Four-Time NBA Champion Stephen Curry Is Set To Host The ESPY Awards
This will be his first time hosting a major live TV event! According to The Hollywood Reporter, four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry is set to host the ESPY Awards. Curry is sitting on top of the world right now, after recently winning his fourth NBA championship and being named Finals MVP. Now the champ is […]
This Florida Teen Achieved A Perfect SAT Score
Now he’s got options! Meet the Florida teen who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT, WPEC news reports. Justin Ricketts is a 17-year-old junior at Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach, Florida. A rising senior, Justin recently took his SAT in preparation for college. When the test scores came back, Justin discovered he had […]
Rihanna Named Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Woman In The U.S.
She continues to shine bright like a diamond! Music artist and entrepreneur Rihanna is now the youngest self-made billionaire woman in the United States, CNBC reports. For the third year in a row, Rihanna has been named on Forbes’ annual list of America’s richest self-made women. This time, making the list as the youngest self-made […]
New Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipients Includes Civil Rights Icons Fred Gray & Diane Nash, Denzel Washington & Simone Biles
It’s the nation’s highest civilian honor! Civil rights icons Fred Gray and Diane Nash, actor Denzel Washington and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles are set to receive this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, The White House reports. The White House recently announced this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is recognized as the nation’s highest […]
Mishael Morgan Makes History At The 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards
A historic win! Mishael Morgan made history at the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards when she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress on a Daytime Drama, People reports. Morgan is an actress on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She originally joined the soap opera cast in 2013 playing […]
Tabitha Brown Is Hosting Food Network’s First Vegan Cooking Competition Show
Very good, Auntie Tab! Tabitha Brown will be the host of Food Network’s first vegan cooking competition show, Black Enterprise reports. They say when it’s your time to shine, it’s your time. Well, it’s definitely Brown’s time as her biggest dreams continue to unfold one by one. The vegan influencer is a restaurant owner, a fashion […]
Oakland Teen Who Became His School’s First Black Male Valedictorian Earns 4.05 GPA His First Year At Stanford
He raises the bar every time! The Oakland teen who made history as his school’s first Black male valedictorian has completed his first year at Stanford University with a 4.05 GPA, KTVU Fox 2 reports. Ahmed Muhammad continues to bring excellence to everything he does. From launching a nonprofit to teach kids science, to graduating as Oakland Technical High […]
North Carolina Teen Accepted Into 33 Colleges, Earns $1.4 Million In Scholarship Offers
He credited his high school for preparing him! A North Carolina high school graduate got accepted into 33 colleges and earned $1.4 million in scholarship offers, ABC 11 reports. Alexander Fusi recently graduated from Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy, an all-boys school in Raleigh, North Carolina. There he took all honors courses and credits his […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Officially Sworn In As First Black Woman On U.S. Supreme Court
That’s JUSTICE Jackson to you! Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially been sworn in as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, The Associated Press reports. Jackson, a Miami native and Harvard graduate, was confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States back in April when the Senate voted 53 to 47 on her […]
Khaby Lame Becomes The Most-Followed Person On TikTok
He’s bringing joy to millions! Khaby Lame is now the most-followed person on TikTok, CNN reports. Although the video sharing app has been around since 2016, it wasn’t until October 2020 that the social media platform saw major growth. TikTok has been captivating users with exciting, diverse, and engaging content produced by everyday people. One of those people is […]