Senate Passes Bill To Honor The First Black NHL Player With Congressional Gold Medal
This is long overdue! The U.S. Senate just passed a bill to honor the first Black NHL player with a Congressional Gold Medal, Blavity reports. Willie O’Ree debuted with the Boston Bruins in 1958, making history as the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He went on to play two seasons with Boston before […]
NFL’s First Black Lineman Is Being Inducted Into The Hall of Fame More Than Five Decades After His Death
He’s always been a Hall of Famer; now it’s official! The NFL’s first Black lineman, Duke Slater, is being inducted into the Hall of Fame more than five decades after his death, AZCentral reports. Slater grew up in Clinton, Iowa, working cutting ice on the Mississippi River during the winter and taking an interest in football at […]
Grambling University Is Looking To Become First HBCU To Offer Women’s Gymnastics
The HBCU is looking to support the next generation of Black gymnasts. Grambling University recently hosted a gymnastics conference and is looking to become the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to offer women’s gymnastics, The Associated Press reports. The university recently hosted 100 Black and brown gymnasts for the Brown Girls Do Gymnastics conference. The […]
101-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Inspires Other Young Aviators, Taking Flight With His Great-Grandson
He’s passing the baton! A 101-year-old Tuskegee Airman inspires other young aviators by taking flight with the group, which included his great-grandson, WJLA reports. Brigadier General Charles McGee is the oldest remaining Tuskegee Airmen, and after serving in Korea, Vietnam, and World War II, he continues making new extraordinary memories. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday by piloting […]
Rachael Rollins Was Just Nominated To Be The First Black Woman To Serve As U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts
She’s ready to bring change on the federal level! Rachael Rollins, the first Black woman to be named a district attorney in Massachusetts, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become the state’s top federal prosecutor. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Rollins would become the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney […]
This Father Saved His Twins From A Fire And Raised More Than $215k To Support Family
He’s a hero! Ray Lucas saved his infant twin daughters from a house fire in Detroit. On July 16, the father of two came home from running errands with his girlfriend and children’s mother, Shi’ann Brown, to their family house engulfed in flames. His aunt and niece were able to escape, but he knew his […]
She Is The First Black Woman To Be Elected President of Florida’s Broward County Bar Association
She’s the perfect woman for the job! Alison Smith is making history as the first Black woman to be elected president of Florida’s Broward County Bar Association (BCBA) in its near 100-year-history, the Jamaica Observer reports. Smith was born in New York and raised in Jamaica since she was a month old. In 1996, Smith migrated back […]
Virginia State University Set To Forgive Student Balances For Those Enrolled Within The Last Year
This is the best way to support students! Virginia State University (VSU) is set to forgive the student account balances for those enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Grio reports. The university recently announced that it would be forgiving balances for students enrolled during the pandemic, utilizing money received through the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]
Civil Rights Activist And Education Advocate, Robert Parris Moses, Has Joined The Ancestors At 86
Another leader has gone home! Civil rights activist Robert Parris Moses, who led Black voter registration drives in the American South, has passed away at 86 years old, according to The Grio. He was the Mississippi field director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement, working to end segregation. He was also central […]
18-Year-Old Kendall Jackson Is Headed To Howard To Join Their Inaugural Women’s Golf Class
Move over Tiger Woods! 18-year-old Kendall Jackson is headed to Howard University to join their inaugural women’s golf class, Golf Weekly reports. Jackson was just six-years-old when she first started playing with the First Tee of Greater Houston. While she enjoyed her time with First Tee, she didn’t always love golf, the game growing on her slowly […]