![]() Bree Newsome Biography(1985–)
Takes Down Flag in South Carolina Early in the morning on June 27, 2015, Newsome got into climbing gear at the South Carolina Capitol. Given word the coast was clear, she received a boost from a fellow activist and began ascending the 30-foot flagpole displaying the Confederate flag. Though police arrived at the scene, she successfully took the flag down, saying, "You come against me with hatred, oppression and violence. I come against you in the name of God. This flag comes down today." READ MORE https://www.biography.com/activist/bree-newsome |
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Madam C.J. Walker Biography(1867–1919)
Madam C.J. Walker created specialized hair products for African American hair care and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Madam C.J. Walker invented a line of African American hair products after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss. She promoted her products by traveling around the country giving lecture-demonstrations and eventually established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories to manufacture cosmetics and train sales beauticians. READ MORE: https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker |
(BPRW) Sistas Who Succeed Women’s History Month Webinar(Black PR Wire) In honor of Women’s History Month, Black PR Wire in partnership with WAMR – DB the Women’s Station, will sponsor Women Grow Strong’s Sistas Who Succeed – A Women’s History Month Webinar. The Webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 and will be available via Zoom and Facebook Live. Sistas Who Succeed will host a panel of accomplished women leaders who have shattered the glass ceiling that looms over our heads. Keynote speakers will include Sistas from the political, medical, and Arts Sphere and so much more. Guests Speakers will share the tools they used to become successful and provide resources so that you can follow suit as well. This event is created to inspire, empower, connect and recharge women. Please be sure to stay tuned to Black PR Wire’s Facebook and Twitter as well as revisiting Black PR Wire to ensure you are updated on time and virtual location. ![]() (BPRW) NATIONAL BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TWO GROUNDBREAKING CAMPAIGNS: ‘RETHINK’ AND ‘RE:SET’ read more..... |
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Black billionaires are individuals of African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion. According to the 2019 Forbes 2019 ranking of the world's billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of $10.9 billion and was the world's richest black man.[1] Other black billionaires on the 2019 Forbes list included Nigerian businessman Mike Adenuga with $9.1 billion, American investor Robert Smith with $5 billion, American businessman David Steward with $3 billion, American media mogul Oprah Winfrey with $2.5 billion, Zimbabwean businessman Gerald Sibanda with $2.9 billion, Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos with $2.3 billion, South African gold magnate Patrice Motsepe with $2.3 billion, American sports executive Michael Jordan with $2.1 billion, Jamaican-Canadian businessman Michael Lee-Chin with $1.9 billion, Nigerian businessman Abdul Samad Rabiu with $1.6 billion, American rapper Kanye West with $1.3 billion, Nigerian businesswoman Folorunsho Alakija with $1.1 billion, Mo Ibrahim of the United Kingdom with $1.1 billion, American rapper Jay-Z with $1 billion, and American media mogul Tyler Perry with $1 billion.[2]
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![]() Marie M. Daly is best known for being the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. |
(BPRW) ‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’ Documentary to be Featured by Delta Air Lines Starting in Black History Month
“Herman Russell helped to make real the legacy of a city too busy to hate.”
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA (Feb. 2, 2021) – On your next Delta Air Lines flight, if equipped with seatback in-flight entertainment, you’ll have the opportunity to view ‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’, a documentary film about the inspiring life and legacy of Atlanta businessman and founder of one of the country’s largest Black-owned commercial real estate development and construction firms, H. J. Russell & Company. Delta is bringing the film onboard as part of all new content on Delta Studio, its in-flight entertainment platform, beginning this month. The nearly hour-long film features interviews with notable Atlantean's who knew Herman J. Russell well.
Here is a 60-second trailer of the film. https://vimeo.com/385343686/d045a6a318
“Herman Russell helped to make real the legacy of a city too busy to hate.”
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA (Feb. 2, 2021) – On your next Delta Air Lines flight, if equipped with seatback in-flight entertainment, you’ll have the opportunity to view ‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’, a documentary film about the inspiring life and legacy of Atlanta businessman and founder of one of the country’s largest Black-owned commercial real estate development and construction firms, H. J. Russell & Company. Delta is bringing the film onboard as part of all new content on Delta Studio, its in-flight entertainment platform, beginning this month. The nearly hour-long film features interviews with notable Atlantean's who knew Herman J. Russell well.
Here is a 60-second trailer of the film. https://vimeo.com/385343686/d045a6a318