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Playground to boardroom: This mom is creating generational wealth for her 12-year-old CEO

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Valeisha Butterfield Jones on why Black women should be taking ’moonshots’ in their careers

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Notes on faith: On women’s work and women’s worth

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The Rise: Meet cybersecurity expert Blaise Davenport 

Blaise Davenport is a recent graduate from VSU, where she majored in  computer information systems and minored in cybersecurity and…
/ August 3, 2023
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It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, and we’re still not paid fairly. Let’s reclaim the money we’ve missed.

In 2023, Black women still make 67 cents for each dollar most white men make — but we're not powerless in…
/ July 27, 2023
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Things to know for 2023 Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

This year, 2023 Black Women's Equal Pay Day coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and the…
/ July 27, 2023
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Black women have long been the breadwinners — here’s why that’s a problem

As we mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we see that despite Black women’s long history in the workforce, they…
/ July 27, 2023

A recovering Jamie Foxx has ‘big’ things coming

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx says he has "big" things in the works three months after experiencing a medical complication.
/ July 21, 2023
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The Rise: Meet Joy Watson, mechanical engineer and math whiz

Virginia State University alum Joy Watson talks about how a passion for math and attending an HBCU fueled her career…
/ July 20, 2023

HBCUs, forest service join to diversify wildland firefighting efforts

It's part of the 1890 Land Grant Institution Wildland Fire Consortium, which partners the U.S. Forest Service and a cluster…
/ July 7, 2023