16-Year-Old Cleveland Student Opts For Pilot’s License Before Driver’s License
Channeling the trailblazer, Bessie Coleman, 16-year-old Sydney-Marie Flowers is scheduled to receive her private pilot’s license this school year. She’ll be cleared to fly the friendly skies before she receives her driver’s license, reports WKYC. Flowers is a student at Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her student pilot certificate […]
Miss Mississippi USA Crowns Its First Black Pageant Winner in 67 Year History
More Black Girl Magic Asya Branch was just crowned Miss Mississippi USA, becoming the second Black woman to capture the title in the pageant’s 67 year history, the Clarion Ledger reports. Branch was the former Miss Mississippi 2018. Now that she has won the USA 2020 title, she will go on to represent Mississippi in the […]
This H.S. Senior Got Accepted to 24 Colleges (7 Ivies) and Launched a Company to End Gun Violence
“I want people to be inspired to turn their pain into power.” At 17 years old, RuQuan “Ru” Brown is focused and his mission is clear. The high school senior is making an impact in the classroom, on the field and within his community — using his pain to fuel every effort. In the classroom […]
At Almost $8 Million a Year, Stephen A. Smith Becomes ESPN’s Highest Paid On-Air Personality
Stephen A. Smith just inked a new deal with ESPN, making him the highest paid sportscaster on the network, USA Today reports. Smith has been a journalist on the network since 2005. Now, he signed a 5 year deal that will rake in almost $8 million a year, topping Mike Greenberg, host of ESPN’s “Get […]
NASA Women Who Inspired Hidden Figures Film Set To Receive Congressional Gold Medals
Hidden no more! The four women who worked at NASA and inspired the movie Hidden Figures are being awarded with the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Congressional Gold Medal award, reports CNN. Engineers, Dr. Christine Darden and Mary Jackson, mathematician, Katherine Johnson, and computer programmer, Dorothy Vaughan, who were all instrumental during […]
City Located in Wealthiest Black County Elects Its First African American Mayor
Bowie, Maryland, a city situated in Prince George’s County, the wealthiest Black county in the U.S., just elected its first African American Mayor, WUSA 9 reports. Tim Adams is the city’s first new mayor in two decades and its first Black mayor. Adams, who has been wheelchair bound since an accident, is the city’s first […]
This Couple Just Opened a $5.5 Million Headquarters in Chicago for Their Thriving Security Firm
We love when couples make power moves together! AGB Investigative Services, an African American owned security company, just opened a $5.5 million facility in Chicago, We Buy Black reports. The company was founded as an investigative firm in 2001 by husband and wife team, Dr. Denitra and John Griffin. Their mission was protecting, “your people, property, and data.” […]
Trevor Noah Set To Produce Movie About 8-Year-Old Who Overcame Homeless And Became a New York Chess Champion
The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is scheduled to produce a movie about an 8-year-old Nigerian Chess Prodigy who won the 2019 New York chess championship, Deadline reports. The movie will tell the story of the Adewumi family, who fled their home country and sought asylum in the United States. While living in a homeless shelter, 8 year […]
LeBron James Is Adding Transitional Housing for At-Risk Families at His I Promise School
LeBron James is on a roll! The NBA superstar announced earlier this week that he would be adding transitional housing to service families in need at his I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, CNN reports. LeBron opened the school for third and fourth graders last year in his hometown. Since its opening, 90% of its […]
These Baltimore Teenagers Went From Cleaning Windshields To Forming Their Own Bottled Water Company
These boys are living proof that you can do anything you put your mind to! A group of teenage boys have expanded their squeegee business to now include a bottled water company, reports The Baltimore Sun. Korner Boyz Enterprises is a business created by a group of Baltimore squeegee kids. The boys started out standing […]