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CNN  —  Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, one of the most prestigious and well-renowned dance companies in the world.

Irish actor John Connors said that he’s “delighted” to have his new film The Black Guelph premiere in the US and is looking forward to showing Americans a “different side” of modern Ireland. Connors, who has starred in Irish hits such as Love/Hate and Cardboard Gangsters, is making his directorial debut with the thriller, which […]

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Friday said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence that he shouldn’t be on Disney’s board. Peltz, whose fight to join Disney as a director has become one of the year’s most […]

Black Princesses striker Mukarama Abdulai is thanking Team Ghana for supporting the Princesses’ run in the 13th African Games. In a message posted on her X (formerly Twitter) page, the Hasaacas Ladies player was grateful for the support Ghana’s National Women’s Under 20 Football Team received en route to winning the gold medal at the […]

A “goon squad” of racist American police officers have been sentenced to decades behind bars. Six ex-coppers admitted raiding a Mississippi home without a warrant and assaulting two black men. The officers carried out a mock execution during a 90-minute torture session of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker men during the incident. The […]

Terri Sewell holding Black Voters Matter sign on Election Day 2020 // NNPA Website By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent An eye-opening report titled “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown Communities,” authored by Miriam McKinney Gray for the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund (DPI), has […]

GFA President Kurt Okraku (middle) Head coach of Ghana’s National Under 20 Men’s Football Team (the Black Satellites), Desmond Ofei says Ghana’s gold medal win at the African Games is sure to get the team more support and exposure. He said this in his interview after guiding the Black Satellites to beat Uganda 1-0 and […]

FG Trade/E+/Getty Images Health advocates are urging Black men to consider prostate cancer screenings as data from the American Cancer Society shows they are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than White men. CNN  —  Nate Battle said he had avoided doctor’s visits for most of his life until 2014, when […]

Politics By Melissa Koenig Published March 22, 2024, 11:56 a.m. ET A Democratic lawmaker running in

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Remote work has caused a “black hole” in U.S. office occupancy, knocking demand significantly below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy rates to historic lows, with a recovery to prior usage unlikely for years, said real estate analysis firm Green Street. In addition to the decline in demand due to […]


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