The founder of the Brown Girl Therapy Instagram account,
Sahaj Kaur Kohli,
But What Will People Say?, to Penguin Life’s
Emily Wunderlich at auction. Brown Girl Therapy bills itself as “the first/largest mental health community for children of immigrants,” and the book, subtitled
On Navigating Mental Health as a Child of Immigrants, will expand upon the account. The publisher said it will combine “personal narrative, anecdotal analysis, comprehensive research, and advice on what it means to grow up a child of immigrants. while challenging the mental health community to democratize and decolonize how we approach identity and wellness.” Kohli is a Sikh American and is studying to be a therapist in a master’s program at George Washington University. She was represented by
Since her breakthrough role in 2001’s
Baby Boy, Henson has delivered unforgettable performances on both the small and big screen from Queenie in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to Cookie in
Empire proving her diversity as an actress. In 2018, the multi-hyphenate founded a nonprofit organization, the Boris L. Henson Foundation, to help eradicate the stigma around mental health in underserved communities and in 2020 Henson launched TPH Hair, a product line for all hair textures. KWAKU ALSTON
Stacey Abrams – Spelman College
This author, lawyer and politician is most notably credited for turning the red state of Georgia blue through her laser focused and strategic initiatives ahead on the historic 2020 Presidential Election. As the former Georgia House Democratic Leader, Abrams passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
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Interpublic Group Plans Upfront Sessions for Media Focused on Black Consumers (EXCLUSIVE)
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TV companies have found a way to get an early crack at Madison Avenue billions. Now one of the nation’s biggest media buyers hopes to do the same for media businesses focused on Black consumers.
Each Spring, the nation’s biggest TV companies work for millions of dollars as part of a process known as the “upfront.” Now, Interpublic Group’s large IPG Mediabrands unit will during the week of March 15 kick off what it calls an “Equity Upfront” a different version of the big sales sessions that help set up advance ad deals for TV and digital media that seeks to match Black-owned media as well as media outlets that aim for Black audiences with some of the company’s clients.
50 Companies Founded by Black Entrepreneurs
By Peter Richman, Stacker News
On 2/26/21 at 8:00 PM EST
The entrepreneurial spirit is a cornerstone of American culture, but history books too often leave out the extensive contributions of minorities and women. In honor of Black History Month, Stacker is shining a light on 50 Black entrepreneurs who made a lasting influence on the business world and, often in the process, civil rights from the Revolutionary War to today.
The abrupt end to slavery in 1865 following the conclusion of the Civil War freed about 4 million people but left them without a clear trajectory forward. Black Codes afforded freed people the right to sue in court and marry but stipulated other discriminatory rules like keeping them from serving on juries or in state militias.