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Student self-publishes children’s book to broaden Asian American representation

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Children’s books have told stories with heartwarming lessons for decades, but many have failed to include minorities.In 2018, 77% of characters...
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Google A.I. Engineer/Rapper Wants Kids To Know It’s Cool To Be A Genius

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Until last year, Brandon Tory, a senior software Artificial Intelligence engineer at Google and rapper, led a secret double life. Raised in...
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LeVar Burton releases YouTube video series on what it’s like to be Black in America

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LeVar Burton is trying to educate the masses about the daily racism and microaggressions that affect Black Americans through a...
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Wednesday’s Child: 12-year-old Jonah

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DALLAS — Have you ever had your world pulled out from under you?It's what happens to every foster child.But you would...
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Franklin, a ‘Peanuts’ Character Created in the Civil Rights Era, Turns 47

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On Friday, we said Happy Anniversary to Peanuts character Franklin, who first met his curly-haired friend named Charlie Brown, or "Chuck" to...
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Dwyane Wade Proudly Opens Up About Watching His ‘Son Become Into Who She Now’ Is

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As a mom of 4 kids, I always tell parents to be the parent your child needs you to be so I was happy...
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Mom opens Special Kneads Bakery to employ her son with cerebral palsy

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I am the mom of four children, one with special needs. Don’t get me wrong, I feel the same love and joy...
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Black Woman Invents First Computer Science Education Doll

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They say if you can see it, you can be it and it looks like Bukola Somide believes the same. According...
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A Salute To the Black Female Leads of 2019 Films

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I loved reading last year’s Black Female Leads by Wilson Morales at Blackfilm so I was happy to see this year’s list....
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Rihanna is Now The Wealthiest Female Musician Alive

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Who doesn’t love Rihanna? As a mom of ‘tweens, you can believe my purchasing Rihanna products has, in a small way but still, has...
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10 Latino Photographers Documenting Underrepresented Communities

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I loved reading about the 10 Latino photojournalists written by Christina Noriega at Remezcla. The average, US journalist can be described as white and...
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Regina King By Viola Davis

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I grew up with all of the black sitcoms—Amen, Good Times, 227—and every once in a while, you saw an actor peek out...
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Strong Black Lead: Classic Black Sitcoms, more come to Netflix

News+Pop Culture Haley Bosselman - 0
Over the weekend, Netflix kicked off its release of classic Black sitcoms, hailing mostly from the ‘90s and early ‘00s. “Moesha” came to the...
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Madeline Swegle becomes the first Black female tactical air pilot

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The history of naval aviation began over 100 years ago. And now, after a century of technological...
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Colorism is a full-circle problem for “Indian Matchmaking”

News+Pop Culture Haley Bosselman - 0
“Indian Matchmaking” is one of Netflix’s latest dating-centered reality shows. However, with its ties to a historical, cultural tradition, the show is a bit...
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Culturas Corner: Meet Gina Clayton-Tarvin

Community and Culture Haley Bosselman - 0
As part of our mission to uplift cultural diversity, we are kicking off Culturas Spotlight. The series highlights individuals who make their community a...
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