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Prudential Divisional President Salene Hitchcock-Gear’s First Job Was Cleaning Chalkboards After School

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 9, 2020July 11, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 9, 2020July 11, 2020011437

Black Enterprise's Portraits of Power series brings you candid insights from exceptional women leaders, such as Prudential's Salene Hitchcock-Gear

Education Leadership Men

Dr. Michael Drake Makes History as University of California’s First Black President

Dana GivensJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202007600

The University of California has made history by electing its first Black president in the college's 152-year history to oversee campus operations.

News

White Couple Who Vandalized Black Lives Matter Mural Charged With Hate Crime

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020027750

The White couple who were seen using black paint to attempt to cover a Black Lives Matter street mural have both been charged with a hate

Arts and Culture Politics

Kanye West Says That Jared Kushner Told him: ‘We Don’t Have Black Leaders, We Just Have Hustlers’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 20200173064

Kanye West, who announced last week that he plans to run for president of the United States, granted Forbes an interview where he spoke about

Criminal Justice Reform News Politics

Black Lives Matter Leader Outlines Five-Year Plan To Eliminate Police

Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020029950

A BLM Philadelphia representative outlined a five-year plan for the "complete abolition" of the city's police department.

Fashion & Beauty News

Supercuts Fires Employee After Telling Customer “They Do Not Cut Black People Hair”

Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020027324

A Supercuts employee in Westborough, Massachusetts, has been fired after making a racist comment about three Black children in the shop.

Politics Travel and Leisure

The U.S Passport Loses Power, Dropping to 25th Place In World Ranking

Dana GivensJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020029216

New rankings released this week shows how bad the situation has become with the U.S. passport now dropping to 25th place in the overall world

Criminal Justice Reform News Women

San Francisco Lawmaker Introduces CAREN Act Making Racially Biased 911 Calls Illegal

Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202005265

A San Francisco lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it illegal to make discriminatory, racially biased 911 calls.

News Politics

Don Lemon: ‘If They are Going to Put Someone on Mount Rushmore, the First Black President Should be Front and Center’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020056915

Don Lemon feels that with the racist and divisive history of the country, Barack Obama, should be "front and center" on Mount Rushmore

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Schenectady Police Chief Defends White Cop Shown Kneeling On Man’s Head (Video)

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202004212

The chief of police in Schenectady, New York has come to the defense of one of his officers who kneeled on a suspect’s head during