Hidden No More: Remembering Raye Montague, A Pioneering U.S. Naval Engineer
Photo credit: Benjamin Krain Little Rock, Arkansas native, Raye Montague has passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a lasting legacy that forever changed the process of designing Navy ships. As one of the Navy’s first Black women engineers, she became internationally registered and successfully revised a computer prototype that produced the first computer-generated […]
Here Are All The Black Designers Tracee Ellis Ross Intentionally Supported During The AMAs
Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images While hosting the American Music Awards for the second year in a row, Tracee Ellis Ross decided to put on for the culture and feature Black designers in all of her looks for both the red carpet and the show. The 45-year-old actress told Essence, “When you have a platform, […]
Colin Kaepernick Receives Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal
Photo credit: Steven Senne/AP Photo On Thursday, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick officially received Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. The athlete turned activist was among eight recipients who were honored for their contributions to Black history and culture at a ceremony presented by Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. “I feel like it’s […]
Michelle Obama Celebrates International Day Of The Girl With A New Education Initiative For Teen Girls
Photo via: Girls Global Alliance Our forever First Lady Michelle Obama is celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child with a new initiative called “Global Girls Alliance,” plus an empowering video that features young girls singing Aretha Franklin’s “Think.” Today on International #DayoftheGirl, the @ObamaFoundation is proud to launch the #GlobalGirlsAlliance—a program to empower adolescent girls […]
Denzel Washington To Be Honored With The Lifetime Achievement Award From The American Film Institute
Photo via: Getty Images The American Film Institute recently announced that it will be honoring award-winning actor Denzel Washington with its 47th Lifetime Achievement Award. Washington, who is the only Black actor to hold two Oscar awards, will be presented with the honor at a ceremony in Los Angeles in June 2019. “Denzel Washington is […]
The Women Of Wakanda Among Elle Magazine’s 2018 Women In Hollywood Honorees
All photos via: Elle Magazine Elle Magazine announced its twenty-fifth anniversary Women in Hollywood honorees on Wednesday, which includes a whole lot of Black girl magic. From “Black Panther” stars Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, and Angela Bassett, to television powerhouse Shonda Rhimes, to actress and activist Yara Shahidi. Representing the women of Wakanda, Bassett, Gurira, Nyong’o, shared their thoughts on […]
This Couple Just Traveled To 100 Countries And Now They’re Building A Platform To Help You Do The Same
All photos courtesy of Sheba and Ronnie Dunston When Dr. Sheba and Ronnie Dunston decided in 2013 that they wanted to travel to 100 countries together, they had no idea that their personal goal would be an inspiration to thousands. Now, five years later, not only have they reached their 100 mark, but they’ve done so by […]
The 13-Year-Old Who’s Bringing Black Girl Magic To The Football Field As Her School’s Starting Quarterback
Photo via: Fox 2 Now St. Louis Nevaeh Spillman attends Maple Park Middle School in North Kansas City, Missouri, where she’s blazing a trail as the only girl player on her school’s football team. Her position? Starting quarterback. While Nevaeh has been playing football since the early age of four, this is the first time that […]
Detroit Might Be Turning Aretha Franklin’s ‘Freeway Of Love’ Into A Reality
Photo via: Atlantic Records Since Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, her hometown of Detroit, Michigan has continued to honor her legacy. From the Detroit City Council agreeing to rename the Chene Park concert venue, the Aretha Louise Franklin Amphitheater, to opening a new exhibit about Franklin’s life at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American […]
Jemele Hill Is ‘The Atlantic’ Magazine’s Newest Staff Writer
Photo credit: Daniel Stark /ESPN Images Sports journalist Jemele Hill will soon join “The Atlantic” magazine as a staff writer. Hill will cover “the intersection of sports, race, politics, gender, and culture,” announced “The Atlantic” editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. This marks the second job that Hill has landed since her departure from ESPN last month. The first is as narrator […]