Yara Shahidi Is Officially A Harvard Graduate
We are all so proud! Actress Yara Shahidi has graduated from Harvard University! Shahidi has been acting since she was a little girl, literally growing up before all of our eyes. Her star power was heightened on the hit sitcom black-ish, Shahidi landing her own spinoff show grown-ish, during her senior year of high school. […]
Stamford, CT’s First Black Woman Doctor Is Getting A Street Renamed In Her Honor
She helped revitalize her neighborhood! Stamford, Connecticut’s first Black woman doctor is getting a street renamed in her honor, the Stamford Advocate reports. Joyce Yerwood made history in the 1940s as the first Black woman medical doctor in Fairfield County. There, she offered “quality medical care for low-income women, children, and families,” while also using […]
Mississippi Father, Son And Daughter All Graduate Together With Master’s Degrees
A family that gets degrees together, succeeds together! A Mississippi father, son, and daughter all graduated from college together with their master’s degrees, Fox 5 NY News reports. 27-year-old Iesha Gully is a second-grade inclusion teacher who decided to pursue her master’s degree in the fall of 2020. What she didn’t expect was that her father, 45-year-old Commondre […]
TikTok User Serves ‘Dinner With Dad’ To Anyone Who Needs It
He’s a father figure to more than 2 million followers. A TikTok user is providing “dinner with dad” to anyone who needs it, young or old, Upworthy reports. Summer Clayton is a TikTok user who creates pretty wholesome content. While Clayton is not a father yet, he recognized the need for social media users to have […]
TIME’s 100 Most Influential People: Black Artists, Innovators, Titans, Leaders, Icons & Pioneers
It’s that time of the year again! TIME has released its annual list of “100 Most Influential People,” sectioning the list of 100 influencers into six different categories this year: artists, innovators, titans, leaders, icons and pioneers. The publication has released five different magazine covers to honor their annual list, featuring artist Mary J.Blige, actress Zendaya, and […]
Tennis Star Coco Gauff Graduates From High School
What a way to celebrate! Tennis star Coco Gauff celebrated her high school graduation in Paris, People reports. Gauff has already built up quite a name for herself at an early age, becoming a world-famous tennis star and winning her first singles title at just 15-years-old. Now the teen is celebrating another milestone, graduating from […]
Black Men Are Frolicking Across TikTok In Black Boy Joy Overload
We love to see it! Black men are frolicking across TikTok in a moment of Black boy joy overload! Social media is no stranger to heartwarming moments. You know the ones that completely tug on your heartstrings and make you remember everything right with the world. That joy is made all the more palpable when […]
Virginia Father-Daughter Duo Graduate Together
It was a shock to them both! A Virginia father-daughter duo have graduated from college together, TCC Today reports. Marvin Fletcher is a military veteran who served in the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps, spending 12 years as a transportation and logistics specialist with tours in both Afghanistan and Kuwait. A Portsmouth native, Fletcher […]
The Bird-Watcher Who Was Falsely Accused In Central Park Is Getting His Own Nat Geo TV Show
He’s turned lemons into lemonade! A wrongfully accused Central Park bird-watcher is now getting his own show on National Geographic, NPR reports. Christian Cooper has been an avid bird-watcher since he was 10 years old, carrying that passion into adulthood as he spent long days in New York searching out the city’s most fascinating birds. […]
The Obamas Have Teamed Up With Airbnb CEO To Launch $100M College Scholarship
They’re also providing travel and networking opportunities! The Obamas have teamed up with the CEO of Airbnb to launch a $100 million scholarship, Bloomberg reports. Barack and Michelle Obama have partnered with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to launch The Voyager Scholarship. Focused on offering support to college students looking to start a career in public […]