Victoria Coleman Is Napa’s First Black Woman Winemaker
She is opening up doors for other Black women! Meet Victoria Coleman, the first and only Black woman winemaker in Napa Valley, CBS SF BayArea reports. Coleman got her start working in the vineyards of Atlas Peak as a viticulture student at the University of California, Davis. There she met veteran Mario Bazan, who would […]
Here’s A First Look At Regina King As Shirley Chisholm
The resemblance is striking! First look photos of Regina King as Shirley Chisholm have been released. This past December, we reported that production on the new “Shirley” film, starring Regina King as the first Black congresswoman, was underway. The new movie centers around Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign where she made history as the first Black […]
He Got Accepted Into All 8 Ivies, Now He’s Enrolled In Both Medical And Law School
He’s becoming a doctor and lawyer at the same time! A North Carolina Ivy League phenom is now enrolled in both medical and law school, WBTV reports. Victor Agbafe was thrust into the spotlight in 2015 when the straight A student and basketball player at Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina announced that he got accepted into all eight Ivy […]
Oprah Winfrey Named PEN/Faulkner’s 2022 Literary Champion
She has been a champion for authors all over the world! Oprah Winfrey is set to receive an honorary PEN/Faulkner award, ABC News reports. Media mogul Oprah Winfrey founded her book club in 1996 with the goal of creating community and necessary conversations while supporting authors across the globe. Over the course of three decades, […]
Ida B. Wells’ Great-Granddaughter Speaks At White House Signing of Landmark Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
Activists have been attempting to pass this legislation for more than a century! Ida B. Wells’ great-granddaughter attended the White House signing of the landmark Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, CNN reports. In 1898, civil rights activist, pioneering journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells-Barnett traveled to the White House “to make a case for the anti-lynching law.” Since then, there […]
She’s The First Woman Pediatric Neurosurgeon In Ireland
She hopes to one day mentor other women! A brain surgeon is making history as the first woman pediatric neurosurgeon in Ireland, The Irish Times reports. Tafadzwa Mandiwanza grew up in Zimbabwe always dreaming of becoming a doctor. Her mother was a nurse and she said she remembers her parents telling her stories of her […]
John Legend Set To Receive Recording Academy’s First Global Impact Award
It’s the very first award! John Legend is set to receive the inaugural Global Impact Award, courtesy of the Black Music Collective during GRAMMY week, The Recording Academy reports. The Recording Academy just announced that John Legend will be the very first recipient of the Global Impact Award presented during the Recording Academy Honors this […]
Deborah Cox Set To Make History As First Black Woman To Be Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
She’s supposed to be there! Deborah Cox is set to make history as the first Black woman to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Vibe reports. Cox is an accomplished artist with a career spanning nearly three decades. She has had six Top 20 Billboard R&B singles and 13 No.1 hits on […]
New Jersey Man Earns His High School Diploma At 101-Years-Old
It’s never too late to fulfill a dream! A New Jersey man earned his high school diploma at 101-years-old, The Washington Post reports. Merrill Pittman Cooper was the only child of a single mother who grew up in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. After he finished the eighth grade at a two room, segregated school in the town, […]
Samuel L. Jackson Receives His First Oscar From Longtime Friend And Peer, Denzel Washington
He’s the highest grossing box office actor of all time! Samuel L. Jackson received his very first Oscar from longtime friend and peer, Denzel Washington, People reports. Samuel L. Jackson is an iconic actor, to say the least. Not only has Jackson starred in more than 150 films over the course of his career, including […]