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The Newspaperman Who Documented Black Tulsa at Its Height
Play/Pause The Newspaperman Who Documented Black Tulsa at Its Height The New Yorker: Politics and More 34:08 Volume Embed Photograph from Greenwood Cultural Center / Getty In the years leading up to the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre, in 1921, the Greenwood District was a thriving Black metropolis, a city […] Click here to view original […]
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Black-Owned Film and TV Production Studio Gets Greenlight From Memphis Officials
Officials in Tennessee moved a step closer to making what developers say will be a major Black-owned film studio a reality. Developers won approval from the Memphis Land Use Control Board to zone land in the city’s Whitehaven community to build a BLP Film Studios. The owners say they […] Click here to view original […]
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15 Essential Black-Owned Restaurants You Should Know in Dallas
From refined vegan eats to saucy smoked meats. Shoals Sound & Service To say that Dallas has grown over the past few years is an understatement. With major companies setting up shop and constant development in and around the Metroplex, there are plenty of people needing to be entertained—and […] Click here to view original […]
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Juneteenth Jubilee Finally A Detroit thang On The Avenue Of Fashion
When President Joe Biden signed the bill to make Juneteenth a National holiday it was just in time for the Kickoff of Juneteenth especially in Detroit! Originally Juneteenth was always celebrated In Texas, and even across heavily populated areas of the south as early in the early 1950’s and 1960’s but all of sudden it […]
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Building Black-Owned Businesses In Mississippi
HPC founder Tim Lampkin at the site of the future regional community wealth hub, set to open in June … [+] To address the racial wealth gap resulting from institutional racism and under-investment in Black communities, social entrepreneur Tim Lampkin started Higher Purpose Co. in 2016. Now his team […] Click here to view original […]
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Pandemic Success Story: Everybody Eats PDX Brings Black-Owned Dining Back to the Pearl
Courtesy of Everybody Eats PDX Last year, while making my first visit to Everybody Eats PDX, I drove around the parking lot for nearly 20 minutes trying to find a sign or entrance for the new soul food spot. Eventually, I poked my head inside the Oriental Value Food […] Click here to view original […]
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Pearl Milling Company Launches P.E.A.R.L. Pledge, A Multi-year Program To Help Uplift Black Women & Girls Across America
CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Milling Company, maker of the 132-year-old pancake mix and syrup products previously found under the Aunt Jemima name, today announced its community funding initiative as part of the brand’s commitment to support the Black community. P.E.A.R.L. Pledge is a multi-year program focused […] Click here to view original […]
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Black and minority-owned business: The road to recovery
An August 2020 Federal Reserve Board report painted a dire portrait of the effects of COVID-19 on minority-owned business, especially in Black communities. Among all small businesses, the number of active business owners fell by 22% from February to April 2020, the largest drop on record. But the racial […] Click here to view original […]
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Mangrove True Story: What Happened To The Real Mangrove Nine
Mangrove tells the true story of the Mangrove Nine and inevitably has to leave out a lot of the details, especially what happened after the events of the film. Mangrove is based on an important historical moment that was a turning point for Black British and West Indian immigrants […] Click here to view original […]
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill Into Law, Activists Call for His Removal From Tulsa Race Massacre Commission
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) During Black History Month, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tweeted, “We can never forget the tragedy that happened 100 years ago,” in reference to the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Okla. On Friday, the same governor signed into law a bill that prohibits K-12 schools […] Click here to view original […]