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Why is Rihanna in Belgium this weekend? Hint: Smurfs
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium rolled out the blue carpet Saturday for Rihanna and other stars who turned out for the world premiere of the new Smurf movie. Rihanna produced “Smurfs” and voices Smurfette in the summer family film, a live-action animated reboot that takes the little creatures on a Smurfette-led rescue mission to save Papa…
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February is Black History Month, and to honor the occasion, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the Census Bureau to better understand the positive impact of Black entrepreneurs. Despite Gains in Recent Years, Black Entrepreneurs Are Still Underrepresented Although Black Americans represent 13.7% of the population, only 3.3% of employer firms (those with at least…
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With Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Black country music fans are front and center, at last
Ten days before the release of her highly anticipated album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé shared on Instagram that the project began as a result of feeling unwelcome in the country music space. “Because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich…
Top 10 Black influencers on social media today
If you’re on social media, you constantly see an influx of creators who have built established platforms that people enjoy. Whether you’re looking for tutorials, commentary, or inspiration, there is a content creator for you. Here are 10 of the top Black content creators on social media today. Naezrah Desir…
These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment
Open an American history textbook from the last 50 years to the women’s suffrage chapter, and you will likely find a summary that places Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the forefront of the movement and Seneca Falls as a key location for women’s right to vote. The…
More than a sharecropper’s daughter
Jackson, Miss. — Unforgiving sunrays relentlessly beamed down on sharecroppers as they worked the fields of the Mississippi Delta. Covered by the shade of their hats, and the clothes on their backs to shield them from the sun, sharecroppers worked to harvest cotton. Only now, they would receive pay for…
‘It’s a labor of love’
How one organization is working to build equity in Mississippi Jackson, Miss. — A mural of Harriet Tubman sits painted on a wall at the Tubman Museum and Education Center in Maryland. The abolitionist known for her work freeing slaves is pictured leaning forward with her arm stretched out and…
9 Black modernist architects and the landmarks they designed
When most people imagine modern architecture, names like Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Charles and Ray Eames come to mind; typically, it’s a white man (or, sometimes, the rare white woman). Their designs are now landmarks visited by thousands, but beyond this well-established canon lies a whole population of architects…
