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Chris Brown, Teyana Taylor, Sza and Ella Mai Set the BET Experience Concert Ablaze

By Lauren A. Jones Contributing WriterJune 28, 2018

Some of R&B’s finest and the new hot artists took the stage in the form of Chris Brown, Teyana Taylor, Sza and Ella Mai on night two (June 22) of the BET Experience at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif. Emerging artist Ella Mai was the opening act. The British singer-songwriter brought out surprise guest Ty Dolla $ign for their hit collaboration, “She Don’t.” In the last month, the soulful Ella Mai has ascended from No. 5 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artist chart in large part due to the success of her single “Boo’d Up.” Fans around

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The Four Good Deeds of Ra: Maatian Moral Notions of Human Rights

Dr. Maulana KarengaJanuary 25, 2018

The deep thinking of our ancestors about ethical issues of being human and doing good in the world is nowhere more evident or important than the text in the Book of Vindication (or Coffin Texts) in the Husia titled “The Four Good Deeds of Ra” which offer a foundational source for human rights and human good.

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Sue and Bill Gross Nursing Endowment Rises to $2 Million for Charles Drew University

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 21, 2015

Bill Gross, and his wife, Sue, have committed an additional $500,000 to eligible Charles R. Drew University’s Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing students. The contribution increases The Sue and Bill Gross Nursing Endowment to $2 Million. Last year, their initial $1.5 million gift was the largest individual contribution awarded to the University’s Nursing School since its opening in August 2010.