Tracee Ellis Ross Joins Ulta As Diversity And Inclusion Advisor

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Tracee Ellis Ross Joins Ulta As Diversity And Inclusion Advisor

In addition to pledging funds to promote diversity in their stores, Ulta appointed Tracee Ellis Ross as Diversity and Inclusion Advisor while also launching their MUSE platform.

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BlackPast.org is a web-based reference center that is dedicated primarily to the understanding of African-American history and the history of people of African ancestry. In 2011 the American Library Associations Reference and User Services Association included it in its list of the 25 Best Free

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T. Rowe Price Commits $2 Million to Support Racial Injustice | Afro

Rowe Price and its Foundation announced today a $2 million commitment to organizations working to fight racial

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Witness tells of cheques in his name for work not done by him

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T. Rowe Price Commits $2 Million to Support Racial Injustice | Afro

By AFRO Staff Rowe Price and its Foundation announced today a $2 million commitment to organizations working to fight racial injustice. The donation is a continuation of the firm’s commitment to racial equity, which became a stronger focus following the 2015 Baltimore unrest resulting from the

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SA schools say it’s all systems go

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Showtime to debut "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall", directed by Spike Lee

On February 26, during Black History Month, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release exclusive CD/DVD and CD/Blu Ray editions ofMichael Jackson’s revolutionary 1979 recording, Off The Wall. The package will include the original version of the album bundled with the new

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Racial Divide of Coronavirus is Real, So are Innovations that Can Help

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Why Not Everyone Supports Black History Month

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Bartlett seeks cooperation in rebuilding tourism

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Determined US couple tied the knot on first visit to Jamaica

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Carter G Woodson and the Origins of Black History Month

What we now call Black History Month originated in 1926, founded by Carter G Woodson as Negro History Week. The month of February was selected in deference to Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln who were both born in that

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Vivent Health Announces Partnership with National AIDS Memorial

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Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniel's Join Forces to Launch The Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative to Increase Diversity in American Whiskey Industry

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Corporate Hands | Worthy Park Estate makes sweet donation to FFP

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2016 Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America Announced by Savoy Magazine

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Rare Video Footage of Historic Alabama 1965 Civil Rights Marches, MLK's Famous Montgomery Speech

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