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Fathers express how important it is being in their kids’ lives on a consistent basis

Growing up I loved playing basketball and football. On any given day you could find my brothers and I playing any one of those sports with the neighborhood kids. As we got older and started playing organized sports we noticed that we were missing something that other kids had on a consistent basis. No, it was not any special equipment they possessed that gave them the edge.

From Culinary Ingenuity to Business Triumph: The Story of Stuff'd Wings

The sign of a real cook is their ability to open a refrigerator or pantry and see the potential for an amazing meal, while the average person sees a lack of culinary options. A real cook thinks outside the box and fearlessly combines ingredients that don't typically blend. Such innovative thinking gives birth to culinary greatness.

Ford Opens Atlanta Research and Innovation Center to Tap Local Tech Talent for Company's Digital Transformation

Ford Atlanta Research and Innovation Center opens to attract and develop high-tech, high-demand talent and increase Black, Hispanic and female representation in the field The new Atlanta location joins a global network of Ford centers designed to inspire innovation and creativity as the company transforms digitally to lead a new era of automated, connected and electrified vehicles The city of Atlanta is selected for Ford's next City:One Challenge, program offers up to $150,000 in grants to local startups collaborating with residents to pilot mobility solutions

The two-letter word helping this lender buck the delinquency storm

Americans are increasingly falling behind on their credit card bills and car loans as years of high inflation take their toll.

Goldman Sachs "One Million Black Women" Announces Latest Round of Investments, Partnerships and Grants to Kick Off 2022

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the next round of investments, partnerships and grants for the One Million Black Women initiative. The announcement was made following the January 12 One Million Black Women Advisory Council meeting, which consists of 17 Black business and community leaders. At the meeting, One Million Black Women highlighted a new partnership with the renowned King Center to prepare young people to be the global leaders of tomorrow ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Announces Latest Round of Investments, Partnerships and Grants to Kick Off 2022

One Million Black Women announces new investments, impactful partnerships and philanthropic grants for 17 leading organizations and projects across the country to lift up Black women and girls.

The Redneck Shop was a hub for the KKK. Years after the store's closure, a Southern city is reckoning with this history

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Snapchat's new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens and parents

Less than a few hours after Snapchat rolled out its My AI chatbot to all users last week, Lyndsi Lee, a mother from East Prairie, Missouri, told her 13-year-old daughter to stay away from the feature.

Netflix, NHMC & Five Organizations Release Inaugural Selections for "Created By" Initiative

The National Hispanic Media Coalition applauds the selection of diverse writers for the Created By Initiative, offering script development deals by Netflix. Out of the chosen writers, three are alumni of NHMC's writers program, Zoila Amelia Galeano, Jeffrey Nieves and Emily Eslami Nieves. NHMC would also like to congratulate our alumni Diego Moreno who was nominated by the Native American Media Alliance.

CFPB proposes helping debt collectors instead of consumers: Unlimited text messages, email, and 7 phone calls per week per collector

When it comes to personal finance, multiple issues confront consumers every day. From ever-deepening student debt, to denials on mortgage applications, and small-dollar borrowing known as payday loans that come with legal triple-digit interest rates in 33 states -- all contribute to a series of financial challenges.

Angel City: Disruptors plan Hollywood ending for LA women's soccer club

For Alexis Ohanian last summer, it started with a simple phone call. The entrepreneur and co-founder of Reddit was in London and his friend wanted him to come to Paris, "He's like, you're an idiot if you don't come down to watch the USA play France."

DEI Challenges: Expert Insights at Stake

When the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police set off a wave of racial unrest across the country in 2020, corporate America responded swiftly with renewed and public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Beto Announces “Fight for our Future” Campus Tour Coming to Colleges and Universities Across Texas

Today, U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke announced the launch of a college and university tour across the state to discuss his vision for the future of Texas with students. The “Fight for our Future” campus tour continues O’Rourke’s commitment to showing up everywhere, for everyone, every single day. His people-powered campaign for the U.S. Senate has already traveled to universities and colleges throughout Texas.

Superintendent Certification Program Launches at HCDE with Optimistic Job/Pay Forecasts

The employment outlook is positive for aspiring school superintendents as an increase in jobs and pay is forecasted. Harris County Department of Education launches its 11-month, accelerated Superintendent Certification Institute on Aug. 10, 2019 to meet demands for the growing profession and an expanding, ethnically diverse student population in Texas.

After New Jazz Sitcom Goes Live, White College Students Rant Saying “Jazz Was Saved By White People” and “Black People Don’t Listen to it Anymore”

A controversy arose on social media following a recent BlackNews.com story entitled, “Giant Steps TV Show — America’s First Jazz Sitcom Launches on Amazon” which was published on October, 31, 2017. Apparently, three white students at The New School School in New York posted that the show “sucked” and was “bad for jazz”, “not remotely funny or interesting”, and then followed with a claim that “whites saved jazz because Black people don’t listen to it anymore” and that “whites have evolved the music to be more intellectually engaging”. They further offered anecdotal proof claiming that booking agents nationwide hire more white artists than black artists.

We have to close the digital divide. That means internet access for everyone

People of color and low-income communities have been disproportionately harmed by both the Covid-19 virus and the economic recession. It will be hard to ultimately "Build Back Better" unless we first address the racial and economic impact of the digital divide.

5 Things for September 6: Irma, DACA, Sen. Menendez, Iran, Health & Height

Looks like we might get flying cars (and electric ones at that!) after all. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Trump promised to rescue the coal industry. But he can't

The Trump administration attempted a daring rescue of the coal country, but the pro-coal agenda is failing to jump-start a renaissance — and analysts don't see one on the horizon.

Biden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19

The leaders of the world's advanced economies gathered Friday on the Cornish coast for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic began, welcoming President Joe Biden as a new member who arrived here intent on restoring traditional American alliances.

New safe sleep guidelines for babies stress no co-sleeping, crib decorations or inclined products

Co-sleeping under any circumstances is not safe for infant sleep, the American Academy of Pediatrics stressed Tuesday in the first update to its safe sleep guidelines for babies since 2016.

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