Category: Money & Careers
Growing Up Black and Korean in America
by Fierce Contributor | May 24, 2023 | Lifestyles, Careers, Family, Ties, Top Feature | 0
“My Asian” is a lyrical short film from the perspective of poet and performer Suzen Baraka, which tells her story of growing up Black and Korean in America.
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 MoreBlack Women Lead Rally for Ketanji Brown Jackson as Confirmation Hearings Begin
by Fierce Contributor | Mar 22, 2022 | News, Taking Care of Business | 0
People gathered outside U.S. Supreme Court to push Congress to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s quest to become the first Black woman on the high 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 MoreTogether We Give; Together We Live Fiercely!
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 30, 2021 | Community, Financially Fierce | 0
Thanks for allowing us to celebrate you, to amplify your voice and to keep you as healthy as possible in mind, body and spirit on a wellness journey that’s more important than ever.
Read MoreBarbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 13, 2021 | Fierce Voices, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
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 MoreRemembering 9/11 Through a Different Lens
by Jennifer C. Thomas | Sep 10, 2021 | News, Careers | 0
Surrounded by multiple monitors of raw footage in the control room at CNN’s headquarters, producer Jennifer C. Thomas distilled the harrowing images of 9/11 to bring the story into the world’s living rooms.
Read MoreBlack Women Come Up Short on Funds and Food in COVID-19 Pandemic
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
How Village Minds Addresses a National Crisis, One Bag of Groceries at a Time By Marissa Evans...
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...
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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.