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LONDON — LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the U.K. that included seven years of self-exile inside a foreign embassy and five years in prison. Assange faces what could be his final court […]
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, must remain in the United States as he waits to be sentenced for violating federal money-laundering rules, a judge ruled on Thursday. Mr. Zhao, who goes by his initials, CZ, pleaded guilty to the charge last month as part of a wide-ranging settlement of several […]
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Neiman Marcus Taraji P. Henson wants to see all Black women in beauty win. The 53-year-old actress, who launched her haircare line, TPH by Taraji, in 2020, isn’t intimidated by the increasing number of celebrity beauty brands on the market. “I’m never surprised when someone goes, ‘A Black person invented that,’” […]
Sugar Cosmetics CEO and co-founder Vineeta Singh on Wednesday said that Karwa Chauth, the festival where women observe day-long fasts for the long life of their husbands, is the biggest day for the cosmetic brand in comparison to Valentine’s Day or Black Friday. While Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14, Black Friday is celebrated […]
Ayana Johnson and Franklin Leonard in Kresge. Leonard is the founder and CEO of The Black List, a website that showcases up-and-coming screenwriters. Along with his long list of Hollywood-related accolades, he has also made significant strides as an activist, including sparking an important study of racial inequity in the film industry. The dialogue between […]
The founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA will be featured in the final round of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program. The program launched in 2022 with the first quarter honoring writer Maya Angelou
Published on September 20, 2023 A force in indie films for decades, Sundance Institute founder Michelle Satter reflects on building next generation of filmmakers With Satter at the helm, the Sundance Institute has helped spur the careers of countless award-winning filmmakers through its filmmaking labs, including the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gina […]
Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone and a co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has apologized for remarks he made disparaging Black and female artists as less intellectually articulate than their white counterparts. The 77-year-old’s statements – made in an interview published Friday by the
Global collective of inter-generational women leaders to honor Brant on Wednesday, September 20 in Washington, D.C., aligning with the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ATLANTA, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Operation HOPE today announced that
Food does much more than nourish us. It connects us to other people, in the present and in the past. This week I’m using it to remember Arnold Black (1923-2000) of Charlemont and New York City. Arnie was a composer, a violinist, and the founder of Mohawk Trail Concerts. He was also an utter charmer. […]