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American Express Presale Begins Wednesday, January 10; General On Sale Begins Tuesday, January 16

Global superstar Justin Timberlake announced today that he will make his highly anticipated return to the stage with The Man Of The Woods Tour. Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, Wright Entertainment Group, LBI Entertainment & Tennman Touring, the North American outing will kick off March 13 in Toronto and stop in 27 cities, ending in his hometown of Memphis on May 30. You can view the tour trailer here.

Steelite International Announces New Private Equity Partner, Arbor Investments

Steelite International CEO & President John Miles announces Steelite's new Private Equity Partner, Arbor Investments, and discusses the dynamic of this exciting relationship.

Arbor Investments ("Arbor"), a specialized private equity firm that focuses exclusively on investing in premier companies within the food, beverage and related industries announced today the acquisition of Steelite International ("Steelite" or the "Company") from PNC Riverarch Capital. Steelite is a world-leading manufacturer, designer, distributor and supplier of award-winning tabletop and buffet products for the hospitality and foodservice industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Correa and McCullers Jr. Win American League Player & Pitcher of the Month Awards

Astros win player and pitcher of the month awards in the same month for the first time

Major League Baseball announced this afternoon that a pair of Houston Astros players have earned American League monthly awards for May. IF Carlos Correa has been named Player of the Month, while RHP Lance McCullers Jr. has been named Pitcher of the Month.

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‘Power’ Showrunner Says 50 Cent Nudity Beef Was Staged

The creator and executive producer of Power is coming clean about an August 2016 Instagram spat with the show’s producer and star 50 Cent, which was sparked after a full-frontal shot of his manhood was shown on camera.

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What Serena Williams And All Mothers of Color Need: New App That Aims to Battle Bias in Maternity Care to be Featured at Upcoming MIT Hackathon

A new app concept, known as “the Yelp for the health equity movement” will be featured at the MIT Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon happening April 27-29 at the MIT Media Lab in Boston.

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Twitter suspends 2 accounts linked to Russian intelligence after hacking indictment

Twitter has suspended two accounts allegedly used by Russian intelligence officers to spread information hacked from Democrats computers and email accounts during the 2016 US presidential election.

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AAF-Houston selects Audrey Gilbreath as winner of 2022 Living Legend Award

Founder/CEO of Gilbreath Communications is first African American selected for the award

Building a career legacy of persistence and achievement over more than 30 years certainly earns respect from your peers. One major example is Audrey J. Gilbreath, the recent 2022 winner of the American Advertising Federation-Houston’s Living Legend Award. Ms. Gilbreath is the 25th recipient of the Living Legend and the first African-American professional to win the honor from the 111-year-old AAF-H.

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Baytown Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Rape After Kidnapping Woman

A 35-year-old Baytown man was sentenced by a judge to 28 years in prison for kidnapping a woman, holding her at gunpoint and raping her in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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First Ever Black Woman-Owned Comic Book Store on the East Coast Gets National Attention

When entrepreneur Ariell Johnson opened her comic book store and coffee shop in Kensington, Pennsylvania back in December 2015, it became an instant hit both locally and nationally. Being hailed as the first African American woman to open a comic book store on the east coast, she immediately caught the attention of ABC News, CNN Money, MSNBC, and tons of other web sites and blogs.

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Joya T. Hayes Takes Office As South Central Regional Director for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® has always been an organization that of times of crisis, the members respond by stepping up, serving, and continuing the business at hand. The global pandemic of COVID-19 might have delayed their efforts but did not stop them. Treading in uncharted waters, the sorority used its virtual platforms to hold the first virtual election where Joya T. Hayes was declared the South Central Regional Director and installed into office at the 69th international convention of the 112-year-old organization. Hayes now leads 10,000+ members in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate chapters in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas in the second largest region of the sorority.

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5 Things for Wednesday, June 14: London Building Fire, Jeff Sessions, Georgia Inmates

There's tough news coming out of London this morning, so let's get straight to what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Analysis: Media outlets must ask themselves this serious question ahead of the midterms

Since the day Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, we've known Roe was dead too — the only question, really, was whether it would be formally overturned or just gutted in everything but name. Now, just more than a week after the publication of Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe, it's worth looking back and asking ourselves: Did our coverage over the past two years, all of it, really reflect what we knew?

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Kim, Kanye and the Donda House controversy

Kim Kardashian West is defending her husband after drama unfolded this weekend over a charity he founded.

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‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman’s ‘suave flare’ remembered by Lupita Nyong’o on anniversary of his death

Chadwick Boseman may be gone, but he is not forgotten. Monday marked three years since the “Black Panther” star died, and some of his Marvel co-stars took to social media to remember their friend.

In 60 seconds, AOC shows she's the future of the Democratic Party

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is good at doing more with less. She won her congressional race with way less money than her incumbent opponent and none of the institutional support. She took the demeaning behavior she was shown as a lawmaker and used it to give voice to all the women who are called derogatory names. She built an IKEA bookstand on her own Instagram Live, making do when she didn't have the proper tools.

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The dramatic true story behind the new movie 'Devotion'

Jesse Leroy Brown was hurtling over the North Korean countryside in his Corsair fighter 17 miles behind enemy lines when he discovered that he was in trouble.

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National Association of Black Journalists Celebrates Excellence in Journalism

NABJ recognizes journalists for superior news coverage of black issues and the black community

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) bestowed more than 100 awards at its 42nd Annual Convention and Career Fair from Aug. 9-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NABJ inducted four veteran journalists into its 2017 Hall of Fame on Friday and announced the winners of the NABJ Salute to Excellence (STE) and Special Honors awards on Aug. 12.

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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to wear iconic Tiffany Diamond

Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic 128.54 carat Tiffany Diamond.

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Chris Brown arrest the latest in troubled history

Arguably Chris Brown's most publicized trouble was his 2009 arrest for viciously beating his then-girlfriend, fellow singer Rihanna.

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Controversial Megachurch Pastor Eddie Long Dies at 63

Bishop Eddie Long, the controversial leader of one of the nation's largest megachurches, has died, according to the suburban Atlanta church he presided over. He was 63.