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Beat a Cyberbully: Here’s How Parents Can Help

November 29, 2021 - 01:10 PM By CASEY FERRAND (BAMM Network) - While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school means going back to being bullied. “Bullying is something we worry about, especially with the beginning of e...

1st Black woman astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station

November 24, 2021 - 09:30 AM BAMM Network - Jessica Watkins, a 33-year old female astronaut from Lafayette, Colorado, will make history in April 2022 when she becomes the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station. Watkins will serve as a mission specialist on the ISS as part of the SpaceX Crew-4, wh...

Taraji P. Henson’s Top 7 Black Business Gift Guide

November 12, 2021 - 12:10 PM Nationwide — Taraji P. Henson is showing support for black businesses this holiday season. Her scalp-first haircare brand, TPH BY TARAJI, has partnered with 6 black-founded companies to launch a new Buy Black Gift Guide on Instagram. If you’re looking for unique products for any occ...

"Angry Black Woman" stereotype crushed with smiling, happy products

November 02, 2021 - 12:10 PM BAMM Network - Daveia Odoi, owner/ illustrator of Black-owned stationery brand, The DynaSmiles by DNT, has launched 3 of her designer journals in Target stores online. Each journal features artwork that celebrates the beauty and joy of Black women. The announcement comes a year and a half...

Does the 58th anniversary March on Washington illuminate missteps of the past and present?

October 25, 2021 - 02:35 PM By TOLSON BANNER - Martin Luther King, Jr. (King of Love) in his prophetic way differentiated between the drum major instinct and the drum major. The King of Love warned us of the drum major instinct in which he acknowledged led to a lot of the race problems in America: A need for some people to fee...

Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

October 19, 2021 - 07:53 AM KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida defense attorney who briefly represented George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case is accused of witness tampering in a juvenile rape case, sheriff’s officials said. Hal Uhrig, who works for The Defense Group, was arrested Monday on charges of ...

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

October 19, 2021 - 07:36 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last name. “There being no objections, the petition for change of name is g...

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

October 19, 2021 - 07:05 AM By RUSS BYNUM (AP) — Attorneys planned to resume questioning potential jurors Tuesday in the trial of three white men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery following a slow start and some admonishment from the judge to speed things along. The fatal shooting of Arbery on a reside...

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

October 18, 2021 - 07:05 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s department has released a heavily redacted report on its response to the disappearance of a college student who was found dead. The young woman’s family says it only reinforces their belief that deputies failed to react quickly enough when s...

Former NFL player creates platform for Black community to invest in billion dollar sneaker culture

October 18, 2021 - 05:05 PM Nationwide — Gerome Sapp, a former NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts, is now the founder and CEO of Rares, a sneakerhead investing platform that allows consumers to invest in real sneakers by buying and trading fractional shares of the shoes. His co...

Briefs

Beat a Cyberbully: Here’s How Parents Can Help

1st Black woman astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station

Taraji P. Henson’s Top 7 Black Business Gift Guide

"Angry Black Woman" stereotype crushed with smiling, happy products

Does the 58th anniversary March on Washington illuminate missteps of the past and present?

Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

Former NFL player creates platform for Black community to invest in billion dollar sneaker culture

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