5-Year-Old Virginia Boy’s Beats Go Viral, Catching The Attention of Millions On TikTok
He’s a music mogul in the making! A 5-year-old Portsmouth, Virginia boy’s beats went viral, catching the attention of millions on TikTok, 10 Wavy news reports. 5-year-old Kingsley Rosario is getting into his passions early, using his iPad and drumset to make music. He’s inspired by artists like Bruno Mars and Pharrell Williams, another Virginia native, even […]
Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Set To Be Inducted Into U.S. National Women’s Hall of Fame
She deserves this! Forever First Lady Michelle Obama is being inducted into the U.S. National Women’s Hall of Fame, The Hill reports. The organization released a statement announcing the induction, noting Obama’s influence as the first Black First Lady and her tireless advocacy for women and girls. During her two terms in the White House, Obama established […]
94-Year-Old South Carolina Crossing Guard Has Been Keeping Students Safe For 25 Years
She’s not slowing down anytime soon! A 94-year-old South Carolina crossing guard has kept students safe for 25 years, ABC News 4 reports. Ms. Estella Williams is a resident of Anderson, South Carolina, and happens to be the oldest crossing guard in the state and one of the oldest in the entire country. It all started more than two […]
Stephen A. Smith Creating Docuseries Highlighting HBCUs with OWN’s ‘Black Love’ Director Codie Elaine Oliver
This feels like homecoming season! Smith is creating a docuseries highlighting HBCUs with OWN’s Black Love director, Codie Elaine Oliver, Deadline reports. ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith’s Mr. SAS Productions has partnered with Oliver’s Confluential Films (OWN’s Black Love), alongside Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owen’s Propagate (Hulu’s Hillary) to create a new documentary series shining a light on the history and importance of Historically […]
Celebrating The Life Of Harriet Tubman: A Spy, Abolitionist, And Suffragist On Harriet Tubman Day
Celebrating Black Moses! It’s been 109 years since Harriet Tubman joined the ancestors on March 10, 1913, in her home in Auburn, New York. Since 1990, we have celebrated Harriet Tubman Day across the United States to acknowledge her bravery amongst the horrors of slavery and the Civil War. Tubman was born into slavery in […]
Beach In L.A. County Worth Up To $72 Million To Go Back To Descendants Of First Black Owners
They deserve this! A once Black-owned beach and resort in Los Angeles County, which was wrongfully stripped from its original owners almost a century ago will be returned to the family of the rightful owners. California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 796 into law Thursday, which has authorized the return of Bruce’s Beach to […]
Claressa Shields Makes History As First Boxer To Ever Become A Two-Division Undisputed World Champ
Who runs the world? Girls! Claressa Shields just made history as the first boxer to become a two-division undisputed world champ, The Root reports. Claressa Shields is a nine-time world champion who is trailblazing a path for women athletes everywhere. According to The Glow Up, she got started at just 11-years-old, building an impressive amateur […]
NASA Names Mars’ Perseverance Rover Landing Site After Iconic Black Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler
Afrofuturism lives! NASA just named the Mars’ Perseverance rover landing site after Octavia E. Butler, Essence reports. The 2020 Mars Perseverance mission is an extension of NASA’s “Moon to Mars” exploration initiative, which includes Artemis explorations to the Moon in preparation for human exploration of Mars. For more than three decades, there have been missions centered around […]
NBA Superstar Russell Westbrook And Wife, Nina Earl, Are Opening An Academy In South L.A. For Underserved Youth
This is amazing! NBA superstar Russell Westbrook is set to open an academy in Los Angeles for middle and high school students, The Grio reports. The “Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy” is a collaborative effort between Westbrook and the L.A. Promise Fund, “a unique hybrid [organization], operating programs in partnership with [the] Los Angeles Unified […]
Philadelphia Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Announces 2022 Run For Senate
A new day has dawned! Philadelphia state representative Malcolm Kenyatta recently announced a 2022 run for Senate, Blavity reports. The 30-year-old made history back in 2018 as one of the youngest state reps and the state’s second openly gay person to ever serve in that capacity. If elected to the Senate, he’d be the first openly gay […]