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HBCU Corner – EBONY and Mielle Unite to Celebrate HBCU Style Icons
Black excellence takes center stage this October as EBONY joins forces with beauty powerhouse Mielle to honor HBCUs and the next generation of changemakers. The culture-shaping partnership brings together EBONY—celebrating 80 years of storytelling—and Mielle, the...
Wellness Check – 3 Ways to Detox
If you’ve been feeling sluggish, bloated, suffer from allergies year-round or are just feeling off balance, then it may be time for a detox.Ridding the body of toxins can do wonders for every system. Here are just a few of the benefits of detoxing:-Allows your...
Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: October 22, 1963: Known as Freedom Day-A Mass Boycott against the Chicago Public School System by over 200,000 Students to Protest Segregation
A coalition of civil rights groups staged Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for African American students in Chicago. In the aftermath of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, Chicago’s...
HBCU Corner – North Carolina A&T Gives Greatest Homecoming On Earth (GHOE) 100 Update
North Carolina A&T is already turning its attention to the 100th anniversary of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth (GHOE) in 2026 — even as it celebrates a record-breaking 2025. According to university officials, more than 173,000 visits were recorded in downtown...
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