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Career Women

Yamiche Alcindor Receives the 2020 Gwen Ifill Award From the International Women’s Media Foundation

Dana GivensSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 2020

by Dana GivensSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 202025808

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) announced that they would be giving Yamiche Alcindor the 2020 IWMF Gwen Ifill Award for her coverage on race...

Lifestyle Women

Journalist Gwen Ifill Honored with USPS Forever Stamp

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 20201164

The trailblazing journalist is being honored with a commemorative Forever stamp in the new year with the 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series...

Career Leadership Women

Simmons College Announces the Renaming of its College of Media, Arts and Humanities after Gwen Ifill

Robin White GoodeDecember 5, 2017December 6, 2017

by Robin White GoodeDecember 5, 2017December 6, 2017766

I couldn't be prouder. Although I never met Ifill, I almost feel as if she's a member of my family. She has Barbadian roots, as...

Money

Could You Scrape Together $400 If You Had To?

Robin White GoodeFebruary 15, 2017September 23, 2017

by Robin White GoodeFebruary 15, 2017September 23, 2017603

But then Iâ€™ve made pretty imprudent choices of my own. I think itâ€™s interesting that Gabler used the figure $400â€”because thatâ€™s the exact amount I...

Lifestyle

The 2016 Holiday Season: Finding a Balance Between Cynicism and Gratitude

Jordan WillardNovember 24, 2016September 28, 2017

by Jordan WillardNovember 24, 2016September 28, 2017347

In 2016, we've witnessed gruesome acts of police violence, the deaths of cultural icons, and Trump's shocking election win. Still, there's reason to give thanks...

Health and Wellness News Politics

Gwen Ifill and What Women Need to Know About Endometrial Cancer

Black EnterpriseNovember 16, 2016September 23, 2017

by Black EnterpriseNovember 16, 2016September 23, 2017291

Gwen Ifill died after a battle with endometrial cancer, the 4th most common cancer diagnosed in U.S. women. Learn more about this disease....

News Politics

Renowned Black Journalist and PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61

Selena HillNovember 14, 2016September 23, 2017

by Selena HillNovember 14, 2016September 23, 20171205

"PBS NewsHour" and "Washington Week" TV anchor Gwen Ifill passed away Monday following a long battle with cancer at the age of 61....

Technology

Twitterverse Remembers â€˜Soul Trainâ€™ Creator Don Cornelius

Janel MartinezFebruary 3, 2012September 22, 2012

by Janel MartinezFebruary 3, 2012September 22, 2012474

BlackEnterprise.com perused the Twitterverse, aggregating tweets that touched on the legacy of the Soul Train creator. Check out the touching tweets left by Don Corneliusâ€™...