History Making Moves in Higher Education
n America, breaking generations-old glass ceilings is always tremendous triumphs that sadly come with consequences – such as societal pushback, criticism, onslaughts from naysayers,...
Tulsa Race Massacre centenarian survivors receive Ghanaian citizenship
Two centenarian survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 – Viola Fletcher aka “Mother Fletcher”, 108, and her 101-year-old brother, Van “Uncle Red”...
JPMorgan Chase – More than 40 years of community engagement in Harlem
In the Summer of 2019, JPMorgan Chase opened its community banking center in Harlem, the first of its kind in the nation. The uninitiated...
Top 30 Black Influencers
Black Lives Matter is not just a cliché, a modern “Black Power” movement or a couple of organizations formed to advocate on behalf of...
My yellow teeth are stressing me out! : Said the reader to the dentist!
Dr. Merrick, thanks for your time and for answering my question. I have tried everything but some of the people around me still tell...
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women initiative tackles Black women’s economic disparities
Goldman Sachs kicked off the New Year with a round of investments as part of its One Million Black Women Initiative, named for the...
Looking Back At 2021
2021 was a year of tumults and triumphs. The coronavirus raged on as many countries around the world and states in America struggled to...
Omicron variant could weaken or end the pandemic, experts reveal
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus is having its way with the American population, and mayors, governors, and the powers in Washington...
California investigating how Google treats Black female employees
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination. Workers identifying as “Black+ female” left...
Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate that covered 80 million workers
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the federal government from enforcing a vaccine-or-testing rule for large private employers but let stand a vaccine mandate...
