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  Reginald Hudlin makes history as first black executive producer of Emmy Awards

  Theodora Aidoo

  Acclaimed producer and director, Reginald Hudlin, has been named the first-ever Black producer of the Emmys. He will be joining the production team for the biggest night in TV’s telecast serving...

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  ‘You don’t fit the vision’ – Florida woman awarded $150,000 in racial discrimination case

  Theodora Aidoo

  A black employee in the tourism office of Brevard County in Florida has been awarded a $150,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit after she was fired because she “did not fit the vision.”...

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  5 things you need to know about Alice Coachman, first black woman to win Olympic gold at 24

  Theodora Aidoo

  Prior to the 1948 Summer Olympics, no American woman had taken the gold medal in any of the competitions. Alice Coachman changed that by soaring 5 feet, 6 1/8 inches’ record in the high jump at the...

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  ‘Long overdue’ – After 80 years, U.S. pediatrics apologize for racism against black doctors

  Theodora Aidoo

  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a formal apology for past racist behaviour against the two black physicians it repeatedly rejected membership 80 years ago. Nine years after AAP was...

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  ‘I’m shocked’ – Black-owned shea butter company Northshea robbed of $70k in product

  Theodora Aidoo

  Northshea, a black-owned company out of Richmond, Virginia founded by Charity Dinko has suffered a $70, 000 loss after nearly 2,000 pounds of shea butter was stolen from her storage unit. “Everything...

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  Robert Sengstacke Abbot: the errand boy who pioneered black press with just 25 cents

  Theodora Aidoo

  Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a successful African American entrepreneur. He has been described as America’s first black media mogul. He was the publisher of “The Chicago Defender” newspaper...

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