California Brewing Companies Merge To Become Largest Black-Owned Brewery In The U.S.
They’re expanding the company imprint! Arthur Moye is the CEO of Full Circle Brewing, a Fresno-based company that’s been around since 2000, Shoppe Black reports. Moye took over ownership in 2016, selling his accounting business and getting into the beer business. Under his leadership, Full Circle has reached more than 2,100 barrels, increasing their beer […]
LeBron James Opens Job Training Facility For ‘I Promise’ School Families
He’s eliminating barriers to employment! The LeBron James Family Foundation is expanding their offerings for “I Promise” school students and families with the opening of “House Three Thirty,” a new job training facility named after Akron’s area code, AfroTech reports. James opened the school in 2018, expanding rapidly over the last few years to include […]
Brittney Griner Set To Release Memoir About Experience In Russia
She wants to raise awareness about other American detainees. WNBA player Brittney Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a six-time WNBA All-Star with Arizona’s Phoenix Mercury. During the off-season, like many women’s basketball players, Griner spent her time playing overseas to bring in extra income, a routine that she never thought would put […]
Ring Footage Shows How Eager Family Members Were To Meet Their New Addition
This excitement is awesome! Nail technician Jasmine and her husband are first-time parents who wanted to be extra safe with their new baby. Therefore, they created a 30-day rule for all visiting family members while they got acclimated to parenthood. On the 31st day family members raced to the door with hand sanitizer in hand […]
Couple Set To Open First Black-Owned Children’s Bookstore In North Carolina
The community will be better because of it! Victoria Scott-Miller and husband Duane Miller are the owners of Liberation Station Bookstore, something they started in 2019 as a pop-up shop, Spectrum News 1 reports. Scott-Miller recalls not being able to find a lot of books with Black children represented for her two sons, Emerson and […]
Florida Woman Uses Life Savings For Daughter’s Cancer Treatment, Then Wins $2M On $10 Scratch-Off
And she just so happened to grab the last ticket! After a long day Geraldine Gimblet decided to stop at her local gas station, Pipkin Road Beverage Castle, to get a $10 lottery ticket. Gimblet told Black Enterprise, “At first, the gas station clerk thought there were no tickets left, but I asked him to […]
Agent Nicole Lynn Named First President Of Football For Klutch Sports Group
She’s done it again! Nicole Lynn is no stranger to history making achievements. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native’s name started ringing bells in 2019 when she became the first Black woman to represent a top 3 NFL draft pick, Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. He was drafted by the NY Jets for close to a $30 million contract. […]
Texas Southern Cheerleaders Become The First HBCU to Win a NCA National Championship Title
They took home the top title! Texas Southern University Cheerleaders shut it down last week at this year’s National Cheerleaders Association Cheer Spirit Rally Division I Championship in Daytona Beach. The Lady Tigers cheer team started the day with a performance score of 94.05, and finished the day with an overall performance score of 96.1, […]
Meet Carl B. Stokes, The First Black Mayor Of A Major U.S. City
He forged a path for Black individuals to make an impact in politics! Carl B. Stokes was an American lawyer and politician who made history by becoming the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city, The National Park Service reports. Stokes was born on June 21, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, growing up in a […]
FAMU Students Awarded Inaugural EA Madden Scholarships
They’ll be blazing trails in the STEAM field! Sidney Berry and Ronnie Burns II are both Florida A&M University (FAMU) students, Black Enterprise reports. Berry, a junior pursuing a career in public relations, and Burns, a sophomore computer science major, were both recently awarded the inaugural EA Madden Scholarship, dedicated to supporting the “educational growth […]