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President Biden To Be Keynote Speaker In U.S. Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce’s Summit 

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will deliver a speech at the Virtual Legislative Summit of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), to be held this week, the organization reported on its website. Biden will be the keynote speaker for the virtual event on Tuesday, March 30, according to the USHCC schedule. The […]

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Randall Bailey Hoping To Satisfy His Sweet Tooth With ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley Exhibition Fight

Fresh off his induction into the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame, the man known as the “KO King” sets his sights on boxing Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Finishing his career with a record of 46-9-0, Randall Bailey recorded 39 of the most memorable knockouts in recent boxing history. Now Bailey is looking to […]

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Behind The Lights, Camera, Action: Netflix’s First Post-Production Facility In India

CHENNAI, India — “We are in a golden age of entertainment in India — this is the best time to be a creator and consumer of great stories,” Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, said in a post on June 2. Netflix is opening its first fully-owned post-production facility in India’s entertainment capital Mumbai, as the company […]

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JPMorgan Chase Working to Keep Housing Affordable in D.C.

Original Source: The Washington Informer JPMorgan Chase announced it is making a $400 million nationwide philanthropic commitment to close the housing affordability gap for Black and Latinx households.  The investment is part of the firm’s $30 billion commitment to help advance racial equity and drive an inclusive recovery. It also continues the banking giant’s commitment locally. Nearly three years ago, […]

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Grandmother Blazes New Trail From ‘Black Wall Street’

It was breakfast time, and Wanda Armstrong was rolling out the crust for her famous peach cobbler at Evelyn’s Soul Food Restaurant, a well-known dining spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that’s frequented by NFL veterans, politicians and even the last astronaut to walk on the moon. By early afternoon, Armstrong has left Evelyn’s — which is […]

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Jonathan Bender’s Jump From High School To The NBA 

In a 2000 release, recording artist Nelly rapped: “I’m draftin’ ’em outta high school straight into the pros.” That was a reference to a then-growing trend among prep basketball stars: Bypassing college and entering the pro ranks as teenagers. Just a year prior to Nelly’s release, Picayune, Mississippi, basketball star Jonathan Bender undertook his own […]