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The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike to demand a safe reopening plan and improved remote learning for students and teachers. Chicago Teacher Dwayne Reed requested the right to work remotely from home to safeguard his eight-month pregnant wife from COVID-19. The school district denied Dwayne’s request. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot explained that teachers who […]
Three Honorary Captains – Educator TRIMAINE DAVIS, Nurse Manager SUZIE DORNER and Veteran JAMES MARTIN – will participate in the official on-field Coin Toss ceremony. All three were selected because of their dedication and selfless commitment to helping others. These heroes are symbolic of the thousands of health-care professionals, educators, and veterans throughout our country […]
One year ago today, on January 26, 2020, hearts across the world mourned the death of Kobe & Gigi Bryant, John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Sarah & Payton Chester, and Pilot Ara Zobayan. We honor them all with an NBA video tribute of Jennifer Hudson singing to commemorate this tragic time as a […]
A dramatic reading of George Matthew Johnson’s critically-acclaimed novel, All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, will occur on Monday, February 8 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST. This free virtual event is brought to you by The Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC) powered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with iN-Hale Entertainment and […]
Glitter&Gumbo would to say congratulations once more to the 46th President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris. If you witnessed the 59th Presidential Inauguration held on today, January 20, 2021, this historic event showcased numerous moments that had our hearts and minds fluttering with glee and pride. Forever […]
Kat Rodriguez, the saxophonist for Beyonce, shared how her son Keyon Harrold Jr. and his father, famous musician Keyon Harrold, were victims of racial profiling at an NYC Arlo SoHo Hotel recently. The assailant, a 22-year-old woman, accused Kat’s son of stealing her iPhone (which was later found by an Uber driver), and the visual […]
Update: Resource: 1898 Wilmington Race Riot * First American Coup Deep in my spirit, I felt a circus was coming to town, and therefore I needed to prepare my snacks for the upcoming watch party activities that would ensue. We all visually witnessed more than we could imagine on January 6, 2021; however, a significant […]
TV One presents its two-part documentary special UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT airing part one on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 PM ET/7 CT immediately followed by part two at 9 PM ET/8 CT. Music has always provided the soundtrack to our lives for many generations, and this documentary will highlight the artists […]
There’s a simplified beauty in knowing who you are outside of the typical roles and titles placed on us in society. We always live in a world filled with varied methods and voices, urging us not to live our truth. Whether we agree or not, people are entitled to live out loud uninhibitedly. In the […]
Investments are essential to generational wealth. I’ll never forget the day my college professor screamed with excitement that a big wave was coming… The problem is, he never shared or explained how to participate in this wave of wealth, though. Therefore I learned to pay attention to the financial noise around me. Not all investments turn […]