Photographer Creates Special Photoshoot for Young Black Model With Disability
They turned her wheelchair into a throne! Autumn Foster is a teen model with spina bifida who often advocates for differently abled youth. Her mom shares Autumn’s story of being paralyzed from the waist down and her love for adaptive sports, including cheer, dance, rock climbing, and horse riding. An accomplished model, she has limited […]
24 Year Old Gamecocks Alum Uses NIL Money to Open Father’s Barbershop in Charlotte
He’s fulfilling his father’s dream! B.J. Mack recently wrapped up his final year as a South Carolina Gamecocks. While now pursuing his master’s degree in sports business management, Mack is putting his NIL earnings to good use, the 24-year-old using the money to help his father open a barbershop, WYFF 4 News reports. “So he […]
Allyson Felix Teams Up With Pampers to Create First-Ever Nursery for Athlete Moms at Paris Olympics
She’s doubling down on her commitment! Allyson Felix is the most decorated woman track and field Olympian ever, boasting 11 Olympic medals, including seven gold, the most ever by any female track and field athlete. Retiring from the sport in 2022, Felix had become a staunch advocate for women’s rights and maternal health towards the […]
Dawn Staley Honored With 2024 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYS
She took her moment to advocate for others! Dawn Staley is a force to be reckoned with, a former WNBA star and world renowned coach who made history as the highest paid Black woman coach in women’s basketball. Still, she finds time to do more on and off the court, recently honored for her work […]
Legendary Fashion Model Bethann Hardison Shares Her 7 Tips for Aging Gracefully
She hasn’t missed a beat! Bethann Hardison is a pioneering fashion model who broke barriers in the 1960s as one of few Black runway models to reach the highest heights of the industry. Eventually, she opened her own agency, paying it forward to others and writing her own rules as a model, activist, actress and […]
Barack Obama Recreates Hilarious Key & Peele Skit With Team USA
He’s got jokes! Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key made a name for themselves with their hit comedy series Key & Peele. Running for five seasons on Comedy Central, the show featured hilarious sketch comedy moments, the most memorable of these being a recreation of President Barack Obama’s Team USA meet-up while in office, Complex reports. […]
Serena Williams Shares Never Before Heard Stories in New ESPN+ Documentary
She’s getting candid about her legendary career! ESPN has just released a new eight-part television documentary series titled “In the Arena: Serena Williams.” The series delves into the tennis phenom’s illustrious career and life after retirement. Williams shares behind-the-scenes commentary from some of her most iconic moments as well as personal anecdotes that some of […]
Eddie Murphy Shares the Creative Tricks Behind His Most Beloved Characters
A once-in-a-lifetime kind of talent! Eddie Murphy recently sat down with Netflix to talk about his new movie “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.” Murphy reprises his Axel Foley character, paying homage to the 1984 original with a new storyline that follows the witty cop on a journey with a new partner after his daughter’s life […]
Eritrean Cyclist Biniam Girmay Makes History as First Black Rider to Win a Tour de France Stage
He dedicated his win to all of us! Biniam Girmay is a 24-year-old bicyclist from Eritrea, NBC News reports. No stranger to history-making, Girmay was thrust into the spotlight two years ago after becoming the first Black rider to win in a Grand Tour, the term for the three major three-week races: the Giro, the […]
Meet Dr. Nancy, the First Black Woman to Graduate From Neurosurgery Program at Johns Hopkins
There’s a doctor in the house! This past June, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah took to social media to announce that after 12 years of schooling, she had finally become a neurosurgery doctor. Sharing a post of her surrounded by family, many congratulated her on a job well done. But it turns out that Dr. Nancy’s graduation was […]