Worthing High School Students Get Surprise Meeting with Michelle Obama
Photo: Marco Torres When students at Houston’s Worthing High School went to Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ book tour at the city’s Toyota Center on Saturday, they probably never expected to meet the Forever First Lady herself. But that’s exactly what happened. According to ABC 13, “Ten students at the event were told they were getting their own […]
Olympic Swimmer Simone Manuel is Helping Provide Swim Lessons to Every Student at LeBron James’ I Promise School
Photo: Getty Images After Simone Manuel became the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in swimming during the 2016 Rio Olympics, she made it her mission to inspire others who look like her to learn to swim. Her journey to do so continued on Friday when she dropped by LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron, […]
Misty Copeland Biopic Secures Black Woman Director
Photo: Annie Tritt A Black woman has been tapped to direct New Line’s Misty Copeland biopic, ‘Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina’. Her name is Nzingha Stewart. Stewart’s resume includes Shondaland’s Grey’s Anatomy’ ‘Scandal’, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and ‘A Million Little Things’. Now she’s set to bring the story of the American Ballet Theatre’s first African American woman principal […]
Morehouse Professor Holds Student’s Baby During Class so Father Can Take Good Notes
Photo via: CNN And the teacher of the year award goes to… Dr. Nathan Alexander, a mathematics professor at Morehouse College who held his student’s baby during class after the father couldn’t find a babysitter. Wayne Hayer studies kinesiology at the Atlanta historically Black men’s college and works two jobs. On the day the 26-year-old had Dr. Alexander’s class, his wife made […]
Jaden Smith is Bringing Clean Water to Flint
It has been 5-years since we learned about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Since then, numerous efforts led by celebrities and every day citizens have been launched to raise awareness and funds to address the issue. On Friday, rapper and actor Jaden Smith announced that his company, JUST goods, teamed up with First Trinity […]
NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is Selling His Memorabilia to Help ‘Give Kids a Shot That Can’t be Blocked’
Photo: Getty Images In a recent blog post, NBA legend and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote: “Looking back on what I have done with my life, instead of gazing at the sparkle of jewels or gold plating celebrating something I did a long time ago, I’d rather look into the delighted face of a child holding […]
First African American Full Professor of Urology Retires After Making Mark in Education and Military
Photo: Augusta University Dr. Bobbilynn Hawkins, the nation’s first African American full professor of urology, has recently retired from her role at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center-Downtown Division. She served as a professor in the Section of Urology and Center of Biotechnology and Genomics, as well as […]
Video: Little Girl Goes on First Flight with a Pilot That Looks Like Her and It’s Just as Amazing as You’d Imagine
Screenshot: R.E.P. UNYC Ray Smith wants to provide children of color with educational and cultural exposure opportunities beyond the classroom. That’s why he founded R.E.P. U, Inc.- a New York nonprofit agency dedicated to offering free enriching activities for children ages 5-21. “My partner and I had been talking about wanting to start a camp for kids for […]
National Storytelling Campaign Uplifts the Voices of Young People of Color
A blog post by our friends at Communities In Schools. ‘What We Are Made Of‘ is a storytelling campaign from Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to empowering at-risk students to stay in school. CIS partnered with pop artist Jason Mecier to create a series of mosaic portraits that seek to explore the […]
Shonda Rhimes’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to Make History as Longest-Running Primetime Medical Drama
Photo: Stewart Cook/Variety On the last day of Black History Month, Shonda Rhimes, the first African American woman to create and executive produce a Top 10 network series, is making history again with her show ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ After 15 seasons and 332 episodes , the show will surpass ‘ER’ and become the longest-running primetime medical drama in television […]