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Thank You for Supporting our Giving Day during the Great Give.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to donate—there's still plenty of time!

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May 3, 20241 min read
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Day 2 of the Great Give! Please Help us Sustain our Financial Support of our Local Play-writers.
Urban Grants 4 Us offers fiduciary sponsorship and grant writing support to numerous local Black playwrights for their original...

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May 2, 20241 min read
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The Great Give: May 1 - 2, 2024. Help us Sustain our Black Books' Reading Discussions. Donate Today!
One Click, One Impact: Let's keep the fire burning in our lively black book discussions! Your support is vital in sustaining this vibrant...

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May 1, 20241 min read
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A New Initiative to Protect Black History Starts With Coltrane.
The Philadelphia rowhouse once owned by the jazz musician will be restored through funds provided by the African American Cultural...

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Mar 28, 20241 min read
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance.
In the years after the dinner party, Black writers published more than 40 volumes of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Morgan Parker Says...

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Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Whoopi Goldberg to Develop Exclusive Programming for New Black-Owned Streamer BLKFAM.
The actress and comedian joins the free, ad-supported platform from former WarnerMedia exec Larry Adams as an equity partner. Programming...

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Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Black women athletes have been marginalized in this sport.
NCAA records show that Caitlin Clark unseated the University of Washington guard Kelsey Plum as the leading scorer for women. But that’s...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read
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The Redemption of Al Sharpton.
To one America, he has long been a beacon of the civil-rights movement—the man met Dr. King! To another, he was a loudmouth in a...

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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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The American Queen by Vanessa Miller - ABOUT US BOOKCLUB's Selection for the Month of April.
Virtually Join ABOUT US BOOKCLUB, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7 p.m., for our next Book Discussion - The American Queen. Click the above...

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Mar 18, 20241 min read
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The 'Colorblindness' Trap.
How a civil right ideal got hijacked by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Attempts to Ban Books Accelerated Last Year.

Urban Grants 4 Us
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ Director, Kobi Libii, Says He “Understands” The Skepticism Towards His Film.
The American Society of Magical Negroes arrives in theaters on March 15, 2024. Justice Smith also talks about navigating awkward spaces...

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Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Focuses on Forgotten Figures.
An inaugural digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible,” traces the paths of five notable women whose stories have been largely erased. West...

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Mar 13, 20241 min read
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America's Deadliest Election - The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American HistoryBy Dana Bash, With David Fisher.
It ended with extreme violence — the Colfax Massacre, in which 150 African Americans were murdered, then the Battle of Liberty Place, a...

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Mar 12, 20241 min read
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VOTE by Monday, March 18, 2024 for our next Black Authored 'About Us' book read.
SAVE THE DATE: Virtual Book Discussion for this Selection Scheduled for TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024 at 7 p.m. Click the below highlighted...

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Mar 11, 20241 min read
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Black women face barriers on path to generational wealth, survey shows.
Black women face a wide range of economic factors that inhibit their ability to build generational wealth, according to a new survey by...

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Mar 5, 20241 min read
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The Writer Behind 'Go Girl!,' The First Travel Guide For Black Women, Is Back To Share The Adventures Of A New Generation.
ELAINE LEE'S FIRST ANTHOLOGY, WITH TALES FROM MAYA ANGELOU AND MORE, WAS A GAME CHANGER. SHE SPEAKS ON THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK TRAVEL AND...

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Mar 4, 20241 min read
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EVENT HONORS ENSLAVED WOMEN SUBJECTED TO GYNECOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS IN ALABAMA.
The “Mothers of Gynecology” were girls and others were involuntarily subjected to painful experimental surgeries, without the use of...

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Mar 3, 20241 min read
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Black History Month's Series: BLAXIT: Tired of Racism, Black Americans Try Life in Africa.
Black people make up about 14 percent of the U.S. population. Many of them are wondering what it would be like to be part of a majority....

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Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Black History Month's Series: UPRISINGS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.
Constructing an egalitarian society requires the sustained participation of the people. THE RECONSTRUCTION. This "History of Black...

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Feb 28, 20241 min read
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The Bluest Eye Virtual Book Discussion - Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7p.
We’re nearly one-week away from our virtual book discussion on The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison scheduled on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 7...

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Feb 27, 20241 min read
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