Local D.C. Community Working To Rename Trail After Rock Creek Park’s First Black Superintendent
She deserves to be honored. Reservation 630 is a trail located in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park, bordered on each side by Tilden Street Northwest and Reno Road Northwest, Fox DC reports. The trail was renamed Reservation 630 about a year ago but prior to that, it was named for Melvin Hazen, a man known […]
Houston Seniors Make History As First Black Women Valedictorian and Salutatorian At Dekaney High School
It’s a proud moment! A’myri Phillips and Cali Johnson both just graduated from Dekaney High School in Houston, Texas, Spring ISD reports. Accomplished students, both girls fought through personal obstacles to excel academically. Now their hard work has paid off, both A’myri and Cali making history as the first Black women salutatorian and valedictorian of […]
Thompson Twins Make History As First Brothers To Be Top 5 Picks In The Same NBA Draft
What an accomplishment! Twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson have been playing basketball together their whole life. Two years ago, they gave up their senior year of high school to join the Overtime Elite league, an Atlanta-based accelerator program for high school and international prospective athletes that offers specialized player development and coaching, a rigorous […]
Father-Son Duo Launch Online Financial Literacy Summer Camp
They want to inspire the next generation of wealth! Kevon Chisolm and his 16-year-old son Kamari are the founders of Junior Wallstreeters, Inc., a nonprofit geared towards offering financial literacy camps for youth, Black Enterprise reports. Currently in their fourth year of operating, Chisolm’s camps help prevent learning loss by offering fun environments for students […]
Meet The LA-Based Private Pilot Introducing Her Daughter To The World Of Aviation
Maria Alejandra has been a private pilot for some years now. She began documenting her journey on social media in 2020, taking her followers with her as she traveled with her instructor to various places like Catalina Island, took her first solo flight, and tested out flying various aircraft makes and models. This past April, […]
Watch These Black Men Celebrate Fatherhood And Discuss The Importance Of Legacy
Every day is Father’s Day! Washington, D.C.-based maternal health org Mamatoto Village recently curated a beautiful campaign centered on Black fathers and the importance of generational fatherhood and legacies. Founded in 2013 by Cassietta Pringle and Aza Nedhari, Mamatoto often launches community campaigns aimed at shining a light on the various needs of Black women […]
Meet The Fourth Grader Who Saved His Classmate’s Life On The Last Day of School
The school has already hailed him as a hero! Jace Wiggins is a fourth grader at Leith Walk Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, WMAR 2 News reports. While wrapping up the year in preparation for summer break, Jace’s class decided to have a party on the last day of school. That’s when the unthinkable happened […]
‘Critter Fixers’ Partner With PetSmart To Open Black-Owned Veterinary Hospital In Georgia
They’re expanding the imprint! Drs. Vernard Hodges and Terrence Ferguson are best known as the reality TV stars from Critter Fixers: Country Vets, Black Enterprise reports. The show airs on the National Geographic Network and The Disney Channel, profiling Hodges and Ferguson at their hospital located in Bonaire, Georgia. The show has been on the […]
Historic Preservation Trust Commits $3.8M To Preserve 40 African American Historic Sites Across The U.S.
They’re preserving Black history! The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program within the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was launched just six years ago, Black Enterprise reports. Its goal is to commit funding to preserve African American historic sites across the country, already raising more than $95 million for its mission. Currently, […]
Matthew Cherry Shares First Look At New Animated Series ‘Young Love’
It’s a star-studded lineup! Matthew Cherry is the award-winning director behind “Hair Love,” an animated short that went viral, gaining more than 64 million views on YouTube. Centered around the relationship between Black fathers and their daughters, the short centers on a father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time while the […]