In addition to Women’s History Month, the month of March is also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The awareness brought to this type of cancer is important as it is the […]
Tag: National news
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Revisionist history 101: Dis-remembering the Alamo
“This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” — from the 1962 revisionist western “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” During the settlement of the […]
Posted inNational, News
Venus, Serena Williams on cover of Harper’s
The Williams sisters – Venus and Serena – are featured on the cover of the latest Harper’s Bazaar. The magazine also features an extensive piece on them. Venus Williams made […]
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The ‘Mother of Black Hollywood:’ Acclaimed actress Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis is everything you would imagine and more. Known and loved as “The Mother of Black Hollywood,” and named a “National Treasure,” by TV Guide, Lewis has been bringing […]
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‘The Batman’ reviewed
Crime is rampant in Gotham City. Murders. Manslaughter. Blood soaks the streets. Citizens live in terror and the police are stumped. On desperate nights a Batman signal lights up the […]
Posted inEntertainment
Actress Jennifer Hudson receives Entertainer of the Year Award
Jennifer Hudson was named Entertainer of the Year at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, also taking home a best acting award for her role as the Queen of Soul in […]
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local
A local soul food restaurant with national recognition
What is now a staple in the South LA community, once started off as a humble hamburger stand. Gregory Dulan was born on a Texas army base. After being discharged, […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
African-Americans and the Fed: From Andrew Brimmer to Lisa Cook
The Federal Reserve Bank, founded in 1913, has had more than one hundred members of its Board of Governors. Forty-four white men governed the nation’s monetary policy until 1966 when […]
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Praise for SCOTUS nomination
Americans around the country, including legal scholars and Black women, are praising President Joe Biden’s announcement last week nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on […]
Posted inBlack History, National, News
‘Immortal Valor: The Black Medal of Honor Winners of World War II’
by Terri Schlichenmeyer Guest Review You’d need that pin to get in. Put it on your chest and you’d get access to an exclusive club. The pin tells the world […]
