Remembering Big Joe Turner: 5 Must-See Live Performances From The “Boss of the Blues”
t’s been 37 years since the blues pioneer passed away. When we think of the blues, we usually think of B.B. King or revered blues musician Robert Johnson. It reminds us of fabulous eras like The Harlem Renaissance where the famed Apollo Theater gave birth to many of these genres. However, since we don’t explore our pioneering blues musicians very often, […]
This Mississippi Family Is Recreating Black Wall Street With 7-Figure Real Estate Deal
It’s a family business! Tony A. Reimonenq Jr., his wife and three sons are the owners of the real estate firm Reimonenq & Co LLC. Tony has over 20 years in the business, but his latest deal will be his biggest one yet! Three years ago, Tony came across a property he couldn’t pass up. […]
This Woman Cutting Off Her Hair In Support of Her Best Friend Will Put You All the Way In Your Feels
Everyone deserves true friendship! A North Carolina native, Shayla shared a super special FaceTime call between her and her best friend. When Shayla’s best friend decided to cut her hair, it turned into an unforgettable moment. Best friend’s support each other no matter what, and that’s exactly what this video proved! When Shayla chose to cut her […]
Meet the Black Woman Who Created a Nail Polish Line That Caters to Darker Skin Tones
These nail polish colors were created to pop on Black women! Jacqueline Carrington is a wife and mother of 3 children who founded the nail polish line, People of Color. After six years of working in the property management industry, she decided to start her beauty brand in October 2019. Growing up, Carrington was always drawn […]
Meet Andrew Watson, The First Black Soccer Player To Play At An International Level
He made history more than a century and a half ago! According to the National Records of Scotland, Andrew Watson was the first Black soccer player to play at an international level. Born in 1856 in Georgetown, Guyana, Watson was the son of a wealthy Scottish sugar plantation owner named Peter Miller Watson and a Guyanese woman named […]
5 Important Things You Never Learned About Jackie Robinson
He’s an icon! Jackie Robinson was a pioneering figure in sports, making history multiple times over and becoming the first Black person to integrate Major League Baseball, Biography.com reports. The youngest of five children, he was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia and raised by a single mother. Robinson was inspired to pursue a career […]
Meet The Black Women Who Refused To Give Up Their Seats Before Rosa Parks
There were others! In the words of Frederick Douglass, “power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has and it never will.” When there is a social ill, the people must force change for it to come. That collective action was seen most often during the Civil Rights Movement, particularly with the Montgomery Bus Boycott […]
Kyra Harris Bolden Will Be the First Black Woman to Serve on Michigan Supreme Court
Meet Kyra Harris Bolden! Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has chosen State Representative Kyra Harris Bolden to fill a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, causing her to make history as the first Black woman to serve on the state’s high court! Before being elected to the position of state representative, she practiced as a civil litigation and […]
9-Time Grammy Award-Winning Artist Mary J. Blige Just Wrote a Children’s Book to Inspire the Youth
Coming March 2023! Singer, songwriter and actress Mary J. Blige has been on everything from big stages to tv screens. Now she’s hitting the bookshelves with her new children’s book, entitled, Mary Can! Mary Can! teaches young people to believe in themselves; the reader follows young Mary who’s being told she can’t do many things, but when […]
Meet Kechia Taylor, the Only Black Woman Franchisor In the Permanent Makeup Industry
The upkeep for beauty routines just got simpler. Kechia Taylor has been a part of the beauty industry for over 15 years. Starting out as an esthetician in Maryland, where she owned two spas, she knew exactly what her clients wanted: no-fuss, natural-looking, clean brows. The high demand for them drove her to micro-blading! View […]