Stephen and Ayesha Curry Family Foundation Announces New STEM Scholarship for Girls
Photo: Getty Images Do you remember Riley Morrison? The precocious 9-year-old girl who wrote a letter to Steph Curry inquiring about why he didn’t include shoes for girls in his Under Armour sneaker line. Curry not only wrote back to the assertive basketball fan, but also collaborated with her to indeed create a purple girls’ […]
Shirley Chisholm, Billie Holiday, and Elizabeth Jennings Graham to be Honored with Statues in New York City
Photo: Michael Appleton With almost 150 public historical statues in New York City, only five are of women – but the She Built NYC initiative is on a mission to change that. Under the program, led by NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, three Black women who left an impact on the city will now […]
Welcome to Marsai Martin’s Production Company, Genius Productions
Photo: Getty Images At 14, ‘Black-ish’ star Marsai Martin is the youngest person to executive produce a studio film and the youngest to sign a first-look production deal at Universal. In the process of making history, Martin also launched her very own production company called Genius Productions. She shared a few photos of her new office […]
This High School Senior Received 39 College Acceptances and $1.6 Million in Scholarship Offers
Photo: 11 Alive Jordan Nixon hasn’t decided on where she’ll go to college yet, but she already has quite a few options to choose from. The Douglas County High School senior was accepted into 39 colleges and universities, plus received over $1.6 million in scholarship offers, reports FOX 5. Receiving her first acceptance from Grambling State University, […]
NFL Player Brandon Copeland is Teaching a ‘Life 101’ Financial Literacy Class at the University of Pennsylvania
Photo: Heather Khalifa Brandon Copeland, a linebacker for the New York Jets, prides himself on being able to save nearly 90% of his earned income. Doing so has helped him to see the value in planning ahead for his retirement, so much so that he has developed a financial literacy seminar at his alma mater […]
Thanks to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, the Case Against 6th Grader Who Didn’t Stand for Pledge of Allegiance Has Been Dismissed
Photo: Getty Images Music mogul Sean “Jay-Z” Carter is constantly using his platform to advocate for justice and civil rights. So when he and his label, Roc Nation, heard about 11-year-old Jabari Talbot getting arrested after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in class, they took action. On February 4, the 6th grader was confronted by […]
Yara Shahidi Now Has Her Own Barbie Doll
Photo: Emilee McGovern Actress and activist Yara Shahidi now has an official Barbie doll in her likeness – and it’s wearing the same “Vote” t-shirt that she wore to her organization Eighteen x 18’s inaugural #WeVoteNext summit. To celebrate International Women’s Day and Barbie’s 60th anniversary, Mattel revealed a new set of role models that represent 18 […]
Black Girl Magic Overload: Essence Releases its Black Women in Hollywood Portraits
Photo: Aaron J. Thornton There’s nothing like coming together to celebrate each other. Essence magazine does it every February when it hosts its annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon to honor and recognize Black women in the entertainment industry. With this year’s theme being “The Power of Our Presence: Art & Activism,” the 2019 honorees included Jenifer Lewis, […]
University of South Florida Elects its First Black Woman Student Body President
View this post on Instagram Swipe to see my campaign drip #BT19 A post shared by Britney Abigail Deas (@britney_deas) on Feb 28, 2019 at 12:11pm PST The University of South Florida (USF) has never had a Black woman student body president… until now. Britney Deas will become the first Black woman to serve as […]
Hazel Ruth Edwards Continues to Build on her Family’s HBCU Legacy as Howard’s First Woman Architecture Chair
Photo via: Howard University Hazel Ruth Edwards made history in 2016 when she became the first woman to chair Howard University‘s Department of Architecture in the College of Engineering and Architecture. With her historic appointment, Edwards continued a family legacy of higher education leadership as her mother, Cecile H. Edwards, was once the dean of the School of Human […]