January 29, 2021

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Sixteen HBCUs Join Google’s Career Readiness Program

Sixteen new colleges and universities have joined Google’s “Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program” — an initiative tailored to prepare Black students for the workforce. Announced in October 2020, the program aims to reach 20,000 students during the current academic year. The program will be available to all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

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**Embargo: Atlanta, GA** An Atlanta artist finished a Kamala Harris mural just in time for her inauguration as Vice President.

New Atlanta mural marks VP Kamala Harris’ historic day

By Ciara Cummings ‘Dream big’ is the tiny sentence stamped on the mural which shows the progression of the Vice President from toddler, to college student, to present day political powerhouse. Each shade on the wall at Cascade and Beecher Road was painted with intention. But, it’s not about the colors for Ashley Dopson. “This

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Just as I am, by Cicely Tyson

Just as I am, by Cicely Tyson (January) A reigning queen of Hollywood, Tyson  radiated grace and dignity onscreen for more than half a century. The actress was the first African American to appear on a TV drama in the 1960s and later survived a turbulent marriage to jazz great Miles Davis. Now, at 96,

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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Cicely Tyson of 'Cherish The Day' speaks onstage during the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network portion of the Discovery, Inc. TCA Winter Panel 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 16, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Discovery, Inc.)
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Hollywood pays tribute to Cicely Tyson

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Cicely Tyson was a petite woman, but to those lucky enough to walk any of the paths she carved in Hollywood, she was the giant on whose shoulders they stood. Tyson, an actress known for her pioneering career on stage and screen, died Thursday, according to her manager. She was 96

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