Why Every Black Parent Should Teach Their Child About The Floating Freedom School
Getting educated by any means necessary! Today, having an education is something that is expected. There are historically Black colleges and universities receiving millions to invest into advancing educational initiatives, free educational programs popping up all across the country, and we’ve lived long enough to see the first Black education commissioner, who was just appointed as the new chancellor of […]
This Father-Daughter Duo Will Open the First Food Hall In West Baltimore With The Help of Other Local Businesses
Tameeka Randall runs and operates the downtown Baltimore restaurant, Next Phaze Cafe, with her father Tony. After a long day of hard work, the last thing they want to worry about is what they’ll be having for dinner. However, in the area of Southwest and West Baltimore, sit-down restaurants are hard to come by. The father-daughter […]
Black Woman-Owned Whiskey Uncle Nearest Has Officially Crossed the $100M Sales Mark
They never gave up or gave in! In 2018, Fawn Weaver made a big change; after reading an article about the nation’s first African-American master distiller, Nathan “Nearest” Green, she became curious about the history of whiskey production in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She learned Jack Daniel of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey learned how to distill whiskey from an enslaved […]
The First Black Education Commissioner In New York Was Just Named Chancellor of SUNY
The Brooklyn native was recently selected as the 15th chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), TheGrio reports. Former New York Education Commissioner John King started his career teaching social studies in Puerto Rico before heading to Boston. From 2011 to 2015, he had the opportunity to work under the Obama administration to head the […]
This Talented Woman Braiding Hair While Blind Will Pull On Your Heartstrings
This is just pure talent! 23-year-old Tusa runs a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Malawi that supports orphans, teen moms, and children on the streets. She takes care of about 50 kids, and she’s constantly bringing us along on her daily journeys and adventures with her family. One of her best videos came from sharing one […]
10 Children’s Books That’ll Make Black History Fun To Learn And Easy To Remember
Black history is 365 days a year! The holidays are around the corner and if you’re looking for something to get the young ones, you can never go wrong with a book. While there are lots of books to choose from that are great for kids, including books about hip hop and food, ones highlighting the HBCU […]
Earle Arkansas Just Elected the Youngest Black Mayor in America
Jaylen Smith, 18, defeated Nemi Matthews Sr. in a runoff election for Mayor of Earle, Arkansas. A recent graduate from Earle High School, Smith already has a detailed plan of how he’s going to leave his mark on the world. “First, I want to improve public safety here. Secondly, tear down abandoned houses … transportation here […]
Here’s Every Time Keke Palmer Made Us Proud This Year
She’s a star! Keke Palmer hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live this past weekend and she kicked off the show with a surprise of her own: a baby bump! While rumors had been circulating for a while, the 29-year-old had yet to confirm or even hint that she may be expecting. When she confirmed the rumors, unbuttoning […]
Meet Jerry Lawson, Father Of The Video Game Cartridge
He’s considered one of the “fathers of modern gaming!” We too were shocked when we saw the recent Google Doodle profiling Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, father of the video game cartridge. The fact that the nostalgic childhood pastime of playing video games was intertwined with an invention made possible by a brother was not lost on us. In […]
Black Leaders In Buffalo Are Fighting the Food Insecurity Following the Mass Shooting at a Local Grocery Store
This is how you help the community! Black leaders in east Buffalo, N.Y. are still tackling food insecurity six months after the mass shooting at a local Tops. A 2018 report done by a Buffalo-based think tank, Partnership for the Public Good, stated Black Buffalo residents are six times more likely to live in an area […]