These Multilingual Siblings Have Created A Virtual Academy To Teach People How To Speak Other Languages
They’re using their knowledge to help others! Young polyglot siblings: 4-year old Emilio, 6-year-old Amora, 8-year-old Rosie, 10-year-old LaLa, 12-year-old Anita, 16-year-old Malachi, 18-year-old Kimoni, 20-year-old Mina, and baby Makalo have created a language learning YouTube channel. The channel, Multilingual Stars Academy, offers fun and exciting content made to help people of all ages learn […]
Oakland Father Pens Books With 7-Year-Old Son Working As The Illustrator
A dynamic duo! An Oakland, CA father is penning books with his 7-year-old son working as the illustrator, BlackNews.com reports. Omar Bala says his son Khalil has been drawing cartoon characters since he was just four years old. The young artist even confided in his grandmother that when he grows up, he wants to be […]
Black-Owned Digital Platform Launched Campaign To Send Tulsa Survivors to Ghana
They made their dream come true! Sibling survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Viola “Mother” Fletcher and Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis were the first to embark on a week-long sponsored visit to Ghana with their grandchildren on Saturday, Paris-based France 24 reports. The program is in partnership with Ghana-based Diaspora Africa Forum and Virginia-based […]
Mattel Honors Medical Heroes With Their Own Barbie Dolls
A worthy honor! Mattel has honored some pandemic heroes with their very own Barbie dolls, Good Morning America (GMA) reports. Toy company Mattel is honoring those who made a lasting impact on their communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by giving them their very own Barbie dolls. The company recently announced new Barbie dolls in honor of Drs. […]
This One-Armed Basketball Prodigy Gets A D1 Offer From An HBCU
He’s beaten the odds! One-armed high school basketball phenom, Hansel Emmanuel Donato Domingez, has finally received his first D1 school offer and it’s from Tennessee State University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University. Domingez hails from the Dominican Republic and lost his arm at six years old. Now, he’s a basketball prodigy who’s been breaking […]
CNN’s Abby Phillip And Her Husband, Marcus Richardson, Have Welcomed Their First Child
She’s a mom now! Abby Phillip has continuously wowed viewers with her poise, intelligence, and the glow of Black excellence that she seems to emanate flawlessly. Her fans were delighted when she announced she was expecting back in March. Today she informed the world that she and her husband welcomed their first daughter, Naomi Angelina […]
Virginia State University Renames Four Buildings On Campus In Honor of Black Women
Onward and upward! Virginia State University (VSU) has renamed four buildings on campus in honor of Black women, AP News reports. Five months ago, the Historically Black University took down the original names of four buildings named for white men with ties to the Jim Crow era and/or the confederacy. After a committee voted on replacement names, […]
These London Twins Aced Their High School Exams, And Got Accepted To Oxford and Cambridge Universities
Their hard work has paid off! A pair of east London twins have received exemplary grades, getting accepted to Oxford and Cambridge universities, the BBC reports. Emmanuel and Ebenezer Boakye are students at Mossbourne Community Academy in London’s borough of Hackney. Before graduation, the twins received top grades and honors, both getting a combined six A*s and […]
Texas Woman Wins International Campaign Paying $10K A Month To Learn About Wine
This is the life! A Texas woman won an international campaign paying $10k a month to learn about wine, The Grio reports. Lindsay Perry was one of 7,000 applicants across the globe who applied to Murphy-Goode Winery’s “A Really Goode Job” campaign search. The job offered unbelievable perks for anyone wanting to learn about wine, including earning […]
Lawyer, Tiffany Wright, Named One of Nation’s Best Advocates Under 40
She’s fighting for the people! Lawyer Tiffany Wright was named one of the nation’s best advocates under 40 by the National Bar Association (NBA), Orrick reports. Wright is an appellate lawyer who took an interest in law at a young age after the tragic murder of her father when she was just 7-years-old. “I was devastated, afraid, […]