She Was The First Black Teacher And Principal In Anchorage School District, Now A School Will Bear Her Name
She’s smiling from heaven! The Anchorage School Board recently approved renaming an elementary school in honor of the district’s first Black teacher and principal, Anchorage Daily News reports. Fairview Elementary School will be renamed after Dr. Etheldra Davis, the school will now be named the Dr. Etheldra Davis – Fairview Elementary School. Davis became the first Black […]
Thomas Mundy Peterson, The First Black Man To Vote In U.S., Has A Park Named In His Honor
He’s finally getting his recognition! A New Jersey county park has been named in honor of the first Black man to vote in the United States, My Central Jersey reports. A Middlesex County park located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has been renamed in honor of Thomas Mundy Peterson, a city resident and the first Black man […]
Father Of 5 Receives A Surprise For His Community Work In His Louisiana Neighborhood Following Hurricane Ida
He’s truly selfless! A Louisiana father of five got a huge surprise for his community work after Hurricane Ida, Good Morning America (GMA) reports. Samuel Mamou is a special education teacher and father of five who stepped up to help his neighbors impacted by Hurricane Ida. After the storm ravaged Louisiana this past August, severely damaging his […]
Meet The Rutgers Professor Who Created The Sun-Man Action Figure Picked Up By Mattel
Her son inspired her! Meet the Rutgers professor who created the Sun-Man action figure recently picked up by Mattel, Black Enterprise reports. Yla Eason is an assistant professor of professional practice at Rutgers University and the creator of Sun-Man, a Black superhero character she created in 1985 as a role model for her son. “My son said […]
Class of 2021 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Fellows Announced And Nearly Half Of The Honorees Are Black
Black excellence is thriving! The Class of 2021 MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellows have been announced, and nearly half of the honorees are Black, NPR reports. 2019 was the first year that many began to notice the prevalence of Black trailblazers winning the prestigious award. The MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant,” is a $625,000 no strings attached […]
Meet The Woman Who Single-Handedly Preserved Over 30 Years Of TV History
She could never have imagined the magnitude of her recordings! One woman single-handedly preserved over 30 years of television history; now her recordings are digitized, Atlas Obscura reports. Marion Stokes got her first Betamax magnetic videotape recorder in 1975. A former archivist, Stokes worked as a librarian with the Free Library of Philadelphia for almost 20 years. […]
Creator of Annual ‘Sept. 21’ Earth, Wind & Fire Celebration Videos Has Made His Last One
He’s going out with a bang! The creator of the annual “Sept. 21” Earth, Wind & Fire celebration videos has just made his last one, NPR reports. Demi Adejuyigbe is a comedian and screenwriter who has made videos of himself dancing to the Earth, Wind, and Fire song “September” every year since 2016. It all started with […]
This Father Shaved Off His Locs To Support His Son Who Lost His Hair Due To Chemotherapy
A beautiful show of solidarity! Rayshawn Mims and his son Akheem have a close bond, which has supported them as they’ve navigated Akheem’s battle with cancer. The 7-year old was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in August of this year after his mother, Shannae Mims took him to the hospital for what she thought was a sprained […]
Nearly 30 Years Later, The American Legacy Brand Continues To Fulfill Mission To Preserve Black History For Future Generations
They’re highlighting Black history every day! Nearly 30 years later, the American Legacy brand continues to fulfill the mission to preserve Black history for future generations. Rodney J. Reynolds is the founder of American Legacy, a brand he created in 1995 that started as a magazine in partnership with Forbes, Inc. For 15 years, the magazine was […]
Painter Kerry James Marshall, To Replace Confederate Windows At The Washington National Cathedral
The windows will now be replaced with an honorable depiction of American history. The Washington National Cathedral just named a new artist to replace the former Confederate windows, NBC Connecticut reports. Contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, known for depicting Black life, has designed new stained-glass windows for the National Cathedral. The windows will now be themed with […]