Remembering Attorney and Legal Analyst, Midwin Charles, Who Joined The Ancestors At 47
Rest in power! Midwin Charles, the prominent attorney and legal analyst, died Tuesday at 47, her family announced via social media. “It is with a profoundly heavy heart and the deepest sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our beloved Midwin Charles,” her family wrote on Instagram.” She was known to many as a […]
11-Year-Old Wins Coding Competition After Creating His Own Video Game
Taking the gaming world by storm! An 11-year-old just won a coding competition after creating his very own video game, AfroTech reports. Dominic Darby is a Jamaican native who just won the XPRIZE Connect Code3 Games competition. Dominic’s mom, Shelian Darby, said he first began coding at six-years-old after attending a summer program facilitated at […]
Black Business Leaders Join Forces To Fight Restrictive Voting Bills
They are presenting a united front! Black business leaders have joined forces to fight restrictive voting bills, Essence reports. Recently, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that would restrict voting rights, including voting by mail and increasing legislative control around how elections are run. The law is seen as an attempt to disenfranchise voters […]
Tishaura Jones Makes History As First Black Woman To Become Mayor of St. Louis
Another glass ceiling shattered! Tishaura Jones just made history as the first Black woman to become mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, CNN reports. Jones got her start in 2002 when she was appointed as the Democratic committeewoman of Ward 8 in St. Louis. She went on to serve two terms in the Missouri House of […]
Florida Teen Saves Baby’s Life After Learning CPR In School
He’s a hero. A Florida teen saved a baby’s life after learning CPR in school, People reports. Savion Harris is an 11th grader at Crestview High School in Florida. As a part of the school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program, students must receive their CPR certification. The school’s medical classes have a partnership with Florida State […]
11-Year-Old Jacksonville Football Player Becomes The First Girl To Score A Touchdown In Her League
She’s a powerhouse! An 11-year-old Jacksonville football player makes history as the first girl to score a touchdown in her league, Action News Jax reports. Keilani Contreras is a football player, an artist, and a straight-A student. Her inspiration for joining the sport began when she was younger, inspired by her brother. “I was inspired by my […]
Lord Simon Woolley Makes History As The First Black Man Appointed Head of Oxbridge College
Glass ceiling shattered! Lord Simon Woolley is making history as the first Black man appointed head of Oxbridge College, BBC reports. Woolley is a political and equalities activist and the founding director of the campaign group Operation Black Vote (OBV). He is the former Equality and Human Rights Commissioner and was appointed to lead the government’s Race […]
First Black Woman-Owned Cannabis Dispensary On East Coast Opens In Massachusetts
Queen of the greens! The first Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary on the east coast has opened in Massachusetts, The Atlanta Voice reports. Vanessa Jean-Baptiste is the owner of Legal Greens, a new recreational marijuana dispensary located in Brockton, Massachusetts. Jean-Baptiste and her co-owner Mark Bouquet, have been working on the business for three years, looking to diversify an […]
Amanda Gorman Stuns As The First Poet To Be On The Cover Of Vogue Magazine
She’s a cover girl! Amanda Gorman, who stunned the world when she made history as the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration this year, has taken our breath away again. Covering the May issue of Vogue Magazine, she looks stunning draped in an outfit by Black designer Virgil Abloh. Gorman knocked off yet […]
Former UCLA Basketball Player Moses Brown Signs To OKC Thunder After Years Of Being Undrafted
He’s put in the work! Moses Brown just signed a multi-year deal with the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder, living proof that if you keep your “chin up,” great things will happen. A few years ago, the former UCLA player went viral after throwing a bad pass, resulting in a lost possession when his team […]