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The latest installment is set for Thursday, July 7 at the legendary Caroline's on Broadway and will feature comedians Chloe Hilliard from Comedy Central's The Nightly Show, Aminah Imani from Essence, GQ's Sydnee Washington and Sunda Croonquist from The Laugh Factory. Thursday's set is not exclusive to women; Judah Freelander from NBC's 30 Rock and Wyatt Cenac from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, is scheduled to make an appearance.
A group of 40 students from Chicago got the opportunity to attend a prom hosted by two local non-profit organizations.
Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.
The search engine giant became focused on diversity after reports from 2014 showed that the company composed of the following: 60 percent were White and 31 percent were Asian, while 3 percent were Hispanic and 2 percent were Black.
Bennett said she's tried hard to convince her son that the baby on the package is not him, but he's not having it. He even cuddles with it at night, she told Buzzfeed.
Faced with D.C.'s sky-rocketing rent and surges in the price of living, Tyree's mother lost her job. The family was forced to make the difficult decision to move into the shelter, which houses around 243 people.
Chauncy Jones Black received $100,000 in donations after offering to help a shopper carry his grocery bags in exchange for doughnuts.
A 1-year-old can teach you a thing or two on the drums.
On Tuesday, also #NationalSelfieDay, the First Lady joined Snapchat with the username FLOTUS.
Watch these little girls go off during their routine for an African dance recital.
Check out this gallery of great black celeb dads! Happy Father's Day!
Doctors told Pooch Hall's family his daughter might not live long enough to graduate high school because of her cerebral palsy.
