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White House convening of descendants was years in the making, says multi-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington

Dozens of descendants and families of prominent Black civil rights leaders and historical figures gathered at the White House on Tuesday for a historic convening for Black History Month, fulfilling a plan set in motion nearly 20 years ago. “It’s been really wonderful,” Kenneth B. Morris Jr., standing outside the West Wing, said of the gathering he helped organize. Morris, a multi-great grandson of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass, and more than two dozen other descendants and family members […]

February 14, 2024

Economy

Founder of Black-Owned Wireless Carrier With $12M in Revenue Celebrates 5 Years in Business

After 7 long months of closing out new activations to rebrand and restructure, Tesix Wireless Network, the prepaid wireless carrier founded by Chaymeriyia Moncrief, an Alabama tech founder, has officially reopened activations to the public this week. Over the last five years, the wireless carrier has generated over $12 million pre-profit, and while that’s a big number, the startup saw a number of challenges that called for a full reconstruction of the brand—and that also meant not welcoming any new […]

February 12, 2024

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Fifteen years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated as America’s first Black president

Fifteen years ago today, the United States of America achieved something that it had not done in its more than 230-year history: a Black president was sworn into office. Former President Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, took the oath of office on January 20, 2009 to become the 44th U.S. commander in chief and forever change the course of American politics. The skies were clear on that Tuesday and temperature just below freezing […]

January 20, 2024

Economy

Black Massage Therapist Celebrates 16 Years of Helping 1,000’s of People Improve Mental and Physical Well-Being

Meet Cherron Lampkins, the founder and CEO of The Wellness Lab, one of the fastest Black-owned wellness studios in the Washington, DC area. She is a former HBCU collegiate athlete at Shaw University, and she is now celebrating 16 years as a License Massage Therapist (LMT) who has served thousands of customers.Cherron refers to herself as a "recovered teen mom" who has battled self-esteem and mental health issues. However, she was inspired by her late grandparents late grandparents to advocate […]

January 17, 2024

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