Entrepreneur’s Love for Natural Beauty stems from East Africa Heritage
I+I Botanicals was founded by two women seeking to change the way women view beauty and self-care routines. Working moms Jennifer Culpepper and Selam Kelati teamed up with…
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Black Theatre United Will Host “Our Voices” Virtual Town Hall
Davis will host the town hall with Leader Stacey Abrams, Founder of Fair Fight and Fair Count and Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean, Vice President of Fair Count, in…
“AfroResistance” Organization Announces Black Latina Girls and Women Fund
The Black Latina Girls and Women Fund was created by AfroResistance, a Black Latina women-led organization in the service of Black Latinx women in the Americas. Photo: AfroResistance…
Black Businesses Band Together to Start Market in North Carolina
The Chronicle: "Karen Bonner, Ellen Forbes, Michelle Young and other business owners banded together to start a market for customers to buy from local Black business owners." Photo:…
Assembly Passes Legislation Requiring Recording of Juvenile Interrogations
Assemblymember Frontus: “Recording interrogations helps reduce false confessions and prevent wrongful convictions.” Photo: YouTube New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus Tuesday announced the Assembly…
Bowman Backs Public Advocate’s Calls for Public Safety Reforms
Bowman: “I want to thank Jumaane Williams for his leadership, and I urge other public officials to support his calls for reform.” Photo: YouTube Jamaal Bowman is backing…
Hoyer Denounces Republican for Calling AOC A “Fucking Bitch”
The Hill: He told her that she was "disgusting" and "out of your freaking mind, " and as he walked away, Yoho added: "Fucking bitch." Photo: YouTube House…
COVID-19: More Than 50 Percent of Black Businesses May Not Survive
National Geographic: "National Bureau of Economic Research found that 41 percent of Black-owned businesses—some 440,000 enterprises—have been shuttered by COVID-19, compared to just 17 percent of white-owned businesses."…
Tyrese Haspil Lawyers to NYPD: “Stop Parading So Called Facts”
Legal Aid Society: "The statements attributed to ‘unnamed' NYPD sources are emblematic of a culture within the police department to rush to judgment and strip individual citizens of…
Public Advocate Calls for Public Safety Reforms as Gun Violence Rises
Williams: "Anecdotal evidence has suggested a work slowdown for several weeks now. The rumored slowdown implemented by some officers in retaliation for reforms, including those signed as recently…