Learn The Black National Anthem – ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing’
Raise your voice! As we celebrate Black history month we have to pay homage to our “Black National Anthem” – Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing. Written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1899, this iconic song has uplifted our people for generations. Kirk […]
Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
They’re champions for people and peace! The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, Blavity reports. The initiative was started in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi following the murder of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his assailant. Since then, the founders have expanded their imprint. They’ve risen […]
Meet Judy Smith The First Black Woman To Lead A White House Press Briefing
Black girl magic, no scandal! Meet Judy Smith, the real life “Olivia Pope” and the first Black woman to lead a White House press briefing. Recently, the Biden-Harris team unveiled the most diverse administration in history, featuring an all-woman White House communications staff, several of them being women of color. While it is a historical moment […]
Netflix Inks Exclusive Deal With Kevin Hart & ‘HartBeat Productions’
He’s on fire!! Netflix has inked an exclusive deal with Kevin Hart and HartBeat Productions, Deadline reports. Comedic giant Kevin Hart and his HartBeat Productions has cemented a new Netflix deal, making the streaming giant his new long-term home. Hart’s most recent comedy special, Zero F*cks Given, was the No.1 Netflix comedy special of 2020, […]
Issa Rae Set To Teach New MasterClass For Creatives
Renew your subscriptions now! Issa Rae set to teach a new MasterClass for creatives, PR Newswire reports. MasterClass, the digital platform offering one on one courses from some of the world’s greatest minds, announced a new class from entertainment mogul Issa Rae on creating outside the lines. Rae launched her career in 2011 with the […]
Stacey Abrams Receives Well Deserved Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
She’s deserves this and more! Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist, politician, and political powerhouse has been nominated for this Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker, according to Reuters. Abrams and her organization Fair Fight Action along with a slew of community organizers worked tirelessly to increase Black voter turnout in Georgia during this past […]
10-Year-Old Earns Big After Selling GameStop Stock He Received For Kwanzaa
Cooperative economics at its finest! A 10-year-old just cashed in on the GameStop stocks gifted to him two years ago for Kwanzaa, My San Antonio reports. Jaydyn Carr is the happiest little investor right now. Two years ago, his mom Nina gifted him 10 GameStop shares for $6 each in celebration of Kwanzaa. She printed off a […]
Roye Okupe’s African Superhero Universe Picked Up By Dark Horse Comics
More of this! Dark Horse Comics has recently picked up Roye Okupe’s African superhero universe, The Washington Post reports. Okupe is a Lagos, Nigeria native who came to the United States at age 17. As a child, Okupe was always fascinated by superheroes like “Transformers” and “X-Men,” arriving in the U.S. just as the first “Spider-Man” movie […]
Nigerian EdTech Startup ‘uLesson’ Secures $7.5 Million In Series A Funding
A seat at the tech table! Nigerian edtech startup uLesson just secured $7.5 million in Series A funding, TechCrunch reports. Sim Shagaya is the owner of uLesson, an edtech company based in Nigeria focusing on selling digital curriculum to students through SD cards. The product launched just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic, benefitting from the sudden shift across Africa to […]
American Treasure, Cicely Tyson, Has Joined The Ancestors
An icon has joined the ancestors. Cicely Tyson, the Emmy- and Tony-award winning actress who broke down racial barriers in television, theatre, and film, has died at the age of 96-years-old. Tyson was born in East Harlem on Dec. 19, 1924, the second youngest of three children of William and Theodosia Tyson, immigrants from the Caribbean […]