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Dec 18

Melissa Harris-Perry Wants To Create A College Course Inspired By Solange’s “A Seat At The Table”

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Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Melissa Harris-Perry wants to create a course inspired by Solange's album "A Seat At The Table." Continue Reading The course, titled A Seat at the Table Syllabus: The Truths of Young Women of Color is expected to focus on the following themes: (1) Resisting Racism, (2) Understanding Gender and Sexuality, (3) The Role of…

Dec 18

Viola Davis Becomes First Black Actress To Land Three Oscar Nominations

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Viola Davis pictured at the 2016 Critics Choice Awards Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Viola Davis makes history as the first African-American woman to receive three Oscars nominations. Continue Reading Tuesday, Davis announced via Twitter that she would receive a nomination as 'Best Supporting Actress' for the movie Fences in which she stars alongside Denzel Washington. Thank you to…

Dec 18

Jay Z Sells 33% of Tidal to Sprint for $200 Million

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Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Reports show that Jay Z has sold 33% of his stake in Tidal to Sprint for $200 million. Continue Reading Jay Z and the companies owners including Kanye West, Beyonce and other artist owners will still keep their stake in the company. The new deal will make Tidal available to Sprint's 45 million retail…

Dec 18

These Black Barbers Launched Their Own Hair And Body Soap

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Pictured: 2 of 3 creators of Greauxph, Left to Right: Chaun Tucker and LaMont Zeno Russell Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com These three barbers have launched their own hair and body soap. Twenty-somethings Chaun Tucker, LaMont Zeno Russell and Will Koehn are the founders of Greauxph. Continue Reading According to their site, Greauxph is a hair & Body…

Dec 18

Lee Daniels Tells Actors of Color “Stop Complaining And Do The Work”

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Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com This is what Lee Daniels had to say in response to the #OscarsSoWhite movement. Continue Reading Hollywood producer/filmmaker Lee Daniels (The Butler, Empire, Star) recently spoke with the New York Times about expanding after the success of Fox television series, Empire. And while Daniels touched on many things, it's one comment that's got many…