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#FoundersOutFront Spotlights How Black and Latinx Female Founders Are Innovating During the Pandemic

Alisa GumbsJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJuly 27, 2020July 27, 202003898

digitalundivided's new photo series #FoundersOutFront highlights how Black and Latinx female founders are adapting to the global coronavirus pandemic

Men News Politics

Sen. Ron Johnson Blocked Bill Making Juneteenth National Holiday

Derek MajorJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 27, 2020July 27, 202003933

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson blocked a bipartisan effort to make Juneteenth a federal holiday saying it would cost too much.

Lessons From a Cross Burning: My Father Used a Hateful Act to Teach Me Not to Hate

Janee BoldenJuly 27, 2020July 24, 2020

by Janee BoldenJuly 27, 2020July 24, 202003023

Jonathan Harmon, renowned trial lawyer and chairman of McGuireWoods, shares how his father's lessons after a cross burning taught him not to hate

Arts and Culture Entrepreneurship

Attika J. Torrence Continues to Add to the Legacy of Brooklyn Storytellers

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 26, 2020August 5, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 26, 2020August 5, 202003009

Attika J. Torrence is an Emmy Award-nominated producer, an award-winning director, an actor, screenplay writer, and novelist

Arts and Culture Career

Atlantic Records’ Sydney Margetson Helps Artists Become Household Names

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 26, 2020July 26, 202005284

Sydney Margetson has worked publicity at Atlantic Records for over 20 years helping guide the careers of artists like Sean Paul, Brandy, T.I., & Trey Songz

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Republican Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Bill To Stop Schools From Teaching The 1619 Project

Dana GivensJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020082789

Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) has unveiled a bill that would prevent the use of federal funding to promote and teach the 1619 project.

Entrepreneurship Fashion & Beauty

It Girl Designers Coco & Breezy Curate 10 Black-Owned Brands for New Pop-Up

Alisa GumbsJuly 25, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJuly 25, 202009348

The fashion designers selected 10 of their favorite Black-owned brands for the Coco & Breezy x American Express at SHOWFIELDS curation

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Black Woman Police Officer Is Biking 400 Miles for Black Lives

Alisa GumbsJuly 25, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJuly 25, 202002947

Alisha Zellner, a black woman police officer in Colorado, started Bike Ride for Black Lives—biking 400 miles in July to support racial justice

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Names Social Justice Fellowship After Rep. John Lewis

Selena HillJuly 25, 2020July 24, 2020

by Selena HillJuly 25, 2020July 24, 202001995

The CBCF announced that the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice fellowship program will bear the name of the late Rep. John Lewis.

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