Remembering Literary Icon and Civil Rights Activist, James Baldwin
A giant amongst men. James Arthur Baldwin was a writer, playwright, essayist, and activist who is widely considered the civil rights movement’s voice. He is best known for such works as “Go Tell It on the Mountain” (1953), “Notes of a Native Son” (1955), “Another Country” (1962), and “If Beale Street Could Talk” (1974), Biography reports. His […]
Noah Harris Makes History As The First Black Man Elected As Student Council President By Harvard’s Student Body
Young, gifted, and Black! Noah Harris just made history as the first Black man to be elected as Harvard’s student council president, USA Today reports. Harris, a Hattiesburg, Mississippi native, said he never even knew attending Harvard was a possibility. In 2018, he graduated from Oak Grove High School and served as an intern for […]
Transgender Activist Creates NYC’s First Black-Owned Housing Complex For LGBTQIA+ Community
Black Trans Lives Matter! A transgender activist recently opened the first Black-owned housing complex for the LGBTQIA+ community in N.Y.C., Blavity reports. Ceyenne Doroshow is the founder of Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society (G.L.I.T.S.), an organization focused on providing holistic care to sex workers and members of the transgender community while also fighting back against […]
Veteran Radio Host Cayman Kelly Makes History As First Black Voice of ESPN Radio
The sports airwaves just got better! Veteran radio host Cayman Kelly just made history as the first Black voice of ESPN radio, PR Newswire reports. Kelly is a best-selling author and entertainment voiceover veteran best known for their role as host of Sirius XM’s Heart & Soul radio show, where he’s been a mainstay on the airwaves […]
8-Year-Old Creates Bowtie Business To Raise Money For Kids In Need
The children will lead the way! An 8-year-old created a bowtie business to raise money for children in need, WSBTV reports. Treandos Thornton is the owner of “T-and-N Bow Ties and Apparel,” a bespoke bowtie company that helps raise money for children in need. Treandos started the company in partnership with his 5-year-old brother Noah, […]
Black Creative Duo In Atlanta Pay Homage To Black Women With ‘Black Hair Experience’ Exhibition
Respect the crown! A Black creative duo recently launched The Black Hair Experience in homage to Black women. Visual artist Alisha Brooks and world-renowned photographer Elizabeth Austin-Davis are the curators of The Black Hair Experience, an interactive art and photo exhibit empowering Black women through the celebration of our hair. The exhibition features galleries highlighting Black hair across […]
Honoring The Life Of New York City’s First Black Mayor – David Dinkins
An honorable ancestor! David Norman Dinkins, the first and only Black mayor of New York City, died on Monday night at 93-years-old, a month after his beloved wife Joyce passed. Dinkins was born in Trenton, N.J., on July 10, 1927, to Sally and William Harvey Dinkins Jr., who had recently moved up north the previous […]
Previously Homeless Veteran and Mother of 6 Becomes A First-Generation College Graduate
It’s never too late to change your story! A previously homeless veteran and mother of 6 fought against all odds to become a first-generation college graduate, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. LaKendra Mackey served a decade in the United States Navy, earning an associate degree from the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College. After her discharge, she experienced homelessness […]
Two Georgia College Students Selected For Prestigious 2021 Rhodes Scholars Honor
Congratulations are in order! Two Georgia college students were recently named 2021 Rhodes scholars, WSBTV reports. Phaidra Buchanan and Sam Patterson were chosen as recipients of the 2021 Rhodes scholars honor, an international postgraduate award that is considered one of the most prestigious worldwide. Buchanan is a Tyrone, Georgia native who is a social studies education major […]
HBO Max Greenlights Production on Ava DuVernay’s DMZ Series
More great content! HBO Max just ordered Ava DuVernay’s DMZ series into production, Comicbook.com reports. The DMZ pilot first began production before being shut down due to the global pandemic. The series is a futuristic drama centered around a second American civil war, based on the DC comic series DMZ, which published 72 issues between 2005 and 2012. The series focuses […]