talks About Her Husband’s Dramatic Weight Loss
Tamar Braxton and Vince Herbert made their press rounds this week to promote the new season of We tv’s Braxton Family Values. The couple, who have been married for eight years, talked about the most recent change in their marriage: Vince’s dramatic weight loss.
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Prayers Up! Fantasia Suffers Second Degree Burns
Platinum selling singer and American Idol alum, Fantasia, loves to meet and greet her fans, sometimes staying hours on end to greet her group of supports, but she had to regretfully cancel a performance in Memphis on Sunday after suffering what her husband says are second-degree burns.
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Starbucks Is Coming To The Home Of The Espresso
Starbucks boss Howard Schultz dreamed up the idea of starting a coffeehouse chain during a trip to Milan in 1983.
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Court Closes Robin Thicke Restraining Order Trial To Public
No public proceedings will be held in singer Robin Thicke‘s trial focusing on a restraining order his ex-wife wants amid allegations he abused her and their son, a judge ruled on Friday.
