12-Year-Old Makes History, Swimming From Saint Lucia to Martinique To Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer
We are magical! A 12-year-old made history, becoming the youngest person to swim from Saint Lucia to Martinique to raise awareness for breast cancer, Face 2 Face Africa reports. Christophe Maleau is a 12-year-old swimming prodigy who just made history as the youngest swimmer to cross the water from Saint Lucia to Martinique, something only a few […]
Kristen Welker Makes History As The First Black Woman To Moderate A Presidential Debate Solo Since 1992
Black Girl Magic is the cheat code! Kristen Welker just made history as the first Black woman to moderate a presidential debate solo since 1992, Newsweek reports. In September, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that Welker would moderate the second and final debate between the two candidates. This selection made her the first Black women […]
These Twins Graduated High School As Valedictorian And Salutatorian, Now They’re Graduating At The Top Of Their Doctoral Program
The Wonder Twins Unite! A pair of Texas twins are showing us that excellence runs in the family! In 2010, the sisters graduated high school as valedictorian and salutatorian. Now they’re set to do it again. They are graduating this December with their second master’s in clinical nutrition and their doctorate degrees in chiropractic medicine, nabbing […]
South African Student Elsa Majimbo Is Using Laughter to Get Herself – And Social Media – Through Quarantine
She’s keeping away the doldrums one chip at a time. A 19-year old journalism student, Elsa Majimbo, is social media’s newest sensation, The New York Times reports. Majimbo burst into social media fame back in March with her videos about quarantine life, pairing basic beauty supply store sunglasses with lots of chip eating, relatable content, […]
Ava DuVernay Set To Write, Direct & Produce First Feature Film For Netflix Entitled ‘Caste’
She’s done it again! Ava DuVernay recently announced that she’ll be writing, directing, and producing her first feature film entitled “Caste” for Netflix, Variety reports. DuVernay is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who has been collaborating with Netflix for the last few years. Her film “13th,” a documentary addressing the history of racial injustice and mass incarceration, premiered on […]
Parents Scream And Jump For Joy After Surprise Visit From Their Son Following His Negative Covid-19 Test
Someone is chopping onions! As the country has been left reeling from the global pandemic, people have been separated from their loved ones in order to keep them safe. Last week, Coley Harvey surprised his parents with the sweetest gift, his presence, after not seeing them for months, according to USA Today. After receiving a […]
Wendell Pierce Set To Play B.B. King In Biopic About The Iconic Blues Singer
This is going to be good! Actor Wendell Pierce is set to play B.B. King in a new biopic about the iconic blues singer, EW reports. King was one of the most influential blues musicians of our time with a career spanning six decades. The icon released more than 40 studio albums and 16 live albums, accumulating […]
Meet Natalie Johnson The First Black Woman Brewmaster At Anheuser-Busch’s Oldest and Largest Brewery
Raise your glass for her! Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest beer company, just named the company’s first Black woman senior brewmaster at it’s St. Louis factory, Black Enterprise reports. Natalie Johnson made history, being named the first Black woman brewmaster for the beer brand in its near 200-year history. A St. Louis native, Johnson said the Anheuser-Busch brand is undefeated […]
These 10 Black Farmers On Instagram Are Showing Us How To Reclaim and Grow Our Own Produce
Food for us, by us! Black people have always been connected to the land. For thousands of years before colonization we found ways of cultivating crops on the continent with domesticated rice being used as early as 6000 BC. However, in the United States Black farmers have lost significant land due to systemic racism. According to […]
This 102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Just Crossed Skydiving Off Her Bucket List
She’s soaring to new heights! At 102-years-old Vivian “Millie” Bailey has proved she isn’t afraid to go on new adventures. This past Sunday, she decided to cross off a major item on her bucket list — skydiving. After seeing former President George H.W. Bush take the leap at 90, she felt she could do it […]