Naomi Osaka Wins The U.S. Open!
She did it! Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka, Saturday to win the 2020 U.S. Open Women’s Singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka, 22, took home her third Grand Slam and second US Open Win, while battling against her own hamstring injury. Though Azarenka, 31, won the first set 6-1, the Black Japanese tennis star took […]
Naomi Osaka Advances To U.S. Open Final
Game. Set. Match. Tennis player Naomi Osaka advances to the U.S. Open Final after a three-set win at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, ESPN reports. Osaka will face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka in this week’s final. Both women have been ranked No. 1 before and are arguably the two best players in the […]
This Couple Launched A Delivery Service To Bring Black Farmers and Food Suppliers To Your Doorstep
Move over Instacart! In the months following the country’s shutdown due to the pandemic, Rhandi and Jonathan Altidor noticed something was missing in the food delivery market — Black grocers. Their solution? The couple decided to bridge the gap with The Better Buggy, a grocery delivery service for Black-owned farms and food suppliers in their Atlanta community. […]
Indiana Teen Accepted To Over 60 Colleges Selects An HBCU
Let’s get his Howard gear ready! An Indiana teen accepted to more than 60 colleges announced his choice to attend Howard University, Black Enterprise reports. Taran Richardson impressed himself at the end of last school year, getting accepted to more than 60 different colleges and universities while raking up more than $1 million in scholarships. […]
She Just Became The First Black Woman To Be Seated On New Jersey’s Supreme Court
All rise! New Jersey just named the first Black woman to sit on the their Supreme Court in the state’s 224-year history, NJ.com reports. Fabiana Pierre-Louis was sworn in to the New Jersey Supreme Court last week, making history as the first Black woman to occupy a seat in the state’s 224-year history. Pierre-Louis is the daughter of […]
She Founded One of the First K-12 Black Woman Owned Virtual Schools
If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready! Meet Dana Delane-Williams, the founder of American High School, one of the first Black woman-owned K-12 virtual schools in the world, Black Enterprise reports. In 2002, after working as an instructor at the University of Kentucky for several years, Delane-Williams created American High School (AHS) […]
Serena Williams Advances To The US Open Semifinals
Another win for Serena! Serena Williams returned to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center today for the 10th day of competition to get to the US Open semifinals. After an intense battle, she prevailed, beating Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; now she’s headed to the semifinals for the 11th consecutive time. This was Pironkova’s first tournament in […]
Emmett Till’s South Side Chicago Home Granted Preliminary Landmark Status
Reclaiming our history! The Commission on Chicago Landmarks granted preliminary landmark status to the South Side Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Chicago SunTimes reports. Till’s childhood home was granted preliminary landmark status on the same date that the teen’s funeral was held 65 years ago. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously to preserve […]
The Oldest WWII Veteran Turns 111 This Week
A time to celebrate! Lawrence Brooks, the United States’ oldest living World War II veteran, is turning 111 this week, according to Upworthy. He was born in Norwood, Louisiana in 1909, one of 15 children. When he enlisted he served in the predominantly Black 91st Engineer Battalion between 1941 and 1945 and was stationed in […]
Black Bank Owners Merge To Create The Largest Black-Owned Bank In U.S.
This was genius! Two Black bankers merged their companies to create the largest Black-Owned bank in the nation with more than $1 billion combined assets. According to The Texas Black Business Directory, Brian E. Argrett, CEO of City First Bank in Washington, D.C. and Wayne-Kent A. Bradshaw, CEO of the publicly traded Broadway Financial Corp (BYFC), […]