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21 Sep

Black Women In Sports Honors Dawn Staley & Swin

Black Women In Sports Honors Dawn Staley & Swin
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21 Sep

15 Years of Black Women in Hollywood: The Performers

15 Years of Black Women in Hollywood: The Performers
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14 Sep

Black Women Are The Fastest-Growing Group of Gun Owners

Black Women Are The Fastest-Growing Group of Gun Owners
Trends point to an interesting change in American gun ownership. In keeping with reports from NYMag’s The Cut, Black women are the fastest-growing group of gun owners within the country. The explanation behind it's different than you prototypical gun owner is for self-defense. “It makes me feel safer,” Onnie Brown, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, told The Cut. The rise in gun ownership is complicated so as to add into hard numbers, but Black women do make up the vast majority of the 40,000 members of the National African American Gun Association.Last September, The Philadelphia Tribune took their very own have a look at the problem by digging into the numbers. Gun sales amongst Black men and ladies increased by 58 percent in the...
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13 Sep

Taraji P. Henson, Bevy Smith Partner With Conference To

Taraji P. Henson, Bevy Smith Partner With Conference To
Taraji P. Henson and Bevy Smith have something in common. They each know what it looks like to fight their method to the highest. With that, the entertainment industry staples are helping to amplify Black women making strides as sales professionals and breaking barriers on a regular basis. Sistas In Sales (SIS), a company serving women of color within the sales sector will host its fifth Annual Summit on Thursday, September twenty first – twenty third 2022 and have keynotes by each Henson and Smith. “Microsoft is happy to sponsor and partner with SIS to bring Ms. Henson’s keynote to the Summit. We also need to congratulate SIS on celebrating its 5-year anniversary!” Rashida Hodge, VP, Customer Success, Data & AI....
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