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Google Makes $1 Million Investment for Workforce Program at HBCUs

Google recently announced the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, a new initiative to help Black students at HBCUs prepare to enter the workforce through digital skills training.The company has invested $1 million of its $15 million commitment to

October 21, 2020

Theqgentleman

[Giveaway] Pervis Taylor’s Surthrival Mode

Surthrival Mode (Sur-thrive-al) is the latest book from an award-winning celebrity life coach, speaker, and best selling author of Pervis Principles Volumes 1& 2 and co-author of Single Man, Married Man, Pervis Taylor, III.The book is best described as a

October 20, 2020

Will Catlett Shares Why He Wants Police Officers to Watch “Charm City Kings” and More

If you watch HBO's Lovecraft Country, a couple of weeks ago, you would have seen Will Catlett playing Verton Freeman, the father of Montrose. How I remember Will, is him playing Yasir on OWN's Love Is, which was loosely based

October 20, 2020

National Day on Writing: seven quotes to remember

National Day on Writing was created by the National Council of Teachers of English to express the impact that writing has on literacy and build further awareness about this powerful form of self-expression. The written word’s influence reaches beyond the

October 20, 2020

“Our America: Living While Black” 5-Part Docuseries Premieres Tonight on ABC

ABC Networks recently announced a five-part docuseries, Our America: Living While Black, which premieres tonight, Monday OCT. 19 through Friday, OCT. 23. Airing a different part each day, the series will share stories of multigenerational Black families from across America

October 19, 2020

Sports

Atlanta Falcons Name Raheem Morris as Interim Head Coach

After the Atlanta Falcons fired Head Coach Dan Quinn, on Sunday, October 11, they’ve recently announced their decision to replace him with their defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.“Raheem is a strong leader and a talented coach that has adapted to a

October 18, 2020

Theqgentleman

Ways to Upgrade Your Business Technology and Stay Successful

Being competitive and becoming better than your competition is the only way to make it in the world of business today. With so many companies offering the same deals, doing something that will set you apart and help you become

October 18, 2020

Netflix Releases “Trial of the Chicago 7”

In the midst of 2020, the need to face the truth as it relates to racial injustice and systemic racism is more needed than ever. Yesterday, Netflix released the new movie The Trial of the Chicago 7.Written and directed by

October 17, 2020

Atlanta Hawks Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With MLK Nike City Uniforms

The Atlanta Hawks recently announced an unexpected and unprecedented partnership with the estate of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the NBA, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Nike with the release of its 2020 –21 MLK

“Time” Documentary: The Story of How the US Jail System Broke Up a Family for Over 20 Years

My biggest fear is to go to jail for something I didn't do. With being a Black man in America, stereotypes, and racial profiling, the country where I was born has made it possible for this nightmare to come true.

Omari Hardwick Talks Rejection and Being Embraced by Pauletta Washington on TV One’s “UNCENSORED”

Omari Hardwick has been one of the last decades most notable actors with the most recent role of James "Ghost' St. Patrick on the hit Starz TV series Power but his life and career are more than what we've seen

World Food Day: NBFJA Fights for Food Sovereignty and Social Justice

In a perfect world, everyone would have three meals a day, and no one would ever wonder when they'd have their next meal. Since 1945, the United Nations has acknowledged food as a right and created World Food Day to

STYLE

Award Show Fashion in the Era of COVID, a Reflection

2020 has been a very bizarre year for more reasons than one. The main story, obviously, has been COVID-19's takeover of the world and how it has impacted all forms of "normal" life, including live events such as award shows,

Diddy Relaunches ‘Vote Or Die!’ Campaign

Sean “Diddy” Combs recently relaunched his “Vote Or Die!” campaign for the 2020 Presidential Election. The campaign gained prominence back in 2004 when it was established for that year’s presidential election where George W. Bush and John Kerry were the

October 15, 2020

Interviews

Two Black Men Enter the Luxury Spirits Industry With Billionaires Row

Exclusivity and class are two things that mean a lot in an array of industries in this world. So, when you have a brand that speaks that, you do everything in your power to make it front and center. This

October 14, 2020

STYLE

Eight Great Deals You Can Still Cop From Amazon’s Prime Day Sale

Online behemoth Amazon, also known as the black hole of shopping, has blessed us with its annual Prime Day Sale, giving customers access to even greater discounts than what they can usually find when perusing the site. Although the sale

October 14, 2020

Social Justice

JPMorgan Chase Pledges $30 Billion Toward Economic Diversity In Black And Hispanic Communities

JP Morgan Chase announced a $30 billion commitment to boosting the Black and Hispanic communities in an effort to promote diversity and battle racial inequality.Over the next five years, the company seeks to improve minority homeownership, provide banking to minority

October 14, 2020

Killer Mike Set to Make History at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards

Killer Mike is one of the most influential Hip Hop artists not only out of Atlanta but in the country. This has been a man who not only raps about the change we need and speaks on it, but his

October 13, 2020