National Black Business Month is here and a large chunk of those business owners, are authors, who have don’t always have the easiest time getting their book out there. This is the mission of the first ever Black Authors Festival at Sag Harbor! Taking place at the Breakwater Yacht Club on Saturday, Aug. 19 starting …
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When it comes to businesses in the Black community, there’s often a plethora of hair care, beauty and clothing brands to choose from. This is something to take pride in and be happy about. But, when it comes to other industries, there is a lack of color. African-Americans have been discouraged from entering non-stereotypical fields …
American poet and activist Amanda Gorman, read her poem “The Hill We Climb” on Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day. She is the youngest poet to ever read at the presidential swearing-in. Gorman’s fight for unification, in what she believes is currently a country of division, is a recurring theme across the U.S. and inspires writers …
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