Remembering Beloved Atlanta News Anchor, Jovita Moore
She will be deeply missed. Beloved Atlanta news anchor, Jovita Moore, has joined the ancestors, People.com reports. Moore was born and raised in New York City, earning a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia University before working at stations in Memphis and Arkansas. In 1998, she began her career at WSB-TV, making Atlanta her second home […]
Icons Regina King & Missy Elliott Are Being Honored On Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame
They are both so deserving! Icons Regina King and Missy Elliott are both honored on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, Essence reports. On Thursday veteran actress Regina King cemented herself on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Los Angeles native started at just 14 years old, playing an iconic role on the hit ‘80s sitcom 227. She continued portraying […]
New Initiative From Chicago-Based Nature Conservancy Is Highlighting Little Known River’s Role In Underground Railroad
A slice of history is in Chicago’s backyard! A new initiative from a Chicago-based nature conservancy highlights a little-known river’s role in the Underground Railroad, BBC Travel reports. Openlands is a Chicago-based nature conservancy that recently launched an initiative, the “African American Heritage Water Trail,” to highlight the role Chicago’s Little Calumet River played in the Underground Railroad. Openlands aquatic […]
UMass Amherst Renames Fine Arts Building And Concert Hall In Honor Of First Black Chancellor And A Beloved Music Educator
The school is giving honor where honor is due! The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst renamed its Fine Arts building and concert hall in honor of the school’s first Black chancellor and a beloved music educator, UMass reports. The university hosted a renaming ceremony for the Fine Arts Center building and its main concert hall. The building will now […]
Michelle Obama Set To Star in The Final Season Of ‘black-ish’
The show is ending with a bang! Michelle Obama is set to star in the final season of “black-ish,” NewsOne reports. Kenya Barris’ award-winning sitcom “Black-ish” is finally coming to a close. Barris took to Instagram to confirm that Season 8 would be the last this past May. “In this day and age, it is rare to […]
Author & Filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga Is The First Black Woman To Receive German Peace Prize
She’s the first in its 70+ year history! Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga made history as the first Black woman to receive the German Peace Prize, Open Country Mag reports. Dangarembga is the author of several novels, including Nervous Conditions (1988), The Book of Not (2006), and the third installation in her Zimbabwe Trilogy, This Mournable Body (2018). She also has more […]
These Newborns Halloween Costumes Are The Cutest
The cutest little cosplayers! We’re getting ready for the superheroes, magicians, and goblins to take to the streets. The smallest trick-or-treaters have joined the fray. Since these newborns aren’t yet ready for candy, their hospitals have provided them the costumes to celebrate. Below are the cutest cosplayers this Blacktober. This mini Olaf is […]
This Afro-Brazilian Family Is Planning To Travel Across America To Hawaii in A ‘76 Volkswagen Bus
They’re setting a legacy of infinite possibilities for their children! An Afro-Brazilian family is embracing a nomadic lifestyle and planning to travel across America to Hawaii in a 1976 Volkswagen bus, Travel Noire reports. Thaisa Barros, husband Fellipe Barros and their children Imolé and José have been on the road since 2017, traveling through Southeast […]
Chesapeake, VA Renames Park In Honor Of First Black Woman Juvenile Court Judge
The retired judge is honored! Chesapeake, Virginia, just renamed a local park in honor of the first Black woman Juvenile Court judge in the city, 10 Wavy News reports. This week, the Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously to rename Courtyard Square Park at the municipal center in honor of Judge Eileen Olds, the first Black woman judge […]
This Man Was Surprised With A $1M Donation For His Nonprofit Uplifting People With Disabilities
He’s turning tragedy into triumph! A Missouri man received a $1 million donation for a nonprofit he founded after being shot and paralyzed, Black Enterprise reports. Wesley Hamilton was shot twice in the abdomen and paralyzed in 2010. The spinal cord injury altered his life dramatically and he became severely depressed, even contemplating suicide at one point. It […]