Here Are 9 Good Cookbooks Written By Black Chefs
These are must-haves! The holidays are fast approaching and it’s time to dust off those old cookbooks hiding in the kitchen drawers. Of course, you’ve perfected your fried chicken and maybe even a good pot roast, but did you remember the exact flour amount for your grandmother’s homemade rolls? What about the proper creamed-to-whole corn ratio for the […]
Remembering Walter Payton: 5 Must-See Highlights of the Best Running Back In NFL History
It’s officially been 23 years since he passed! He was born Walter Jerry Payton on July 25, 1954 in Columbia, Mississippi, Biography.com reports. He earned the nickname “Sweetness” and was revered for his football skills and charismatic personality at a young age. His generosity was seen at a young age and Payton’s good-hearted nature followed him all […]
Starr Andrews Is The First Black U.S. Figure Skater To Win Grand Prix Medal
She’s the first to do so in the series’ 27-year history! A 21-year-old figure skater from California just became the first Black American figure skater to win an ISU Grand Prix medal since the beginning of the series. Black people can do anything we put our minds to, including winter sports! Whether we’re working behind the […]
This Couple Are the Owners of the First Black-Owned Business Park in Fort Washington, Maryland
They’re doing it as a family! The Fort Washington Professional Park is now the Fort Washington Business Park, and it’s Black-owned! Black people are taking the real estate world by storm! Wyevetra Jordan, who is the Broker and owner of The Home Team Realty Group, LLC, runs a business and a nonprofit organization called Jacob’s Ladder […]
5 Times Barack Obama Made Us Wish He Was Still Our President
There will never be another! Forever President Barack Obama will go down in history books as one of the best presidents ever, and it’s not just because he was the first Black president. No, he brought much more to the office, such as a sense of hope, unity, and more importantly, a sense of dignity. In […]
Meet James Wormley, The Owner Of Washington, D.C.’s First Integrated Hotel
He had a strong legacy in the nation’s capital! James Wormley was born and raised in Washington, D.C., the son of Pere Leigh and Mary Wormley, Encyclopedia.com reports. His parents both lived as free people with a wealthy Virginia family before moving to the District in 1814. James was born just a few years later on January 16, […]
Choreographer Christopher Rudd Just Made History With His All-Black Cast and Production Crew at American Ballet Theater
This choreographer made history at American Ballet Theatre (ABT), premiering a performance with an all-Black production. Black dancers have been showing up and showing out for the community this year; Misty Copeland’s after-school ballet program is making dance more accessible to monitory students, and Jonathan Batista was recently named the first Black Principal Dancer for the Pacific Northwest! Now, Jamaica-born […]
Oakland Museum of California Dedicates Exhibit To Angela Davis’ Life
This is the exhibit’s first time on the West Coast! The Oakland Museum of California is giving activist Angela Davis her flowers with new exhibition. The 78-year-old civil rights activist, author, and professor has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for the fight she’s still fighting today: the freedom of Black people […]
Emory University Is Now Offering African-American Studies for PhD Students
This is the first program at a private university in the South! The school that offered the first undergraduate African-American studies program in 1971 is now rolling out a new African-American Studies doctoral program. This program has been in the works for half of a decade; thanks to Emory University’s faculty Carol Anderson, Dianne Stewart, […]
Here are 9 Grants For Any Small Black-Owned Business That Needs Funding
Let’s get you funded! Small businesses are the heart and soul of America; they keep this whole thing going, and any good corporation does its best to stay connected to them. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, less than 20% of all U.S. businesses are minority-owned. More concerning, most of these businesses’ biggest issue […]