Michelle Obama Reunites With The Little Girl Who Was Awestruck By Her Portrait At D.C. ‘Becoming’ Tour Stop
Photo via: Michelle Obama Little Parker Curry has had quite a year. First, she won the internet’s heart when Ben Hines captured a photo of her staring in awe of Michelle Obama’s official portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. Then she met the Forever First Lady herself and later melted our hearts once more when […]
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins Becomes First Woman Elected As NY State Senate Majority Leader
Photo credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union On Monday, Senate Democrats gathered in Albany, New York to vote State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) into the role of Senate majority leader, making her the first woman elected to this position. Already, as a Democratic minority leader, Stewart-Cousins is the first Black lawmaker and the first woman to […]
Rest In Power: Remembering Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, One Of The Last Survivors Of Tulsa Race Riot
Photo via: Fordham News Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, one of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, has passed away at the age of 103. Hooker was only six years old when a race riot broke out in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The neighborhood was known as Black Wall Street […]
Ava DuVernay Just Landed A $100 Million Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV
Photo credit: Scott Witter/Adweek It’s official! Visionary filmmaker Ava DuVernay is expanding her relationship with Warner Bros. Television in a huge way by signing a multi-year, multi-genre overall deal with the entertainment company. The production and development deal is reportedly worth $100 million dollars, according to Deadline. Along with her Forward Movement production company, DuVernay will develop new […]
This Former Teacher Is Using Virtual Reality To Educate Minority Students About Their History
All photos via: Kai Frazier Kai Frazier is a former teacher turned tech entrepreneur who is on a mission to change the way history is taught in the classroom through her virtual reality platform Curated x Kai. After teaching in the D.C. metro area for 15 years, Frazier went on to work at local history […]
United States Postal Service To Honor Marvin Gaye And Gregory Hines With 2019 Commemorative Forever Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service stamp program has celebrated and honored various people, events, and cultural elements that share the unique history of the United States since 1847. The subjects of the 2019 commemorative stamps have recently been revealed to include entertainment icons Marvin Gaye and Gregory Hines. The stamp featuring Marvin Gaye, also known as […]
Michelle Obama Gifted 150 Baltimore Students With Free Tickets To Her ‘Becoming’ Book Tour
Photo credit: Kevin Winter/AFP-Getty Over a year ago, OSI-Baltimore Advisory Board member Alicia Wilson had the opportunity to tell Michelle Obama about her work with the College Bound Foundation. Little did Wilson know, that a year later, she would receive a phone call from the Forever First Lady herself about gifting Baltimore City Schools students with tickets to attend her […]
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Named Board Chair And Seventh President Of The National Council Of Negro Women
Photo credit: Diversity, INC The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) recently selected accomplished educator and champion of women’s issues, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, as the historic organization’s borad chair and seventh president and board chair. The announcement was made during the closing session of their 58th Biennial National Convention in Washington, D.C. During her […]