21-Year-Old Hotel Employee Manages 90 Guests Alone After Getting Trapped By Tropical Storm For Over 24 Hours
21-year-old Satchel Smith, an employee at Homewood Suites in Beaumont, Texas manned an entire hotel by himself after he and 90 guests got trapped inside due to flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda. Smith probably never thought he would be trapped at work alone after getting dropped off by his Dad for his 3pm shift at […]
Meghan Markle Speaks To Teenage Girls in South Africa: “I Am Here As Your Sister”
Yesssss Duchess of Sussex! The Grio is reporting that Her Royal Highness (HRH), the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has just kicked off her Royal Tour of Africa with a trip to Nyanga, one of the oldest Black townships in Capetown, South Africa. Markle and her husband Prince Harry visited The Justice Desk in Nyanga, […]
Dr. Venaya Jones Becomes First Black Woman To Own a Veterinary Clinic in Cleveland
Another Black woman has fulfilled her childhood dream. Atlanta Black Star is reporting that Dr. Venaya Jones just became the first Black woman to open a veterinary hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Jones has always loved animals since she was a little child. She credits a career day visit to her school with cementing her career […]
College Professor Teaches 3-Hour Class With Student’s Baby Strapped to Her Back After She Couldn’t Find a Sitter
All super heroes don’t wear capes! College professor Ramata Cissé proved this last Thursday when she came to the rescue of one of her students. When the young lady was unable to find a sitter for her baby, instead of watching her student struggle to pay attention, Cissé grabbed a sheet and tied him to […]
Olympics Finally Give Tommie Smith and John Carlos Overdue Recognition With Hall of Fame Induction
When it comes to athletes using their platforms to bring attention to social injustices and the plight of African Americans in the United States, sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the way on an international stage. In 1968 when they stood on the medal stand at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City and raised […]
Billionaire Robert Smith Extends His School Loan Payoff To Include The Students’ Parents
Lord, whatever you’re doing in this season for the kids, make sure you do it for the parents! Earlier this year, we reported about Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s extreme generosity when he decided to pay off the student loan debt for the entire 2019 graduating class of Morehouse. Well the blessings just keep rolling! Smith […]
Oscar Nominated Film Composer Becomes The First Black Musician to Compose an Opera at The Met
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is a new opera coming to the Metropolitan Opera and it’s the first work of art the Met has ever staged by a Black composer in its 136 year history. The composer is an award-winning jazz trumpeter by the name of Terence Blanchard and the brother is amazing. Peter […]
5th Grader Sports ‘Bigger and Better’ Afro After Being Teased About Her Hair At School
Leave it up to the babies to say it loud — they’re Black and they’re proud! Promise Sawyers, a 5th grader from Nashville, Tennessee, went viral in a video where she talked about being proud of her natural hair after students bullied her about it. According to Fox 17 News, Promise started a new school […]
He Just Became One Of The First Black Owned Juiceries With A Brick & Mortar Inside Of Whole Foods
“Anyone can make juice, we make juice for a reason.” That’s the tagline of a popular juice bar that just became one of the first Black-owned juiceries to operate a brick and mortar inside of Whole Foods. Chris Goode started the business in 2014 to honor his late grandmother who died at 61 from Type 2 diabetes. […]
Lee Daniels Movie About Iconic Jazz Singer Billie Holiday Set for Production
Famed Director Lee Daniels is directing and producing a biopic about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. According to Deadline, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” movie is set for production next month in Montreal. The film tells the story of Holiday during a time when she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics […]