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Warriors in the Community is a radio segment that features short, insightful interviews with key figures from Wayne State University about the many ways in which the university and its programs make a positive impact on the metro area and on the lives of Detroiters. Episode 29 features WSU Provost Mark Kornbluh, Ph.D., who joins […]
Zombies! Werewolves! Vampires! Fall brings more than sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes into our lives. It’s scary movie season! At Halloween, monsters—not just Frankenstein, Dracula and demons but also viruses, climate change and plots focused on man’s inhumanity to man—star in theaters and streamers. But why do we like to be scared into spilling our popcorn? Some […]
“My father was a prominent chef and cooked all over Talbot County,” says Yvonne Freeman, recalling her childhood in the Easton community known as The Hill, one of the oldest existing free Black neighborhoods in the U.S. “He cooked at the Tidewater Inn, one of the oldest restaurants in the county. He was also a […]
Fans, friends, and family members of legendary actor and producer Richard Roundtree are mourning his death at age 81 on Oct. 24. Roundtree rose to fame in the early 1970s when Black action figures and characters began taking Hollywood by storm. He is most known for taking on the role of “Shaft” in 1971, […]
Meet Black Women Invest, a sisterhood formed around the mission to turn one million Black women into high-level investors. Schelo Dorin founded Black Women Invest after an abrupt end to her “dream job.” It started as a Brunch Tour in four cities across the U.S. that brought together their online Facebook community of over 12 […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses a news conference during a G20 finance ministers’ and Central Bank governors’ meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave//File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
WCSD new male teachers met at Browns Bar-B-Que for Chat and Chew with School Superintendent, Dr. Wymbs. Photo Provided “Black teachers make up just 7 percent of public school faculty. Black males make up only 2 percent of the U.S. public school teaching force, and they have a high turnover rate. That’s true even though […]
Born to an Irish mother and Senegalese father, Leon wasn’t a huge reader, but he always loved telling stories. “I still remember a moment of pride in fourth class when a poem I’d written was read out.” He didn’t enjoy secondary school much, where, struggling with his identity, he was seen as a troublemaker, but […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — One of Savannah’s premiere mentoring organizations, 100 Black Men of Savannah, is gearing up for auditions for a new drama event. Organization Secretary Kevin Hughes joined us to discuss the open auditions for their upcoming monologue competition. The auditions will be held on Oct. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at […]
College of Staten Island – St. George Facilitators and attendees at the “Agents of Change” annual presentation and celebration of high school student research. Approximately 100 students attended the presentation of 30 student writing and research projects through programs and events sponsored by the Brown Chair in English Literacy via […]