15-Year-Old Makes $10,000 Selling Digital Art As NFTs
She’s investing for the future! A 15-year-old made $10,000 selling her digital art as NFTs, The Advocate reports. Mya Parker first got interested in investments a couple of years ago when her grandfather took her to buy gold and gifted her stocks as a reward for getting good grades. Since then, Candace Temple, Mya’s mother, said […]
Dr. Bobbi Peterson: The First Black Woman To Design An Electric Toothbrush
HU stand up! Dr. Bobbi Peterson has added her name to the history books as the first Black woman to design an electric toothbrush, Black Enterprise reports. Peterson is a Newark, New Jersey native and a second-generation HBCU-educated dentist, following in her father’s footsteps of attending Howard University. The youngest of seven, Peterson says she was […]
Hampton University Partners With Delta To Become The Airline’s First HBCU Propel College
They’re actively building the future! Hampton University recently partnered with Delta Air Lines, becoming its first HBCU Propel College, Delta reports. Hampton’s Department of Aviation in the School of Engineering & Technology was created in 1985, one of only 40 programs accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI). The Department of Aviation focuses on […]
Surgeon’s Viral Tweet About Seeing Former Transplant Patient Pulls On All The Heartstrings
Somebody is cutting onions! A surgeon’s viral tweet about seeing her former transplant patient pulls on all the heartstrings, Newsweek reports. Dr. Dinee Simpson was a surgical resident at Harvard Medical School for nine years, training in general surgery Brigham and Women’s Hospital (the teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School) before undergoing a two-year training program specifically for […]
Rodney Priestley, Princeton’s First Vice Dean For Innovation, Named New Dean Of Graduate School
He’s been with the school for over a decade! Princeton University has named its first vice dean of innovation, Rodney Priestley, as the new dean of its Graduate School, Princeton.edu reports. Priestley holds a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Texas Tech and a doctorate from Northwestern, joining Princeton’s faculty as an assistant professor in 2009. Since […]
First Black Woman Commercial Airline Captain Now Helping Create Pathways For Future Black Women Aviators
She’s ensuring more young Black girls have access to the aviation industry! The first Black woman commercial airline captain is now helping create pathways for future Black women aviators, CBS Denver 4 reports. This November, M’Lis Ward will celebrate her 30th anniversary with United Airlines, previously serving in the National Guard and the military. Looking back on her journey […]
Georgia Teen Gets Accepted Into Almost 50 Colleges, Receives More Than $1 Million In Scholarship Offers
She always knew her hard work would pay off! A Georgia teen got accepted into almost 50 colleges and received more than $1 million in scholarship offers, WSB-TV Atlanta reports. Makenzie Thompson is a senior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. There she is an honors student who is involved in a number of […]
A New Competition Series Hosted By Teen CEO of Mr. Cory’s Cookies Is In The Works
His story is made for TV! A new competition series hosted by a teen cookie baker is in the works, Deadline reports. Cory Nieves is a baker and the founder of Mr. Cory’s Cookies, a company he started in 2010 when he was only 6 years old. Motivated by wanting to buy a car instead […]
Remembering Johnny Grier, The NFL’s First Black Referee
He was a pioneering figure in sports! Johnny Grier, the NFL’s first Black referee, has passed away at the age of 74, The Washington Post reports. Grier was born April 16, 1947, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of a construction worker and a homemaker. His family later moved to Washington, D.C. where Grier got […]
Stephen Ball Makes History As First Black Male Dean Of Students At Harvard Law School
He’s the first Black man to hold the title in the school’s 200 plus year history! A Detroit native is making history as the first Black male dean of students at Harvard Law School, C and G Newspapers reports. Stephen Ball is a Metro Detroit native who grew up in the city’s Southfield region. The […]