New Exhibit In D.C. Celebrates Positive Images Of Black Fatherhood
They’re looking to change the narrative around Black men in the media! A new exhibit in Washington, D.C. is celebrating positive images of Black fatherhood, EIN Presswire reports. The “It Takes A Village (ITAV): Basics of Boyhood and Messages for Manhood” initiative has announced the opening of its new exhibit, “Framing Fatherhood,” which highlights and […]
She’s The First Black Woman To Earn A Ph.D. In Biomedical Engineering From Vanderbilt University
Another Black woman making history! A Jackson State alumna has made history as the first Black woman to earn a biomedical engineering Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, JSU News reports. Carcia Carson is a native of Terry, Mississippi who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Jackson State University (JSU). She went on to […]
Serena Williams Is Making Her Return To Wimbledon
She’s backkkk! Serena Williams is set to play at Wimbledon as a wild-card entry, ESPN reports. Williams is an iconic tennis player who holds a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles. The powerhouse has won seven of her singles at Wimbledon, the most recent in 2016. In 2021, Williams lost her footing causing her right […]
Former ATL Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Set To Become White House Senior Adviser
She’ll be engaging with communities across the country! Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is now set to become a White House senior adviser, The Washington Post reports. Bottoms was elected as mayor of Atlanta in 2017, making history as only the second Black woman to run the southern state. She served the city proudly, […]
This Woman Is Launching Portland’s First Black Book Festival On Juneteenth Weekend
She’s bringing together the community through books! Meet the Black woman launching Portland’s first Black book festival on Juneteenth weekend, Oregon Live reports. Nanea Woods has been passionate about books since she was a teen, starting her first makeshift library at her all-girls high school, St. Mary’s Academy, in Portland. Back then, she put up […]
Philadelphia’s First Black TV Reporter, Trudy Haynes, Has Joined The Ancestors
She was 95-years-old. Philadelphia’s first Black television reporter, Trudy Haynes, has joined the ancestors, The Inquirer reports. Born Gertrude Daniels in New York, she was known warmly as “Miss Trudy” to many. Holding a degree from Howard University, she started her career as an advertisement model, becoming the first Black poster model for Lucky Strike cigarettes. […]
Woman Wears Wedding Dress That’s Been In Her Family For Three Generations In Honor Of 10th Anniversary
The dress is six decades old! A woman wore her wedding dress that’s been in her family for three generations in honor of her 10th anniversary. Kethlyn White married her husband John White on June 9, 2012. John took to social media to share a video of his wife in her wedding dress as Adele’s […]
Princeton Renames Building In Honor Of Laura Wooten, The Longest-Serving U.S. Election Poll Worker
She volunteered at the election polls for nearly eight decades! Princeton University is renaming a campus building in honor of Laura Wooten, the longest-serving U.S. election poll worker, Princeton reports. Laura Wooten was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina on December 19, 1920. Coming up during the women’s voting rights movement, she took to civic duty early, […]
Meet The HBCU Grad Behind ‘Juneteenth Joy’ Trademark
For us, by us! Meet the HBCU grad behind the “Juneteenth Joy” trademark, NBC News reports. Mario Bowler Sr. is an assistant director at his alma mater, Lincoln University, and the owner behind the trademark “Juneteenth Joy.” When Juneteenth was declared a national holiday last year by President Biden, Bowler says he knew the name would eventually […]
This 17-Year-Old Miami Student Got Accepted Into All Eight Ivy League Schools
She’s hoping to empower other young Black girls! A Miami teen got accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, CNN reports. Ashley Adirika is a 17-year-old student who recently graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. The child of a single mother of five, Ashley’s mom immigrated to the United States from Nigeria nearly thirty years […]