Queen Latifah Breaks Ground On Her Affordable Housing Complex In Newark
The project has been years in the making! Queen Latifah officially broke ground on her affordable housing complex in Newark, New Jersey, NorthJersey.com reports. Entertainment mogul Queen Latifah said she first began looking to invest in properties in 2006, finally deciding on building a massive development project in her hometown that she announced to the […]
The Woman Behind One Of Instagram’s Funniest Travel Accounts – T.S.A.
You’re going to get more chuckles than travel tips! Meet the woman behind one of Instagram’s funniest travel accounts – T.S.A. According to The New York Times, Janis Burl got her start as a Transportation Security Officer (T.S.O.), working for the Transportation Security Administration (T.S.A.) ensuring a safe and healthy travel journey for all those […]
15,000 Jobs Are Now Available To Youth And Young Adults Through ‘One Summer Chicago’ Program
Get in your applications now! 15,000 jobs are now available to youth and young adults through the “One Summer Chicago” program, Fox 32 Chicago reports. Summer is the perfect time for young people to gain employment and experience and Chicago is making sure there is no child left behind. The city just opened applications for […]
New Jersey’s Bergen County Bar Association Elects First Black President In 124-Year-History
He’s also the first person of color to ever hold the title! A New Jersey County Bar Association has elected the first Black president in its 124-year-history, NJ.com reports. Jason E. Foy holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. He started off in the ‘90s as a […]
Memphis Teen Receives More Than $8 Million In Scholarship Offers
Talk about an overachiever! A Memphis teen received more than $8 million in scholarship offers, ABC24 Memphis News reports. Xzorion Harris is a senior at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Like most students at Whitehaven, Xzorion is used to excelling, Whitehaven seniors receiving a total of nearly $50 million in scholarship offers so far […]
The White House Correspondents’ Association Will Honor First Two Black Women Of The White House Press Corps
A lifetime achievement award is being named in their honor! The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is set to honor the first two Black women of the White House press corps, WHCA Press reports. Alice Dunnigan was a reporter for the Associated Negro Press who made history in 1947 as the first African American woman to […]
Emmys Set To Honor LeVar Burton With Lifetime Achievement Award
He’s won more than 20 Emmys over the course of his career! The Emmys are set to honor LeVar Burton with a Lifetime Achievement Award, TVLine reports. The expanded Daytime, Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle, News & Documentary and Children’s & Family Emmy Award ceremonies are taking place in person this year, the past two […]
Tiffany Mickel Is The Virginia Law Review’s First Black Editor-In-Chief
She’s blazing a trail! A graduating University of Virginia School of Law student made history as the first Black Virginia Law Review editor-in-chief, UVA Law reports. Tiffany Mickel was a star student at her Stafford County, Virginia high school where she excelled in both math and science. She carried that passion with her to undergrad, […]
Angel Kristi Williams: From Being Gifted A VHS Camcorder As A Kid To Becoming A Directorial Powerhouse
She was destined to be a filmmaker! It’s safe to say that Angel Kristi Williams found her calling as a filmmaker early in life when her dad gifted her a VHS camcorder at the age of eight. Teaching herself how to use it, Williams recorded everything from birthday parties to dance competitions to talent shows […]
Navy To Commission New Destroyer Named For Marine Corps’ First Black Aviator
He served for nearly four decades. The Navy is commissioning a new destroyer named after the Marine Corps’ first Black aviator, The Post and Courier reports. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. was born March 2, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas. He joined the Navy in 1950 as a seaman apprentice, working as an electronics technician up until […]