For the First Time, A Team of All-Black Women Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, And They’re All Over 40
The mountain is the highest free-standing mountain in the world! A group of Black women, aged 40+, just made history as the first all-Black American woman team to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Diana Kinard and Dawn Frazier are the founders of Shades of Favor, a collective that aims to “inspire Black women to embrace their next […]
The Youngest Inaugural Poet In U.S. history, Amanda Gorman, Plans To Run For President In 2036
She’s getting campaign ready! Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman explained to The Today Show why she intends to run for president in 2036. Way before she became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, Gorman said she dreamed of becoming president. She has plans to make that dream come true in 2036 when she reaches the required age for […]
The First Five Black Football Players At The University Of Georgia Reunited For The First Time In 50 Years
They made history! Five Black University of Georgia football student-athletes reunited for the first time in five decades to be honored in Athens, WSBTV reports. Fifty years ago, in 1971, Richard Appleby, Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew, Clarence Pope, and Larry West made history as the first Black players to earn football scholarships to the University of Georgia […]
Senate Passed A Resolution To Honor MacNolia Cox, The First Black National Spelling Bee Finalist
She’s finally getting the credit she always deserved! The Senate just passed a resolution to honor the first Black National Spelling Bee finalist, News 5 Cleveland reports. MacNolia Cox was a 13-year-old Akron, Ohio native who became known for her impressive IQ. In 1936, just 11 years after the National Spelling Bee was instituted, Cox became a […]
Meet Nailah Ellis-Brown, Founder Of The Largest Black Woman-Owned Beverage Company In The Country
We gotta get some of this tea! Meet Nailah Ellis-Brown, founder of the largest Black woman-owned beverage company in the country, The Grio reports. Ellis-Brown is the founder of Ellis Infinity, LLC, the maker of Ellis Island Tea, a line of naturally sweetened tea beverages inspired by sorrel, a traditional Jamaican drink. The Detroit native […]
The Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, Is Being Honored With A New Barbie By Mattel
Just in time for Latinx Heritage Month! Mattel recently announced their new Barbie, honoring the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, Mitú reports. Mattel recently introduced two new Latinas dolls to its iconic Barbie lineup, activist Julia Alvarez and the Afro-Cuban Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz. Cruz was born in 1925 in Havana, one of an extended family […]
Debbie Allen, RuPaul, And Michaela Coel All Made Black History At The Emmy’s
Black people made Emmy History last night! On Sunday night, the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards were hosted by comedian Cedric The Entertainer in downtown Los Angeles. There were Black people nominated in every category, 37 in total, and three people had historic wins at the 73rd annual awards. The iconic Debbie Allen became the first […]
Broadway Is Reopening And For The First Time In Its 270+ Year History, Every New Play Is By A Black Writer
This is the first time in 3 lifetimes! Broadway is reopening, and for the first time in its 270+ year history, every new play is by a Black writer, NPR reports. New York City’s famed Broadway, home to some of the greatest theatrical works in the world, is reopening after shutting its doors a year and a […]
This Couple Is Celebrating Their 50th Wedding Anniversary, Crediting Their Faith With Keeping Them Together
This is beautiful! A Ghanaian couple recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, crediting God with keeping them together, Legit reports. Dr. Samuel Y Boadi-Slaw and his wife married 50 years ago, recently celebrating their half-century anniversary with a beautiful photoshoot adorned in kente cloth. The momentous occasion was celebrated across social networks, the couple crediting their long-lasting […]
This Howard Alum Built A Juice Shop To Nourish Her Community And Bring Opportunities to Student Workers
She’s making sure the youth have jobs! A New York juice shop owner has been nourishing the community and its children during the pandemic. Dawn Kelly is the owner of The Nourish Spot, a juice bar she opened after being laid off from her corporate job in 2015. “I was home crying for a while […]