The full US Senate voted 53-47 in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Jackson, who makes history as the first Black woman and the first public defender to serve on the highest US court, will replace Justice...
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SHARON BOWEN BECOMES FIRST BLACK WOMAN CHAIR OF NYSE BOARD
Sharon Bowen was recently named Chairwoman of the New York Stock Exchange. Bowen is the first African-American woman to lead the NYSE in its 229-year history! (May 17, 1792) She was previously a director at the Intercontinental Exchange and an equitypartner at Latham...
Valerie Thomas: The NASA Physicist Who Created Illusion Transmitter
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Parties, love and a lot of axé music: Carnaval is coming to Netflix
Four best friends in Salvador in the middle of a carnival holiday: isn't it a dream? Prepare your best look for the biggest party of the year: Carnaval - Netflix's new Brazilian comedy - is coming. Giovana Cordeiro is Nina, an aspiring digital influencer who discovers...
Lucille Bridges, Mother of Civil Rights Activist Ruby Bridges, Dies Aged 86
Photo Courtesy of Steve Ueckert / AP fileOn November 14, 1960, Lucille Bridges escorted her then-6-year-old daughter Ruby to William Frantz Elementary School as she became the first Black student to attend the previously segregated school in New Orleans. The actions...
Ella Jones Becomes The First African American Mayor of Ferguson
Ella Jones became the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday, nearly 6 years after the city erupted in protests after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a black teenager. Jones secured her historic...
Courtney B. Vance and Pauletta Washington Will Be Joining Cynthia Erivo Genius: Aretha, The Third Installment of Nat Geo’s Popular Anthology Series
The eight-part series will explore Franklin’s musical genius and incomparable career, and the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world.
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‘WHO KILLED MALCOLM X?’ DOCUSERIES SET TO AIR ON NETFLIX THIS FRIDAY
Next month, the docu-series 'Who Killed Malcolm X?' is coming to Netflix. Malcolm X's home was firebombed one week before he was murdered, yet only two cops assigned to security detail on that fateful evening at the Audubon. Who actually killed him? Who knew it was...
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