This Black Woman With More Than 200 Descendants Is Celebrating Her 116th Birthday As The Oldest Living American
What a blessing! The oldest living American with over 200 descendants just celebrated her 116th birthday, Blavity reports. Ms. Hester Ford is a South Carolina native who was born in 1904, making this her 116th year on earth. Ford was raised on a farm and picked cotton as a young girl, marrying her husband John […]
This Black Couple Made History With Their $50 Million Venture Fund For Marginalized Communities
In 2018, Black Tech Week came to Miami and changed the fate of now husband and wife venture capitalists, Candace Matthews Brackeen and Brian Brackeen. The entrepreneurs found love and a future business partner all in one. After a whirlwind romance that blossomed into an engagement six weeks later, they’ve been shaking the room ever […]
Social Media Giant Pinterest Appoints First Black Board Member
Taking up space at the tech table! Social media giant Pinterest just announced the appointment of their first Black board member, Techcrunch reports. Andrea Wishom, president of real estate company Skywalker Holdings and former Harpo Studios executive, has been named to the board of Pinterest, becoming the first African-American and third woman to become a board member. Wishom comes in during the midst of […]
Meet The Chicago Couple Bringing Frozen West African Meals To Whole Foods
This is a good place to start! A Chicago couple is bringing West African meals to your local Whole Foods, Black Enterprise reports. Perteet and Fred Spencer are the owners of AYO Foods, a company specializing in West African Cuisine. Now the couple is taking their brand to the next level, brokering a deal with Whole Foods to bring frozen […]
Alabama Couple Creates ‘Pay What You Can’ Soul Food Restaurant
Now, this is love! An Alabama couple opened a soul food restaurant run solely by donations, encouraging customers to just “pay what they can,” Good News Network reports. Drexell & Honeybee’s is a restaurant in downtown Brewton, Alabama, a small town near the Florida border. They serve the usual Southern dishes – fried chicken, cornbread, cobbler, and collard […]
Meet Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark The First Black Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
Congratulations are in order! The United States Air Force Academy confirmed its first Black superintendent, WTVR reports. Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark was named the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, making history the first African-American to hold the title. The Richmond, Virginia native graduated from the Academy in 1986, working in various Air Force Command […]
Meet The Black Candidates Who Made History in Florida Primaries
The changing of the guard! In Florida’s first election since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Black candidates have made historic wins. Competing against crowded ballots and voting concerns, these officials still managed to come out on top. Harold Fernandez Pryor The young former prosecutor who led the Broward County Black bar association won the Democratic nomination […]
Donna McDermott Just Became The First Black Woman Mayor In The State Of Tennessee
Another historic feat! Earlier this week Donna McDermott made history when she became the mayor of Charleston, Tennessee, making her the state’s first Black woman mayor, according to The Cleveland Banner. McDermott will replace the late Walter Goode, Mayor of Charleston, who passed away last month after serving 28 years as mayor. She was voted in […]
This Couple Just Purchased A 53-Acre Ranch For Their Family And Future Generations
Yes to generational wealth! Rachel Rodgers, a business coach, and her husband purchased a 53-acre ranch this week joining a growing list of Black homeowners. According to a Zillow, the online real estate marketplace, Black homeownership is showing signs of improvement, jumping 2.4 percentage points over the second half of 2019. And at the end […]
Orange County, California Declares August 24th As ‘Kobe Bryant Day’
He deserves all the roses! Orange County officials just voted in favor of making August 24th “Kobe Bryant Day,” Blavity reports. The NBA icon passed away this past January, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a tragic helicopter crash. The world mourned a legend, and millions came out to pay their final respects. Now, Orange […]