10-Year-Old Elijah Zelaya Is Competing to Be Gordon Ramsay’s Next MasterChef
His favorite is Haitian recipes! 10-year-old Elijah Zelaya credits his mom with igniting his passion for cooking, WTOP news reports. “She was on the stove a lot, teaching me new recipes. I became like mom’s little helper. If she needed a seasoning, pass it to her. Or if she needed me to watch the food […]
Hampton Wins First-Ever HBCU Financial Literacy Bowl
Hampton University has won the first-of-its-kind HBCU Financial Literacy Bowl! The Financial Literacy Bowl is a two-phased competition that trains college leaders to teach their peers about personal finance. The first round of the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development’s (SFEPD) inaugural HBCU Financial Literacy Bowl was held virtually. The top three HBCU teams […]
For Chicago-based Entrepreneur Melissa Stinson, Coffee Is Just the Beginning
Melissa Stinson launched Everybody’s Busy, a coffee concept brand and bar that fused her passion for hip-hop and her love of coffee. The creative space centers on hip-hop music and serves as a physical place for people to connect. Stinson has had a diverse career in the TV and film industry, working as a costume […]
6-Year-Old New Jersey Kindergartner Is the Newest Young Genius in Mensa
Her IQ is on the same level as Albert Einstein’s! Declan Lopez is a 6-year-old from New Jersey. Despite only being in kindergarten, her intelligence is light years ahead, with Declan recently becoming the newest member of Mensa, Black Enterprise reports. A global high IQ society founded in 1946, Mensa brings together the world’s brightest […]
Colman Domingo Will Accept Inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award
Colman Domingo is a special honoree at the 2024 Black Reel Awards! The actor will receive a prize named after the late Chadwick Boseman. The annual awards show celebrates the excellence of African Americans and the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora in the global entertainment industry, as assessed by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans […]
New Law Requires All New York State Cosmetology Students to Learn How to Style Textured Hair
New York State just made a huge breakthrough in the cosmetology world! All cosmetology students in New York State will now be required to learn how to style textured hair. Before this, students had to seek additional courses for specialized training. With this mandate, mastering natural hair is now a requirement for licensure. New York […]
Quad Amputee Was Told Becoming a Pilot Was Impossible, Now He Teaches Flight School
He’s proving that dreams do come true! Zachary Anglin was born in Nigeria and raised in Wisconsin by his adoptive parents. A quadruple amputee, he lived his life without hands or feet. Despite his circumstances, Anglin never allowed the loss of his limbs to distract him from what was possible in his life, CBS News […]
The Weeknd Provides $2.5M in Aid to Fight Hunger in Gaza
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is donating $2.5 million toward emergency humanitarian efforts in Gaza. According to the announcement, the singer’s generosity will account for 4 million emergency meals that could feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks. The money will come from Tesfaye’s XO Humanitarian Fund. Tesfaye is a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) […]
Queen Latifah Makes History as First Woman Rapper to Earn Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award
She’s still paving the way for women in hip-hop! Celebrities gathered in the nation’s capital this weekend for the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award, NPR reports. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed the Honorees with a reception at The White House and a dinner hosted by the State Department before the main […]
Oprah Invites Young Fan, Rosie, to ‘The Color Purple’ Premiere
If there’s one thing Oprah‘s going to do, it’s surprise her fans! She decided to invite a young fan named Rosie to The Color Purple premiere. A couple of months ago, the 8-year-old girl went viral for recreating the dinner scene from 1985’s The Color Purple all by herself. Oprah admitted that the scene was a […]