22-Year-Old MLB Rookie Hits A Home Run On The First Game Of His Career As His Family Cheers On
He’s off to a great start! A 22-year-old MLB rookie hit a home on the first game of his career as his family cheered from the stands, Blavity reports. Akil Baddoo just played the first game of his rookie season with the Detroit Tigers. Baddoo was the third pick overall of the 2020 winter draft, never having played […]
Memphis Educator Greets More Than 200 Students With A Personalized Handshake Daily
This guy is doing the work! A Memphis educator greets more than 200 students daily, each with a personalized handshake. After nearly a year of virtual learning, students in Memphis are finally returning to school. And while many children have a lot to look forward to, getting out of the home and seeing their friends […]
Jennifer McClellan Is Campaigning To Become The First Black Woman Governor In The United States
This is major! Jennifer McClellan is campaigning to become the first Black woman governor in the United States, NewsOne reports. The daughter of educators and mother of two is in the race to become the next governor of Virginia. McClellan now joins an elite group of Black women running for office who are working to […]
These Two Coaches Make History As The First Black Women To Lead Teams To NCAA Women’s Final Four Simultaneously
She shoots, she scores! Two Black women coaches are making history, leading their teams to the NCAA Women’s Final Four tournament for the first time, People reports. South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley and Arizona Wildcats head coach Adia Barnes have secured their teams’ spots to compete for the championship. This is Staley’s third time and Barnes’s […]
Brooklyn Block Renamed In Honor of Yusuf Hawkins 32 Years After His Death
May his spirit rest in peace. A Brooklyn block was just renamed in honor of Yusuf Hawkins, 32 years after his death, Blavity reports. In 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins joined a friend to travel to nearby Bensonhurst to go look at a potential car his friend wanted to buy. When the two teens arrived, they […]
This Marine Corps Master Sergeant Gave His Son An Emotional First Salute In This Heartwarming Viral Video
Father and son in arms! Being promoted in the military is a time of honor, but this particular ceremony was memorable for Master Sergeant Michael Fisher. The Marine Corps Junior ROTC program instructor presented his son, 2nd Lt. Michael Triston Fisher, with his first salute as he became a Second Lieutenant in the Marines. The […]
Master P And His Son, Romeo, Open A New Supermarket In New Orleans Senior Living Facility
They’re modern-day Robin Hoods! Percy “Master P” Miller opened a new supermarket in a New Orleans senior living facility, Blavity reports. Guste Grocery is a partnership between Miller, his son Romeo, and Rouses Markets. The new supermarket is set up in the Guste Homes Senior Facility, a public housing complex in New Orleans that houses over 400 elderly, disabled, and […]
D.C. Appeals Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Is A Strong Contender For Future Supreme Court Seat
She just may shake the room! D.C. Appeals Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is a strong contender for a future Supreme Court justice seat, NPR reports. Jackson is no stranger to the courtroom. Both of her parents were public school teachers before her father became a lawyer and her mom became a principal. Their example […]
Arizona Educator Chosen To Join Billionaire’s SpaceX Private Flight
She’s reaching for the stars! An Arizona educator was just chosen to join a billionaire’s SpaceX private flight, AZCentral reports. Sian Proctor is a geologist who has always dreamed of going to space. She applied multiple times to NASA’s astronaut corps although she took part in a simulated Mars missions in Hawaii. The Guam native’s father is […]
Natalia Bryant and Storm Reid Share Emotional Responses To Being Accepted Into USC
They are bringing Black girl magic to USC! Natalia Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, and movie star Storm Reid have been accepted to the University of Southern California, according to their social media. Vanessa Bryant posted a video of the 18-year-old model excitedly shouting, “I got in,” while wearing a USC sweatshirt. The proud mother […]