Mattel Partners With ‘Queen & Slim’ Designer To Release New Line of Barbie Dolls In Honor of Black History Month
Come on Barbie!! Mattel teamed up with “Queen & Slim” costume designer Shiona Turini to create a line of Barbie dolls in honor of Black History Month, The New York Post reports. The dolls come in 10 different styles with varying hairstyles, skin tones and body types. The new collection was created around 3 different […]
He Just Became the First Black President of George Mason University
Let’s keep putting the Black in history. George Mason University just appointed Gregory Washington as its new president, the first African American president in the school’s history, Fox 5 news reports. Washington is currently serving as dean of the engineering school at the University of California-Irvine. He will replace the interim president Anne Holton, who […]
Meet Lash Nolen, Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman To Be Elected Class President
You go girl! LaShyra “Lash” Nolen made history by becoming the first Black woman to be elected as class president of Harvard Medical School, Teen Vogue reports. The Compton native says she was always inspired by the Black women around her, particularly her grandmother and mother who had Nolen at just 18-years-old and raised her […]
New York Couple Develops App To Help People Discover Black Owned Restaurants
An app worth downloading! New York couple Anthony and Janique Edwards are the creators of EatOkra, a new app that connects people to Black-owned restaurants in more than 30 cities across the United States, the Washington City Paper reports. The duo founded the app in 2016, inspired at the time by a push to buy […]
Thousands Gather To Pay Tribute To NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant
Thousands came out to pay their final respects to basketball phenom, Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old was tragically killed alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others when their helicopter crashed while on the way to a basketball game at Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy last month. The entire world mourned the tragedy, sparking a bevy […]
Rihanna Makes Stirring Call To Action During Acceptance Speech At NAACP Image Awards
Let’s go Rih Rih! Music superstar Rihanna received the President’s Award at this year’s 2020 NAACP Image Awards, making a much needed call to action during her acceptance speech for allies and unity. The President’s Award is one of the highest honors a person can receive from the NAACP and over the weekend, that honor […]
Remembering Pioneering NASA Mathematician and Former Hidden Figure, Katherine Johnson
She is the definition of a life well lived! Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician and American icon depicted in the “Hidden Figures” movie, has passed away, NBC News reports. Johnson’s story first came to light on the big screen with the 2016 blockbuster hit, Hidden Figures. The movie told the story of the Black women […]
Young Black Ballerinas Pose For Photo Shoot In Honor Of Black History Month
Black ballet magic!! A group of Texas ballerinas are making a bold statement for Black History Month with their new photo shoot. The dance company was inspired by trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland, and wanted to do something in honor of all the Black ballerinas to commemorate Black History Month, ABC News reports. What came of […]
This Nonprofit Is Making It Possible For Young Black Americans To Take A Free Trip To Africa
Sign us up! Birthright AFRICA, a nonprofit based in New York, is giving young Black Americans the opportunity to travel to Africa and connect to their ancestral roots for free, Black Enterprise reports. The goal of Birthright AFRICA is to empower young Black people with knowledge about Africa that the American school system doesn’t provide. […]
LeBron James Set To Release His First Children’s Book, ‘I PROMISE’
Whenever he shoots, he scores! LeBron James just announced the release of his very first children’s book, “I PROMISE.” The book is the first of a two book deal in partnership with HarperCollins publishing, named for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE initiative, USA Today reports. The program focuses on empowering students and families through resources, […]