Black history month
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Keshia Chanté gets real about working in entertainment as a Black woman: 'It's hard'
The Ottawa-born singer and actress, 34, chatted about her career in the entertainment industry.
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UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis opens up about being a young Black athlete: ‘I was always told that I didn’t have the look’
The 22-year-old gets candid about her struggles of coming to terms with her identity.
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Revisionist Black history: why experts are challenging how American history is taught in schools
Scholars say there are many important facts about Black history that are being ignored or forgotten in U.S. school curriculum.
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Teaching Black history in school: ‘Kids need to see joy,’ less trauma, say educators
Is the U.S. education system doing enough to accurately teach Black history?
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Is Black History Month enough? Changemakers discuss its relevance in the midst of racial justice movements
The 2021 version of Black History Month, following a summer of Black Lives Matter protests and the election of the first Black woman elected vice president, feels different.
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Tracee Ellis Ross: 'I could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair'
Ross shares in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Life that she was “sort of navigating as a young girl an industry and a standard of beauty that didn’t seem to make space” for her.
3 min read - NewsYahoo Life
School accuses mother of starting 'social media frenzy' after daughter is dress-coded for wearing head wrap
"I'm angry as hell that my daughter was not allowed to represent Black History Month," said the tearful New Jersey mom.