Moving Into The Digital Space
When a young African American student in an after-school program at the University of California, Berkeley equated academic success with “acting white,” it left an impression on tutor Carrletta Lindsay,...
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Watch BET Founder Robert L. Johnson Honored at 12:30 at EC Live
The Arthur G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to RLJ Companies Chairman, BET Founder and America’s first black billionaire Robert L. Johnson.
TV Series Seeks to Document Lives of Black LGBT Visionaries
The series will share the many diverse stories of those in the black LGBT community.
A Profile In Courage
An audit notice from the Internal Revenue Service can send shivers down the spine of even the steeliest taxpayer. But with a daughter entering college and hard-earned dollars at stake, Lori Singleton-Clarke decided to fight the U.S. tax collection agency on a nearly $15,000 deduction she knew she deserved. Singleton-Clarke was not upset or worried when she learned of the impending audit. “I thought somehow they didn’t have all the paperwork,†she recalls.
A Selective Solution
Jane Carter has spent more than 20 years styling hair as a salon owner and instructor. But over the course of her tenure, the beauty industry veteran says she faced career uncertainty following a severe allergic reaction. “I developed asthma and dermatitis, and I had to literally go back and clear out everything we were using in the salon,†she recalls. “So, I went from product line to product line and discovered harmful ingredients and perfumes.â€