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Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Truist Launch $3 Million Scholarship Program to Support HBCU Students

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the largest organization representing the Black College Community, has partnered with Truist to launch a new scholarship program to meet the needs of students at historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and those from marginalized and underserved communities.

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Study: Texas Has Highest Maternal Mortality Rate in Developed World

Lawmakers in Texas largely failed to take any significant action to address the state’s skyrocketing rate pregnancy-related deaths just months after researchers found it to be the highest in not only the U.S., but also the developed world.

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Tanzanian conjoined twins die at age 21

Few people share as much in life as conjoined twins. For Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti, conjoined twins and orphans from Tanzania, this was certainly the case.

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R.I.P. Robert Guillaume, 89, Emmy-Award Winning Actor and Star of “Benson”

Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89. His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer. Guillaume often played acerbic, dry-witted, but ultimately lovable characters like the butler Benson Du Bois, which he created on the 1977 series “Soap,” before his character was spun off in 1979. Guillaume won Emmys both for “Soap” (as supporting actor) and “Benson” (as lead actor).

Congress is finally waking up to UFOs

UFOs are finally having a moment. In Congress that is. On Tuesday, for the first time in more than 50 years, a congressional hearing is being held to address UFOs -- or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) as they are now known.

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Ford Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to the National Association of Black Journalists

The two-year grant supports executive level leadership as part of strategic plan implementation

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is pleased to announce the Ford Foundation is granting $150,000 to NABJ to help further the organization's strategic plan implementation.

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Budweiser Is Accidentally Political In Super Bowl Ad

All-American beer company Budweiser is famous for classic, tear-jerking Super Bowl commercials with golden retrievers and Clydesdales.

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Ralph Lauren Closing Fifth Avenue Store

The company announced the store closing plans Tuesday, and said that should save $140 million a year. In addition to the restaurant, the company will keep seven other New York City stores open as well. It has 485 company-owned stores worldwide.

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The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda Remembers Founder and Convener Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, the civil rights community and all justice loving people across the globe have lost a true friend with the passing of beloved Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery.

KweliTV Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex

KweliTV, an ad-free subscription video on demand service that celebrates independent black stories from across the globe, is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex.

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Motown Museum Receives $500,000 Donation From Hudson-Webber Foundation for Expansion

The vision of an expanded space for the world famous Motown Museum is closer to fruition with the donation of $500,000 from the Hudson-Webber Foundation, Business Insider reported.

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KFC and Lifetime team up for a 'steamy' holiday mini-movie

We are trying really hard not to make a "finger licking good" joke. KFC and Lifetime announced Monday a partnership for a holiday mini-movie.

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Black Women in Media Celebrates Juneteenth in the Hamptons

BWIM’s Juneteenth: Celebration of Liberation will include: Black Tasting Experience, Awards Ceremony, Live Entertainment, and so much more!

On Sunday, June 19th Black Women in Media will host this year's Juneteenth celebration in Long Island, NY. Over 200 guests will join BWIM for an exclusive celebration which includes luxury charter transportation to and from the Hamptons, a red carpet experience, cocktails, and a tour of the Southampton African American Museum (SAAM) which highlights the awe-inspiring and powerful Black history in the Hamptons.

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Mel Gibson says he will direct new 'Lethal Weapon' sequel

Mel Gibson has reportedly revealed that another "Lethal Weapon" movie is in the works.

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The laughing patterns of human infants match those of another species, a new study finds

Laughter transcends all languages -- and now scientists know this spontaneous response is universal across some primate species, too.

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3rd stabbing in a week near UC Davis leaves campus on edge as officials lift overnight shelter-in-place order

Officials in Davis, California, have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they were unable to find a suspect in a knife attack late Monday -- the third such incident following two fatal stabbings in less than a week near the campus of University of California, Davis.

Kyrsten Sinema and when confrontation culture goes too far

The video is striking: Protesters angry about Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's opposition to the $3.5 trillion social safety net package currently being considered by Congress follow her into a bathroom to make their point -- filming Sinema as she enters a stall.

South Carolina Enacts Emergency Protection for Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic

Action Follows Lawsuit by ACLU and LDF

In a victory for voting rights, South Carolina took steps today to better protect voters in the June 9 primary during the COVID-19 pandemic. The action comes following a federal lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

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How outlawing abortion could worsen America's maternal mortality crisis

Dr. Judette Louis recalls a time when she treated a patient who was hemorrhaging from her pregnancy — and how she had to wait to obtain permission before she was allowed to terminate the pregnancy for the health of the mother.

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UPDATE: CenterPoint Energy Memorial Substation

Our office was informed by CenterPoint Energy that the 5,700 customers who lost power because the Memorial substation, along with a number of key circuits, were inundated with water, should start to see power coming back online today. CenterPoint has constructed a mobile substation as a workaround and will start bringing the first customers back online today.