Mompreneur Releases New Children’s Book Dedicated To Affirming Black Girls
The Black girl magic spilleth over! A buzzing Mompreneur recently released a children’s book dedicated to affirming Black girls. Christina Hammond is the author of Dear Little Black Girl, a new children’s book empowering young Black girls through affirmations. Hammond is an entertainment professional, budding humanitarian, and public speaker. The book includes a variety of affirmations that help […]
Meet The 26-Year-Old Who Became A Rocket Scientist After She Was Enrolled In An Honors Math Class By Mistake
She’s one of the dopest engineers NASA’s seen thus far! Dajae Williams is an accidental engineer. Her freshman year at Kirkwood High School in Missouri a teacher enrolled her in honors geometry by mistake, and that changed her life. Now, the 26-year-old is working at NASA as a rocket scientist and traveling the country speaking […]
Meet Dr. Maya Warren, The Ice Cream Scientist
31 flavors of Black girl magic! Meet Dr. Maya Warren, a professional ice cream scientist who travels the world, making flavors for Cold Stone Creamery, Mental Floss reports. Warren recognized her love for science at an early age, experimenting with trying to make her form of Nickelodeon’s Gak using glue and food coloring. Later on in life, […]
Remembering Dr. Ralph Bunche, The First Black Person To Win A Nobel Peace Prize
We stand on the shoulders of giants. In honor of trailblazing political scientist Dr. Ralph Bunche, we remember his historic Nobel Peace Prize win of 1950. Dr. Ralph Bunche was born on August 7, 1904, in Detroit, Michigan. According to Howard University, Bunche was raised in Los Angeles by his maternal grandmother. He graduated summa cum […]
The Black Prince: Remembering Trailblazing Boxer Peter Jackson
He gave racism the ole’ one-two punch! Peter Jackson was a trailblazing boxer from the West Indies known as the “Black Prince.” According to The Missing Chapter, Jackson was born in 1861 on the island of St. Croix. He left in 1878 as a sailor, gaining notoriety after fighting to quell a mutiny aboard the vessel, African […]
This Black Surgeon Braided His Patient’s Hair Prior To Surgery, Inspiring People To Seek Out Black Doctors
This is such a beautiful story! A patient’s story of the Black surgeon who braided her hair went viral, inspiring even more people to seek out Black doctors, Essence reports. This past June, India Marshall had to undergo skull surgery to remove benign bone growth on her forehead. When she awakened, she discovered that her glorious head […]
Christian Malcolm Makes History As First Black Head Coach of British Athletics’ Olympic Program
We’re going for the gold! Christian Malcolm made history with UK Athletics after being appointed as their new Olympics head coach. He is the first Black person ever to hold the title, The Guardian reports. Malcolm is a former world, European, and Commonwealth Games medalist who competed in two Olympics before retiring in 2014. The two-time Olympian […]
Meet Symone Sanders: A One Woman Political Revolution
She’s a force to be reckoned with. Symone D. Sanders is a political strategist who served as senior advisor for President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential campaign. Sanders is the owner of 360 Group LLC, a strategic political and social consulting firm. She rose to prominence in 2016, serving as National Press Secretary for Senator Bernie […]
Comedic Icon Marlon Wayans Donates Computers To Harlem Youth To Bridge The Digital Divide In Virtual Education
Taking care of our community! Earlier this week respected comedian and actor, Marlon Wayans, donated computers to children in Harlem, New York, Newsone reports. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools around the country have shut down, switching to virtual learning to help contain the virus. This new normal has only helped exacerbate the digital divide, shining […]
Meet Dr. Ashley Roxanne Peterson, The Youngest Black Woman To Graduate As An Osteopathic Physician In America
She’s living our ancestors’ wildest dreams! Meet Dr. Ashley Roxanne Peterson, the youngest Black female to graduate as an osteopathic physician in America, The Bay State Banner reports. Peterson began her studies at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at the age of 19, inspired by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the American School of Osteopathy founder. Still […]