Sports Illustrated Kids Names Zaila Avant-garde SportsKid of The Year
Zaila Avant-garde continues to show us the various ways to spell s-u-c-c-e-s-s. The National Spelling Bee champ was just named Sports Illustrated’s 2021 SportsKid of the year. Zaila Avant-garde is the 2021 SportsKid of the Year! A dazzling dribbler, a spectacular speller and a scintillating scholar: @Basketballasart can do it all https://t.co/Flq6IhUlKG pic.twitter.com/MTp9ntCsch — […]
Black Girl Magic Filled The Air At Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has entertained audiences for almost 100 years with creative balloons, floats and performers making their way down the streets of New York City, but this year’s event came with a twist — Ada Twist. Ada Twist, Scientist brought Black girl magic to the parade as her beautiful brown skin and puffy […]
Two-Year-Old Prodigy Teaches Himself Languages Overnight And Solves Mathematical Equations
He’s a baby genius! Two-year-old Isaiah Gyamfi loves to read, write and learn languages with the help of his mom Jazelle. Since he was five months old, his mother says he’s been grasping new information quickly. He’d often take her phone to watch educational videos and repeat what he learned back to her. “One day […]
The Fresh Prince Reboot, ‘Bel-Air’, On Peacock Debuts New Trailer
The trailer is finally here! The inaugural trailer of “Bel-Air,” the dramatic reimagining of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has been released. Will Smith narrates the video and Jabari Banks stars in the role of the iconic titular character, according to Deadline. We recently reported that they announced the cast for the reboot of the hit […]
Billionaire Robert Smith Brought Students To Ring NYSE Opening Bell Commemorating His ‘One Stock, One Future’ Initiative
He’s single-handedly creating generations of wealth! Billionaire Robert Smith brought students to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to ring the opening bell commemorating his “One Stock. One Future.” initiative, Black Enterprise reports. This past October, billionaire Robert Smith launched the “One Stock. One Future” initiative to create 1 million Black and Latinx youth shareholders and investors. To kick […]
First Black Firefighter Of Vegas City Honored In Celebration On 80th Birthday
They’re acknowledging his contributions to the city! The first Black firefighter of a city in Las Vegas was honored in a celebration on his 80th birthday, 8 News Now reports. Joe Smith Jr. began his career as a Basic Magnesium Industrial (BMI) firefighter with the Henderson Fire Department in 1966, making history as the first and only […]
Malikah Shabazz, Daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, Has Joined The Ancestors At 56-Years-Old
She finally gets to meet her father. Malikah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights activists Malcolm X (also known as El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) and Dr. Betty Shabazz, has gone home to the ancestors. She was 56. According to the New York Police Department, she was found unresponsive in her Brooklyn apartment by her daughter. […]
Formerly Unhoused Teen Is Now Paying It Forward And Helping Other Underserved Youth In New York City
She’s being the change she needs to see in the world! A formerly homeless New York teen is now paying it forward by helping other underserved youth, Good Morning America (GMA) reports. At just 18-years-old, Naketa Younge found herself unhoused with only $130 to her name. A friend of hers told her about Covenant House […]
A Twitter User’s Joke About African Americans’ ‘Urge’ To Take Napkins Is Bringing Laughter To The Timeline
How many napkins do you grab? Black people are not a monolith, but sometimes we find out how many things we have in common in our day-to-day lives. Last week, a comedian tweeted out, “The African American urge to take a handful of napkins for no reason,” and the viral tweet has been cracking Black […]
Dr. Jessica Watkins Makes History As First Black Woman Astronaut To Join NASA’s International Space Station Crew
She’s traveling to space for six months! Dr. Jessica Watkins is making history as the first Black woman astronaut to join the NASA Space Station crew, The New York Times reports. Watkins earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her doctorate from the University of California, studying landslides on Mars and Earth. Since then, she has […]