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10 Ways to Have Fun – at Home!
Posted by Mae Jordan | Apr 2, 2020 | Top Feature, COVID-19, Guilty Pleasures, Joy! | 0
Coco Gauff’s Competitive Spirit Drives Her Success
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 10, 2023 | Sports, Joy!, News, Top Feature | 0
Coco Gauff has something that transcends forehands and backhands. She has the heart of a champion. And she is the fifth Black American to win the U.S. Open, joining Althea Gibson, Serena and Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens.
Read More‘We Made It. All of Us,’ Jackson Says in Celebratory Speech
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 9, 2022 | Joy!, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
By Nyah Marshall It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first...
Read MoreJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Breaks Through ‘Concrete Ceiling’
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2022 | Joy!, News, Taking Care of Business | 0
By Nyah Marshall Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Read MoreJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson Called ‘Outstanding Nominee’ for Supreme Court
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 25, 2022 | News, Joy!, Taking Care of Business | 0
By Nyah Marshall Americans around the country, especially legal scholars and Black women, are...
Read More11 Love Lessons From Our Favorite Authors
by Ahnayah Hughes | Feb 14, 2022 | Joy!, Community, Top Feature | 0
Our favorite Black women writers were aware of the transformative power that love possesses and sought to enlighten the rest of us with their theories, poetry and prose.
Read MoreSisters Preserving the Dream
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 17, 2022 | Joy!, Ties | 0
These sisters are bridging the past and present through contributions that go beyond King weekend. Save the dates, and savor their work to preserve the dream.
Read MoreOneika Phillips Brings a Taste of the Caribbean to Broadway
by Crispin Brooks | Oct 2, 2021 | Fitness, Careers, Joy!, The Fierce Interview, Top Feature | 0
The burst of energy known as Oneika Phillips is a Guyanese-born performer raised on the island of...
Read MoreBeing Regina King
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 30, 2021 | Joy!, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
Regina King portrayed the around-the-way girl we grew up with on “227,” Poetic Justice and A Thin...
Read MoreGabrielle Union on Making Peace and Loving Life
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 30, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Family, Joy!, Parenting, Relationships, Ties, Top Feature | 0
At Valor Village, Hurt People Help People
by Edwin B. Lake | Jul 4, 2021 | Transformations, Family, Joy!, Relationships, Ties, Top Feature | 0
Angela Johnson and her husband, William, who are an Army Silver Star family, endured a...
Read MoreSowing Her Dream: Deep Roots Organic Farm
by Sheree Crute | Apr 26, 2021 | Careers, Joy!, Money & Careers, Taking Care of Business, The Fierce Interview, Top Feature | 0
An organic, Black woman-owned farm is thriving and bringing change to life just outside of...
Read MoreLooking for Love on Screen? 20 Romantic Film Flashbacks
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 14, 2021 | Joy!, Lifestyles, Relationships, Top Feature | 0
Love isn’t perfect, but it’s always interesting. You’ll find the same thing in these films on the...
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Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are still contracting the coronavirus. During the height of the pandemic, we contracted COVID-19 at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Dr. Melissa Clarke is among the physicians who have been at the forefront of keeping us healthy on her own and as a member of the Black Coalition Against COVID. Click here to read more.