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Danai Gurira set to play iconic presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in new film
Shirley Chisholm’s story is so inspiring that shortly after Uzo Aduba won an Emmy in the Hulu miniseries, Mrs. America, for portraying Chisholm, Danai Gurira is picking up the mantle to play the...
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How this Haitian-American teacher used rap to keep kids in his class motivated
Hip Hop education is not new and more teachers in the U.S. are embracing it as a fun way to sustain the interest of their students in learning. Sammy Rigaud is one such HipHopEd whose Freestyle Friday...
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Chimamanda’s novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ voted Women’s prize ‘winner of winners’
Celebrated award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has emerged as the public’s favorite winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her critically acclaimed book, Half of...
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This Jamaican is now the first Black woman to get PhD in neuroscience from University of Rochester
Monique Mendes, a Jamaican-born scientist, followed her passion for the sciences to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. Now, she is the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in that field from the University...
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Morris Brown set to become first HBCU to earn its accreditation back 20 years after losing it
After losing accreditation in 2002 over financial mismanagement, debt and embezzlement, Morris Brown, a historically Black college, is set to be the first HBCU to regain its accreditation after twenty...
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The only four African women leaders to address the UN General Assembly
African women have been making strides on the world stage attaining many firsts and breaking glass ceilings along the way such as addressing the UN General Assembly even though it certainly was a long...
