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Dec 18

How Stacey Abrams Could Become The First Black Woman To Serve As Governor

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com Stacey Abrams didn’t just suddenly appear upon the political scene when she officially filed paperwork in early May to enter Georgia’s gubernatorial race. The 43-year-old go-getter is currently the minority leader in the Georgia House of Representatives and has served in that top democratic position since 2010. Abrams was initially elected to Georgia’s General…

Dec 18

Single Dad Defies Stereotypes, Teaches Black Men To Do Their Daughter’s Hair

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com What's a single father to do when his daughter needs her hair styled and he hasn't the slightest idea how to do so? If that single father is Darius Bland of Huntsville, Alabama, then he gets down to the business of learning how to care for his child's hair. And, he happily passes on…

Dec 18

Newly Formed Color of Change PAC Uses the Power of Texting to Increase Black Votership

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Color of Change PAC Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com A couple of Sundays ago, an energetic DJ spun classic soul, R&B and hip-hop from the 70s, 80s and 90s to a crowd of about 30-50 folks at Atlanta’s the Gathering Spot. Most of the folks were seated at round tables tapping away on laptops either brought from home or…

Dec 18

New Literary Subscription Box Features Book For Black Girls By Black Authors

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Image courtesy of Red Blk Grl Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com Black girls throughout the world deserve to read books about themselves. It is this notion and premise that inspired Maria Stuart to found and create Red.Blk.Grl, a monthly literary subscription box recently launched in April featuring young adult (YA) books written exclusively by Black authors and curated especially…

Dec 18

Black Women Lead The Boom in America’s Women-Owned Businesses

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Between 2007 and 2016, women entrepreneurship has grown dramatically with women-owned firms now numbering 11.3 million (11,313,900), employing 9 million (8,976,100) and generating more than $1.6 trillion ($1,622,763,800,000) in revenue. That’s according to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Business Report commissioned by American Express OPEN. The report also noted that it is minority women--namely Black women--who are spearheading this explosion…