Meet the Visionary Team Behind CultureCon, the Culture’s Biggest Conference
CultureCon is back and headed to New York City. And you better believe the team behind the hit conference is truly a force to be reckoned with! As an industry-leading conference for creatives, young professionals, and disruptors from all over the nation, CultureCon is known as “the ultimate creative homecoming.” Presented by Max this year, […]
Laphonza Butler Makes History as Third Black Woman Ever to Serve in U.S. Senate
Laphonza Butler has officially been sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris after her history-making appointment to the U.S. Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris, the second Black woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, officiated the swearing in of Laphonza Butler on October 3. Butler is now making history as the third Black woman […]
Dr. Robert Kirk, the University of Tennessee’s First Black Professor, Has Joined the Ancestors
Professor Emeritus Robert “Bob” Kirk, the first Black professor to join the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s full-time faculty, has passed away at the age of 92. A native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dr. Kirk developed a deep passion for education early, earning his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Fisk University in 1953, […]
Youngest Surviving Preemie Twins at Cleveland Clinic Prepare to Celebrate 1st Birthday
They’ve already beat the odds! Mom Kimberly Thomas knew something was wrong when she began leaking amniotic fluid during her pregnancy, People.com reports. When she arrived at the Cleveland Clinic, doctors informed her that she was already four centimeters dilated. Before she knew it she was in labor, giving birth to her twins Kimyah and […]
Beyoncé Releases Renaissance World Tour Concert Film Trailer Ahead of Its Debut in Movie Theaters
The “Renaissance” film is finally happening! Beyoncé just wrapped her Renaissance World Tour after 56 shows. But fans will still be able to watch the entertainment legend perform long after her final show in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 1. Queen Bey is coming to a theater near you for Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé […]
Simone Biles Becomes First Woman to Land Yurchenko Double Pike Vault at World Championships
Simone Biles is making history again! Biles recently became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on October 1. In gymnastics, skills are named after the first person to land them in an international competition. So Biles will have the skill named after […]
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC Acquires New Collection of Works from Phillis Wheatley, America’s First Published Black Poet
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired the largest collection of Phillis Wheatley’s work to date! Phillis Wheatley Peters was born in Senegal, kidnapped from her home when she was around 7 years old, and enslaved in Boston. There she was sold to a prominent family, the Wheatleys, who named her […]
All-Woman Football Officiating Crew Makes Sports History in Michigan
A group of women football officials is making history in Michigan! Head line judge Caryn Jackson, referee Nicole Randolph, line judge Delonda Little, umpire RanDee Henry, and back judge Kamaria Douglas, had a game to remember on September 21 when they officiated the Waterford Kettering versus Detroit Lincoln-King varsity game at Detroit Mercy. The Michigan […]
Detroit’s Iconic Charles H. Wright Museum Set to Receive Nearly $2M in Federal Funding for Renovations
One of Detroit’s oldest independent African American history museums has received some exciting news! The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History was founded in 1965, named for Detroit-based OBGYN Dr. Charles H. Wright. The esteemed doctor was inspired by a World War II memorial to birth a type of “repository for African American […]
New Orleans Baker Travis Smith Stars in Netflix’s ‘The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge’
The “Nailed It!” spin-off, “The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge,” features a familiar face for New Orleans residents. Renowned baker Travis Smith appears on the streaming service’s reality competition show. The series follows ten terrible bakers who pick up tips from professional coaches while competing for a cash prize. Smith is a fixture in the […]