This Nashville Mom Is Helping Single Parents By Braiding Kids’ Hair For Free To Get Them Ready For School
She’s raising funds to keep paying it forward! A Nashville woman is helping out single parents by braiding their kids’ hair free of charge, Blavity reports. Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to need a helping hand. At one point, she was going through a tough time following a move. She didn’t have access to her children’s […]
Myles Rowe Makes History As The First Black Driver To Win The USF2000 Championship for Force Indy
He did it on the centennial birthday of NASCAR Hall of Famer Wendell Scott! Myles Rowe is a New York native who drives for Force Indy, a newly formed team created last year as a part of IndyCar’s Race for Equality and Change to bring more Black people to racing, NBC Sports reports. Principal Rod Reid leads the […]
Popular 1999 Film ‘The Wood’ Set To Be Adapted To Television Series for Showtime
This is going to be good! The popular 1999 film The Wood is set to be adapted into a television series for Showtime, The Grio reports. The Wood, a 1999 film that tells the coming-of-age story around three young Black men growing up in Inglewood, California is getting a reboot, being turned into a television […]
New HBCU Themed High School Named For Billionaire Robert F. Smith Just Opened In Denver
The curriculum is designed to inspire students to attend HBCUs. A new HBCU themed high school named after billionaire Robert F. Smith just opened in Denver, Vibe reports. Robert F. Smith is a chemical engineer and billionaire investor thrust into the spotlight after he announced his commitment to covering the student loans and debt for the 2019 graduating […]
Black-Owned Atlanta Ranch Is Using Horseback Riding As A Form of Therapy
This is extremely necessary! A Black-owned Atlanta ranch is using horseback riding as a form of therapy, Travel Noire reports. Darryl Fletcher is the owner of SOOFA ranch, an acronym for Stretch Out On Faith Again. For more than two decades, he dreamed of having a farm that he could use to help young people and create a […]
This 10-Year-Old Texas Boy Is On A Mission To Feed And Educate Others With His Race To Kindness Campaign
He’s sparking a movement! A 10-year-old Texas boy is on a mission to spread kindness through his charitable endeavors, Yahoo! Life reports. Orion Jean first began his mission last year when his elementary school Teacher suggested the then 9-year-old enter the National Kindness Speech Contest. “I decided that I was just going to give it a shot […]
16-Year-Old Sophia Gorriaran Made History As Youngest Runner At The 2020 Olympic Trials
She held her own against the vets! 16-year-old Sophia Gorriaran made history as the youngest runner at the Olympic Track and Field Trials, Blavity reports. Gorriaran is a Rhode Island native who began running when she was just 3 or 4 years old. Her siblings formerly ran for track and field club Providence Cobras in Rhode Island. […]
Meet The Founder Of A Swim Program Fighting Racist Stereotypes By Teaching Black People How To Swim
She’s dismantling false beliefs about what Black people can do! Paulana Lamonier is the founder of Black People Will Swim. The organization was created last March to end the stereotype that Black people can’t swim. Lamonier, an avid swimmer, had swimming as a part of her life for years. Her love of swimming started when […]
Memphis Woman Creates MedTech Company To Help Low-Income & Elderly Patients
Each one, reach one! A Memphis woman created a MedTech company to help low-income and elderly patients, Essence reports. Erica Plybeah is the founder of MedHaul, a Memphis-based med tech company that provides personalized non-emergency transportation to and from medical appointments. Plybeah first got the idea after watching her grandmother’s challenges. A Type 2 Diabetic […]
Sen. Brian Benjamin Set To Make History As The Second Black Man To Become Lt. Gov of NY
She formally announced his new role later this week! Senator Brian Benjamin is set to make history as the second Black man to become lieutenant governor of New York, The Root reports. Benjamin holds degrees from Brown University and Harvard. He started working at Morgan Stanley before becoming a managing partner at Genesis Companies, a real estate […]