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Mara Brock Akil is producing Netflix’s Black love coming-of-age series ‘Forever’

by watchtheyardMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025

Mara Brock Akil, a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is the creative force behind Forever, a new Netflix series reimagining Judy Blume’s classic young adult novel through a modern Black lens. Set to premiere May 8, the series centers on two Black teens navigating the intensity, joy, and vulnerability of first love […]

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Jesse Askew named marketing office for Harlem Fine Arts

by watchtheyardApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025
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Meet Eric Austin, leading global marketing for billion-dollar brands at Procter & Gamble

by watchtheyardApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025
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MelaninCon 2025: Empowering Black professionals through innovation, networking, and community in D.C.

by watchtheyardApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025
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HBCU Virginia Union University launches doula certification program

by watchtheyardApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025
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Alpha Phi Alpha issues strong condemnation of President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education

by watchtheyardMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025
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This political powerhouse worked for Biden, Harris and Warren. Here’s what she knows about making political change

by watchtheyardMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025
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At Trump speech, Rep. Al Green declares Trump has ‘no mandate’ to pursue big cuts

by watchtheyardMarch 6, 2025March 6, 2025
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Civil rights activist and NAACP leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes dies 

by watchtheyardMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025
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What do you know about Julia Carson, the first Black person to represent Indianapolis in Congress?

by watchtheyardFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

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