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Legendary Musician Stevie Wonder Gains Ghanian Citizenship

By BBC Photos: YouTube Screenshots Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. On Monday – the US musical icon’s 74th birthday – he was granted citizenship of Ghana by the nation’s president. “This is it, congratulations!” Nana Akufo-Addo told a beaming Wonder, handing the Grammy winner a certificate at a ceremony in the presidential palace...

Social Security Administration Launches Online Performance Tracker For Customer Service Priorities

By Social Security Administration Photos: Wikimedia Commons Visitors to Social Security’s website are now able to track the agency’s progress towards achieving its top customer service goals at www.ssa.gov/SecurityStat. In February 2024, Commissioner Martin O’Malley launched SecurityStat—an agencywide, cross-cutting performance management program—to accelerate the deployment of customer service improvements. SecurityStat brings top executives and subject...

CEMOTAP Sends Netflix CEO Open Letter Condemning “Insulting Cartoon” ‘Good Times Reboot’

Photos: Netflix\Facebook\Wikimedia Commons CEMOTAP (Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People) sent the following letter to Netflix Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos (shown below) denouncing the Netflix cartoon ‘Good Times Reboot.’ The letter co-written by CEMOTAP co-chairs Dr. James C. McIntosh and Betty J. Dopson condemn and characterize ‘Good Times Reboot’ as an “insulting...

3 Formerly Incarcerated Men Launch Black-Owned Ready-To-Eat Meal Prep Company

By BlackBusiness.com Photos: BlackBusiness.com\MacroBites Dave Lewis, Jarrette Atkins, and Fritz Georges, the founders off MacroBites, have made history after launching what is the first national Black-owned ready-to-eat meal service company. All three men were formally incarcerated, but are now successful entrepreneurs as their Asbury Park, New Jersey-based company paves the way in the industry of...

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