Starting in their kitchen, he and his wife at the time built a thriving company making beauty products for Black consumers. They also founded a string of cosmetology schools.
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AMC Theatres Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader
The Rev. William J. Barber II was trying to watch “The Color Purple” with his mother when theater staff told him he could not use a chair he needs to help manage a painful condition.
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Why Warblers Flock to Tonier Neighborhoods
In the unequal distribution of birds and other species, ecologists are tracing the impact of bigoted urban policies adopted decades ago.
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When It Comes to Disdain for Democracy, Trump Has Company
Anti-democratic attitudes run deep within the Republican Party.
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Wildfires Burn for Days in Southern U.S. States
Firefighters in several states have been fighting to contain blazes that have primarily been fueled by severe drought and warmer temperatures.