This 10-Year-Old Texas Boy Is On A Mission To Feed And Educate Others With His Race To Kindness Campaign
He’s sparking a movement! A 10-year-old Texas boy is on a mission to spread kindness through his charitable endeavors, Yahoo! Life reports. Orion Jean first began his mission last year when his elementary school Teacher suggested the then 9-year-old enter the National Kindness Speech Contest. “I decided that I was just going to give it a shot […]
16-Year-Old Sophia Gorriaran Made History As Youngest Runner At The 2020 Olympic Trials
She held her own against the vets! 16-year-old Sophia Gorriaran made history as the youngest runner at the Olympic Track and Field Trials, Blavity reports. Gorriaran is a Rhode Island native who began running when she was just 3 or 4 years old. Her siblings formerly ran for track and field club Providence Cobras in Rhode Island. […]
Meet The Founder Of A Swim Program Fighting Racist Stereotypes By Teaching Black People How To Swim
She’s dismantling false beliefs about what Black people can do! Paulana Lamonier is the founder of Black People Will Swim. The organization was created last March to end the stereotype that Black people can’t swim. Lamonier, an avid swimmer, had swimming as a part of her life for years. Her love of swimming started when […]
Memphis Woman Creates MedTech Company To Help Low-Income & Elderly Patients
Each one, reach one! A Memphis woman created a MedTech company to help low-income and elderly patients, Essence reports. Erica Plybeah is the founder of MedHaul, a Memphis-based med tech company that provides personalized non-emergency transportation to and from medical appointments. Plybeah first got the idea after watching her grandmother’s challenges. A Type 2 Diabetic […]
Sen. Brian Benjamin Set To Make History As The Second Black Man To Become Lt. Gov of NY
She formally announced his new role later this week! Senator Brian Benjamin is set to make history as the second Black man to become lieutenant governor of New York, The Root reports. Benjamin holds degrees from Brown University and Harvard. He started working at Morgan Stanley before becoming a managing partner at Genesis Companies, a real estate […]
Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs From The First Black Photo Studios
He’s been collecting the photographs for over 40 years! The Smithsonian recently acquired rare daguerreotype photographs from a local collector that portrays work from the first Black photography studios, The New York Times reports. Larry West first began collecting in 1975, after coming across a New York Post article mentioning that antique photographs would become the next […]
A Roundup of 8 Black Women Paralympians To Look Out For In Tokyo
They’re taking charge! Here is a roundup of 8 Black women Paralympians to look out for in Tokyo, as reported by Yahoo! Life. The Paralympic Games are an international sports competition for athletes with varying disabilities. The summer and winter games occur every two years, including most of the same athletic events at the Olympics. This year’s 2021 […]
Birmingham Teacher Makes History As First Black Poet Laureate For The State Of Alabama
She is the poetry ambassador for the state! A Birmingham teacher is making history as the first Black Poet Laureate for the state of Alabama, ABC 3340 News reports. Ashley M. Jones is a teacher at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, an author, and The Magic City Poetry Festival founder. During an Alabama Writers Cooperative members […]
Founder of Black Family-Owned Non-Profit Is On A Mission To Give Away $50K Twice A Month For 100 Years Through Grassroots Organizing
It’s going to take a village but it can work! The founder of a Black family-owned non-profit is on a mission to give away $50k twice a month for 100 years through grassroots organizing efforts, BlackNews.com reports. Niamke Muhammad is the founder of The B Network Group, a coalition of individuals dedicated to providing reparations […]
Simone Ledward-Boseman, Widow of Late Actor Chadwick Boseman, Performs Emotional Tribute To Her Husband
We are praying for her continued strength and comfort. Simone Ledward-Boseman, the widow of late actor Chadwick Boseman performs an emotional tribute during the “Stand Up to Cancer event,” The Grio reports. “Stand Up to Cancer” is an event that takes place annually to raise money for cancer research. This year, several of Boseman’s friends and co-stars, including […]