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by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Me ier.90) Here at Good Black News, we’ve decided to have some fun and make up a new holiday. With Patti LaBelle (born May 24th) and her good friend and Gemini sister Gladys Knight (born May 28th) both turning 80 over this long weekend, we’re thinking the perfect date is May 26th.
About - Good Black News
Good Black News was founded on March 18, 2010 via Facebook (see the detailed story in our About The Editors sidebar) and is currently expanding to have a larger web presence. You can find us here at goodblacknews.org, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Linked In, YouTube and Flipboard.GBN is a labor of love, and our Founder/Editor-In-Chief (Lori Lakin Hutcherson) and staff are ...
IT’S BACK!! GBN’s “A Year of Good Black News” Page-A-Day …
Oct 23, 2022 · by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief. Last fall GBN came out with its first physical product: the A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022, published by Workman Publishing. We are excited to announce that, with your support, its sequel is on the way — the A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2023! Written by yours truly, the A Year of Good Black News Page ...
Education – Good Black News
Jul 10, 2023 · This week, Apple announced its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), a long-term global effort to advance equity and expand opportunities for Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous communities, has more than doubled its initial financial commitment to total more than $200 million over the last three years.. Since launching REJI in June 2020, Apple has supported education, economic ...
Good Black News
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) Thanks to our Editor-In-Chief, Lori Lakin Hutcherson, for reminding me that it April is Jazz Appreciation…
News – Good Black News
Jun 14, 2016 · The College Board has announced it will begin offering an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course at 60 high schools across the U.S. this fall.. The AP program, which traditionally gives high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses before graduation, currently covers 38 subjects, including U.S. government and politics, biology, chemistry, English, European ...
Introducing Good Black News: The Daily Drop Podcast – “Because …
Feb 1, 2022 · by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)Happy Black History Month 2022! Good Black News is here once again to celebrate what we work to contribute to and highlight all year long.. This year we’re happy to share we are now offering a daily podcast based on the “A Year of Good Black News” Page-A-Day® Calendar for 2022 published by Workman Publishing, posting one per day as an audio ...
Adults – Good Black News
This week, Apple announced its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), a long-term global effort to advance equity and expand opportunities for Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous communities, has more than doubled its initial financial commitment to total more than $200 million over the last three years.. Since launching REJI in June 2020, Apple has supported education, economic ...
GBN’s Daily Drop: Good Black News Was Founded 12 Years Ago …
Mar 18, 2022 · by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Today’s GBN Daily Drop podcast is all about… GBN! Good Black News was founded 12 years ago today, and I celebrate it and our volunteer contri…
January 2022 – Good Black News
By goodblacknews on January 30, 2022. Music superstar and cosmetics entrepreneur Rihanna ‘s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) recently committed $15 million to eighteen organizations working on climate change justice across the U.S. and Caribbean in partnership with #StartSmall, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey ‘s philanthropic initiative.