Doctor Teams Up With Whole Foods To Give Free Nutrition Classes To African Americans
Wellness is always in season! A local doctor partnered with Whole Foods to offer free nutrition classes and resources to African Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Enterprise reports. Dr. Akua Woolbright is working to do everything she can to assist the African American community during the current pandemic. As a result of several underlying […]
Mayor of Washington, D.C. Paints “Black Lives Matter” On The Road Leading To The White House
Checkmate! D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed off on a “Black Lives Matter” mural and street renaming of the road leading directly to The White House, Upworthy reports. Washingtonians and the world woke up Friday morning to discover a massive, bright yellow, “Black Lives Matter” insignia had been painted on the road leading to the White […]
Ferguson Elects Its First Black Mayor In The City’s 165 Year History
Congratulations are in order! Ferguson, Missouri residents elected their first Black mayor in the city’s 165 year history, The New York Times reports Ella Jones is making history, becoming the first woman and first African American mayor of Ferguson, Missouri. A resident of the city for 40 years, Jones ran her campaign tackling issues that […]
Last Living Tuskegee Airmen Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday
There’s always some joy in the world! The last living nurse for the historic Tuskegee Airmen just celebrated her 100th birthday, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. Lieutenant Irma “Pete” Cameron (Dryden) graduated from Harlem’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1942. An only child born to a dentist and teacher from Jamaica, she had no idea how […]
Denzel Washington Performs Heroic Act, Intervenes To Save Man In Distress
A little love is all we need. Last week, Denzel Washington took a detour to help out a man in downtown Hollywood who seemed to be in distress. A video went viral showing Denzel coming to the aid of a man who needed a little help. According to TMZ, Washington was driving down the street when he saw a […]
This Chicago Teen Just Earned Her Master’s Degree at Just 14-Years-Old
This is a reason to celebrate! A 14-year-old Chicago teen is celebrating a huge win, graduating with her master’s degree before most of her peers have graduated from high school. According to Rolling Out, Dorothy Jean Tillman has been exceeding expectations her entire life. At just 8 months old she began talking, by four she was […]
Howard University Alumna Becomes First Black Female Officer In The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
The sky isn’t the limit, it’s just the beginning! A Howard University grad is making history, becoming the first African American woman officer in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, NBC Washington reports. Captain Remoshay Nelson has served in the Air Force for the last eight years, primarily overseas. This is Nelson’s first season with the […]
History Made: MIT Elects First Black Woman As Student Body President
Sophomore Danielle Geathers just made history after being elected as the student body president at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The win makes her the first Black woman to lead the undergraduate association. A mechanical engineering major, Geathers and her running mate, Yu Jing Chen, presented a well balanced platform that focused on unity, equity and […]
29-Year-Old Designer, Anifa Mvuemba, Breaks Through With Virtual Fashion Show With A Purpose
If necessity is the mother of innovation then Anifa Mvuemba is the mother of virtual fashion shows with a purpose! The 29-year-old designer took the Internet by storm with the debut of her new line, the Pink Label Congo collection. Fashion history was made today! Congrats to @AnifaM on her debut virtual fashion show. […]
Teen Creates App That Helps Children Stay Connected To Their Incarcerated Parents
The children will lead us! A teen created an app to make it easier for children to communicate with their incarcerated parents. According to Black Enterprise Jay’Aine Patton knows firsthand the struggles of maintaining a relationship with a parent who is incarcerated. When her father Antoine was in prison she found it very hard to stay […]