Liberian Teen Receives Full Scholarship To HBCU After Returning Lost $50,000
He’s being rewarded for his good deed! A Liberian teen has received a full scholarship to attend an HBCU after returning a lost $50,000, Travel Noire reports. In the seventh grade, Emmanuel Tuloe had to drop out of school to help run his family’s motorcycle taxi business in Monrovia, Liberia. Since then, he’s always wanted to return […]
This 9-Year-Old Saved Her Family After Her Parents Passed Out When Carbon Monoxide Filled Their Home
She saved her entire family! A 9-year-old used quick thinking to call 911 as carbon monoxide filled her family’s home, CNN reports. Jayline Barbosa Brandão lives in Brockton, Massachusetts. Recently, the city was hit hard by the nor’easter storm, leaving many without power, including Brandão and her family. Three days after the storm they borrowed a generator […]
Daycare Owner & Mom of 5 Adopts One of Her Students In A Special Holiday-Themed Ceremony
She has a new family for the holidays! A daycare owner and mom of five adopted one of her students in a special holiday-themed ceremony, Good Morning America (GMA) reports. Shyla Sheppard just turned turned eight on October 29th and got a new family for her birthday. After entering the foster care system she met her mom, Angie […]
The First Black Queen Of An Arizona Pageant Is 64-Years-Old And Using Her Platform To Advocate For Elder Care
She’s representing for the seniors! The first Black queen of an Arizona pageant is now using her platform to advocate for elder care, Ebony reports. 64-year-old Patricia Person was browsing the internet when she came across a headline looking for contestants for “Ms. Senior Arizona.” After researching and looking at the pageant’s eligibility requirements, she felt something […]
Black Woman-Owned Bronx Tech School Is Working To Close The Gap In Education To Employment Divide
It’s the only Black woman-led tech training nonprofit in New York! A Black woman-owned Bronx tech school is working to close the gap in the education to employment divide, Ebony reports. Jerelyn Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of The Knowledge House (TKH), a technical institution she started more than seven years ago with the sole goal of […]
11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Is Raising Funds To Bring A Mobile Financial Literacy Bus To His Community
He’s already accomplished so much! An 11-year-old Georgia entrepreneur is raising funds to help bring a mobile financial literacy bus to his community, Black Enterprise reports. With the help of his parents, Caden Harris began his first at just seven years old, releasing his first book just a year later at the age of eight. Over the […]
Statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Will Be The First State-Commissioned Statue Of A Black Woman In The U.S. Capitol
This is long overdue! A statue of educational pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune will make history as the first state-commissioned statue made in the likeness of a Black woman on display in the U.S. Capitol, Essence reports. Bethune was a pioneer in Black education, teaching Black children all over Florida, becoming an advocate and activist for educational and […]
Sculpture of Black Panther Party Founder Huey P. Newton Unveiled in Oakland
The legacy of the party is still alive and well today! Community members in Oakland are still fighting to retell the history of the Black Panther Party for a new generation, AP News reports. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in October 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The two met at […]
Meet The Founders Of Squire, A Barbershop App Valued At $750 Million
They were featured on Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups! Meet the founders of Squire, a barbershop app valued at $750 million, Forbes reports. Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant are both New Yorkers who had a penchant for entrepreneurship. LaRon grew up in an artistic family, his father being an actor and his mother an artist turned personal trainer, […]
In Local & State Elections Across The Country, Black Politicians Are Making Historic Strides
Black Political Power Matters! In state and local elections across the country, Black politicians are making historic strides. While many only focus on getting to the polls during national elections, if history has taught us anything, it’s that change happens quickest and most often on the state and local levels of government. Last night, Americans […]