In an industry rife with rules and expectations, Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu purposefully stand out. Self-described as “wonder twins,” the two artists make socially conscious and sonically unique music across genres. Saturday, Monae and Badu talked with Reggie Ossé of “The Combat Jack Show” as part of the Genius Talks series hosted by BET …
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courtesy of Fortune A new report finds that the number of women-owned firms grew 1.5 times the national average, and black women blow that statistic away. The number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322% since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Overall, the number of …
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WNBA players don’t earn a salary anywhere close to their NBA counterparts, but that’s not stopping New York Liberty center Tina Charles from sharing her wealth. Charles will donate half of her $100,000 WNBA salary to a charity she started to honor her aunt, who died from multiple organ failure in 2013, the Associated Press …
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*It’s being reported that Beyoncé is in talks with Disney and Marvel to join Marvel’s “Avengers,” which would cause the box office to combust if true. We’re not fanatics of the superhero universe, but dress up Queen Bey as a sexy goddess who saves the day and Marvel can have all our money. The Daily Star …
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Known as the “Grandmother of the American Civil Rights Movement,” Septima Poinsette Clark was an educator and civil rights activist who played a major role in the voting rights of African-Americans. In 1920, while serving as an educator in Charleston, Clark worked with the NAACP to gather petitions allowing blacks to serve as principals in Charleston schools. …
Rihanna’s made it pretty clear that she has no interest in being anyone’s role model. Last year, she told USA Today, “I can’t really say I’m a role model. I’m not perfect. I’m not trying to sell that.” The year before, she replied to a Daily Mail article shaming her gun tattoos, long nails, and bad …
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