20-Year-Old Twin Sisters Graduate Early From Xavier University At The Same Time
A double dose of Black excellence! A pair of 20-year-old twin sisters just graduated early from Xavier University with their bachelor’s degrees, Black Enterprise reports. Jordyn and Morgan Jackson have always been joined at the hip and committed to their education. The twin sisters graduated from North Houston Early College with their high school diplomas and associate […]
Iconic Poet Maya Angelou Will Be One Of The First Women Featured On United States Quarter
She is memorialized for all eternity! Dr. Maya Angelou is set to become one of the first women featured on the United States quarter, The Grio reports. The iconic poet, performer, civil rights activist, and one of the most influential literary voices is now part of the U.S. Mint’s program honoring history-making women. Over the course of her […]
Alumna Phylicia Rashad Becomes Dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts
It’s a different world with Dean Rashad at the helm! Iconic actress of TV, stage, and film, Phylicia Rashad, has been announced as the next dean of the illustrious Howard University’s recently reestablished College of Fine Arts. Rashad was a theater acting major at Howard, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in fine arts […]
Netflix Releases New Trailer For Kevin Hart ‘Fatherhood’ Movie And We’re Already Crying
Just in time for Father’s Day! Netflix just released the new trailer for Kevin Hart’s ‘Fatherhood’ movie, Collider reports. “Fatherhood” is a film adaptation based on the novelTwo Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love by Matthew Logelin. Hart stars as the father, focused on fulfilling all of his daughter’s needs, despite the obstacles life throws […]
The Girls Of Cass Technical High School Are Inspiring Black Girls In Their Community To Play Lacrosse
Black Girl Magic! A majority Black Detroit high school is changing the face of lacrosse, The Guardian reports. Cass Technical High School is a public magnet school in Detroit, Michigan, where 85% of the school’s population is Black. It is one of only 37 schools in the state that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme […]
Amma Agyei Becomes The First Black Woman Elected As Tufts University’s Senate President In School’s 160 Year History
She’s here to bring about actual change! Amma Agyei was just elected as Tufts University new Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate president, making her the first Black woman to hold the title in the school’s 160-year history, The Tufts Daily reports. Agyei was born in Ghana, moving to the U.S. during her junior year of […]
Decades After Her Adoption A Daughter Reunites With Her Birth Mom And Discovers She Was A Star on Her Favorite Childhood TV Show
Reunited, and it feels so good! More than 50 years later, a daughter reunited with her birth mom and discovered she was a star on her favorite childhood TV show, Today.com reports. Lisa Wright always knew she was adopted but never looked for her biological mom. She only knew a few things about her birth mother, she […]
Honoring Viola “Mother” Fletcher – One Of The Last Tulsa Survivors – On Her 107th Birthday
She’s an honorable elder! Centenarian Viola “Mother” Fletcher enough experience to fill a library. She has seen two world wars, lived through two global pandemics, and is one of the last survivors of the Tulsa massacre. Today for her 107th birthday, public figures and celebrities are honoring her with a video tribute. ‘You are touching […]
Oakland Teacher Is Using His Own Life Experiences As Inspiration For His Students As A Modern Day Mister Rogers
This tugs on the heartstrings! An Oakland teacher is using his own life experiences as inspiration to become a modern-day Mister Rogers, Today.com reports. Donovan Taylor Hall is a middle school teacher at Impact Academy, a charter school in Oakland. While most teachers are focused on the rigors of academics, Hall is taking a more […]
Missouri Student Earns Full Ride, Uses Savings To Help Another Student Pay For College
He’s paying it forward! A Missouri student earned a scholarship and is now using his savings to help another student go to college, THV11 news reports. Joshua Nelson is a student at St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Missouri. He is a scholar, varsity basketball player, and president of the school’s Multi-Cultural Achievement […]