Special to the NNPA By Steven N. Larkin On a cool star-studded evening at the Arden Theater Company, one of Philadelphia’s premier theaters, hosted the Blues Babe 16th Foundation Anniversary. […]
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The Rebirth of Golf at Florida’s Oldest HBCU
The groundwork for the rebirth of the program at Florida’s oldest HBCU actually was laid in May of 2021 when officials from THE PLAYERS Championship went to EWU’s Jacksonville campus […]
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Grammy Nominated Singer Halle Bailey Named Disney Dreamers Ambassador
Thursday through Sunday event, which is designed by Walt Disney World Resort to broaden career awareness and create exclusive enrichment opportunities for high school students from diverse communities around the […]
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Actress and Grammy-Nominated Singer Halle Bailey Helping Make Disney Dreams Come True
Those unscripted moments helped to underscore why the Disney Dreamers Academy has meant so much to so many children for 16 years. By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA […]
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Re-Fueling Jet Magazine Where Everyone Can Be ‘Beauty of the Week’
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Like Ebony, founded six years earlier, Jet chronicled Black life in America and provided a lens into the African American community that […]
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SNAP recipients will see a cut in food benefits starting this month
By Emma Williams Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Schools Are Tracking Everything Students Do
Originally appeared in Word in Black I learned a lot about student data privacy at SXSW EDU. Here are the key takeaways. By Maya Pottiger If you’re confused about or […]
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North Texans, Comerica Bank Donated 625 Dresses Benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, Dallas CASA in February
Six Dallas-area Comerica banking centers collected 625 new or gently used, formal dresses as well as accessories from fellow colleagues, clients and the community last month for teens served by […]
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Britney Durham Lends a Helping Hand Through Realty
By Brianna Patt Britney Durham knew she wanted to be a realtor when she first met her husband, who at the time was focused on doing credit repair. Clients were […]
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Amber Dorsey Speaks About Her Real Estate Journey
For Amber Dorsey, realty wasn’t her initial path. Now a realty team lead and the owner of Dorsey DFW Group, when she first got out of college, Dorsey initially worked […]