DC-Native Makes History As The First Black Woman To Own A Tequila Brand By Herself
Drinks on her! A DC-native makes history as the first Black woman to solely own a tequila brand, NBC Washington reports. Tiffany Hainesworth is the sole owner of T-Capri Tequila. She was a federal government employee for nearly 30 years before an accident changed her life. “I was in a car accident, and, you know, things were bad for […]
Meet Some Of DC’s Top Nurses Finding Joy During The Crisis
Not all heroes wear capes! It’s been almost a year since the country and the world were thrown into chaos, upending our everyday lives. The economy, infrastructure, and especially the medical industry have taken a beating, yet the essential workers have been a saving grace. One group of everyday heroes has been nurses, who have […]
Tennis Icon, Serena Williams, Wins Quarterfinal in Australian Open – Faces Fello Dynamo, Naomi Osaka In Semifinals
A Black Girl Magic Match! Tuesday at the 2021 Australian Open, the goat, Serena Williams, advanced to the semifinals after a straight-set victory (6-3, 6-3) over the second-seeded Simona Halep. Williams is the Grand Slam tournament’s No. 10 seed and seeks her history-making 24th singles title. Williams last won the 2017 Australian Open while she was […]
Meet Delegate Stacey Plaskett, The Black Woman Impeachment Manager Who Led With Receipts
She didn’t come to play around! Meet Delegate Stacey Plaskett, the Black woman impeachment manager who lead the charge with receipts. You may have never heard the name Stacey Plaskett, but after last week, you won’t forget it. According to The New York Times, Plaskett is a Brooklyn native whose parents are from The Virgin Islands. […]
Meet Dr. Michael Obeng, The Harvard Medical School Grad Who Saved ‘Gorilla Glue Girl’ Tessica Brown
He’s heaven sent! Meet Dr. Michael Obeng, the Ghanaian Harvard Medical School graduate who saved “Gorilla Glue girl” Tessica Brown, The New York Post reports. Obeng first rose to prominence as a co-star on the hit E! TV reality series “Second Wives Club,” with his wife Veronika. The Ghana native is a Harvard Medical School […]
Remembering Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel
All hail the Queen! Mahala Jackson was born October 26, 1911, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Charity Clark and Johnny Jackson, Biography.com reports. She started her career at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, where she began singing at just 4-years-old, changing the spelling of her name to “Mahalia” once she began performing professionally. Jackson was influenced by […]
A Homage To Legendary Human Rights Activist Ella Baker
A giant in the civil rights movement. Ella Jo Baker was born December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia, the granddaughter of slaves, the “Ella Baker Center for Human Rights” reports. Baker grew up in North Carolina, learning of her grandmother’s life in slavery, and the institution’s injustice, using that as fuel to hone her purpose […]
10 Quotes From Civil Rights Organizer Bayard Rustin That Will Inspire You To Act
An exemplary human! Bayard Taylor Rustin was born March 17, 1912, in West Chester, PA, PBS reports. He was a pretty normal child, writing, singing in the choir, playing football, and crediting his Quaker values of equality to his grandparents. An openly gay Black man, Rustin never allowed the words and actions of his detractors to stop […]
California Principal Performs For Students on Zoom In Lovable Viral Video
Now, this is how you keep students engaged! A California principal performed for his students via Zoom in a new lovable viral video, Blavity reports. Kenneth Deshone Farr II is the principal at St. David School in Richmond, California, the same school he happened to attend as a child. With the ongoing school closures and the reliance on virtual learning, Farr, […]
Youngest Woman Trader On New York Stock Exchange Set To Get Her Own Show
She’s going public! The youngest woman trader on the New York Stock Exchange is set to launch her show, Blavity reports. Lauren Simmons had plans of pursuing a career in medicine in 2016 when she moved to New York after graduating from college. It was there that she realized her love for math, shifting her focus to […]