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The Park That Hope Built

The Park That Hope Built

Barack and Michelle Obama both spoke during the inauguration of the Obama Presidential Center. Yes they did.

SKY IS BLACK - Episode #73

SKY IS BLACK - Episode #73

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts. ON THIS EPISODE: Why Ethiopia is 15 years away from being Wakanda | What the President of Botswana meant when he said Africa will rule the world | What we love about the e-commerce and empowerment platform, WE LOVE

"I was like, this is an incredible story and an incredible woman. Let's put her on stage.”

"I was like, this is an incredible story and an incredible woman. Let's put her on stage.”

From Jacob Aloi at MPR News: "Composer Florence Price’s music once reached major American orchestras. In the 1930s her works were performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, making her the first Black woman to achieve that recognition. Within a generation, her story has largely dropped out of the

She Does It Again

Nikole Hannah-Jones

She Does It Again

Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 Project, is opening a bookstore in New York. This is what we're talking about. From Haniyah Philogene at The Grio: "North Star Books + Bar is designed to be a bookstore, cafe, and cultural salon all in one. The two-story