Watch Barack Obama Bring Holiday Cheer During A Surprise Visit To D.C. Children’s Hospital
Photo credit: Chuck Kennedy/AFP/Getty Images ‘Tis the season for our forever president Barack Obama to put on a Santa hat and make a surprise visit to the children’s hospital in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Obama stopped by the Children’s National Health System to bring some holiday cheer and pass out gifts to patients. As […]
Remembering Pioneering Ballerina Raven Wilkinson
Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to receive a contract to dance full-time with a major ballet company, has passed away at the age of 83. Wilkinson developed a passion for ballet at age five when her mother took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. By age nine, she was studying with well-known […]
Little League World Series Icon Mo’ne Davis Commits To Hampton University
Photo via: Sports Illustrated Kids Four years after becoming the first girl to win a Little League World Series game as a pitcher, Mo’ne Davis (now a high school senior) has decided to take her talents to an HBCU (Historically Black College and University). The 17-year-old has committed to playing softball at Hampton University. “The campus is beautiful,” Davis, […]
Shea Moisture Founder Richelieu Dennis Wants To Transform Madam C.J. Walker’s Home Into A Training Center For Black Women Entrepreneurs
Photo credit: Arturo Olmos After Richelieu Dennis, the co-founder of Sundial Brands (makers of brands such as Shea Moisture and Nubian Heritage) bought Essence Magazine to make it 100% Black-owned again, he announced a $100 million fund for women of color entrepreneurs because he believes “Black women need access, support, expertise and capital.” Now, to take it one […]
Dr. Gladys West, One Of The ‘Hidden Figures’ Behind The Creation Of The GPS System, Gets Inducted Into Air Force Space And Missile Pioneers Hall Of Fame
Photo credit: Adrian Cadiz Do you remember Dr. Gladys West? The “hidden figure” who contributed significantly to the team charged with the computing that laid the foundation for what we now refer to as a GPS navigation system? Recently, Dr. West was formally honored by being inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers […]
Rest In Power: North Carolina Voting Rights Activist Rosanell Eaton Passes Away at 97
Photo credit: Nikki Kahn/ Washington Post At the age of 97, Rosanell Eaton, one of the first African Americans to vote in North Carolina since Reconstruction, has transitioned to be with the ancestors. Eaton was 21 years old when she cast her first ballot in Franklin County, North Carolina after being forced to pass a literacy test and […]
Yolanda Ford Becomes The First Black Woman Mayor Of Missouri City, Texas
Photo via: Yolanda Ford The citizens of Missouri City, Texas have elected Yolanda Ford as its next mayor, making her both the first woman and first African American to serve in this role. According to the Houston Chronicle, Ford garnered 52 percent of the city’s votes, helping her to defeat Allen Owen who had been Missouri City’s […]
Remembering The Powerful Legacy Of Iconic Jazz Singer Nancy Wilson
Photo credit: Mike Blake/Reuters Jazz legend Nancy Wilson has passed away at the age of 81, but her incredible impact that she made on the world will live on forever. Thanks to her father introducing her to artists like Nat King Cole, Jimmy Scott, and Billy Eckstine, Wilson developed a passion for jazz music early in […]
Black Girl Magic: Hyattsville, MD’s First African American Mayor Swears In City’s First Woman And African American Chief Of Police
Photo via: Candace Hollingsworth On Thursday, Mayor Candace Hollingsworth (Hyattsville, Maryland’s first African American and youngest mayor) was a part of another historic moment when she swore in the city’s first woman chief of police, Amal Awad. This also makes Awad the first African American and the first member of the LGBTQ community to lead the City of Hyattsville Police Department. Tracey […]
Janet Jackson Will Be Joining Her Brothers In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Photo Credit: Jophyn T. Barr/Getty Images Another member of the iconic Jackson family is headed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. On Thursday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Janet Jackson as one of its 2019 inductees. “The Jackson 5” (the legendary boy band made up of Janet’s older brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, […]