Serena Williams Had To Withdraw From The French Open, But Her Grand Slam Return Was Still An Inspiration To Us All
Photo via: Time Magazine Last week, Serena Williams made a successful grand slam return when she won her first grand slam match since having her daughter Olympia in 2017. While wearing a Black superhero catsuit to represent for all the moms who endured a tough pregnancy, Williams advanced all the way to the fourth round of the […]
Black Women Hold All The Top Positions In The City Of South Fulton’s Criminal Justice System
Photo credit: Reginald Duncan / The Atlanta Voice) How powerful is this?! The City of South Fulton, Georgia is only one year old and it’s already making history as the nation’s first city to have its entire criminal justice system led by Black women. Recognized as the fifth largest city in Georgia, Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, […]
This 17-Year-Old Born With Four Fingers Will Blow You Away With His Piano Skills
Photo via: WKYC Darrius Simmons, who was born with four fingers and no bones below his knees, was first introduced to the piano at age 10 by way of his grandfather. Simmons was only 18-months-old when both of his legs were amputated. Becoming a self-taught pianist and learning how to use his prosthetic legs to play the […]
Black Mom Magic: Meet The Founders Behind The ‘Nation’s Premiere Full-Scale Conference For Millennial Moms Of Color’
All photos by: Iris Manning, Pictured left to right: District Motherhued and Momference co-founders Nikki Osei-Barrett and Simona Noce In 2016, D.C. publicists Simona Noce and Nikki Osei-Barrett teamed up to host a pampering day for moms of color. Little did they know, two years later, it would turn into a full-scale “Momference” that would place […]
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Set To Become Country’s First Female Neurosurgeon
Photo credit: Galit Rodan/The Canadian Press Reports of the 1994 genocide, led by Hutu nationalists of primarily Tutsi people, is said to have caused the deaths of upwards of 800,000 people in Rwanda. In spite of being present for such trauma and even losing family members amidst the slaughter of her people, Dr. Claire Karekezi […]
14-Year-Old Receives High School Diploma And College Degree On The Same Day
All photos via: Marietta Daily Journal On May 10, 14-year-old Matthew McKenzie simultaneously achieved two of life’s biggest milestones when he earned both his high school diploma and associate’s degree on the same day. “I graduated from Chattahoochee Tech with my degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and later that night got my diploma from high […]
These Siblings Finished The School Year With Honor Roll. Then Their Dad Made Them Business Owners.
New business owner alert! Six and eight-year-old Rudolph and Dasani Ingram just passed their respective grade with honor roll. To celebrate their academic excellence, their Dad decided to gift them with something that would teach them the value of investing and saving money: candy machines. “All my kids passed with honor roll so instead of buying them clothes, shoes, or […]
Venus And Serena Williams: The Dynamic Sister Duo Wins Doubles Match At French Open
Photo via: The Women’s Tennis Association The Queens of Tennis are back! Only a day after winning her first grand slam match since having her daughter in 2017, Serena Williams has teamed up with her sister Venus to defeat Shuko Miyu Kato and Aoyama 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of doubles at the French Open […]
Watch: 22-Year-Old Becomes A Hero After Climbing Building To Save Child Dangling From Balcony
Imagine sitting outside and casually enjoying a meal at a restaurant only to suddenly realize a crowd of people gathering and gazing up at a child dangling helplessly from a fourth story apartment balcony. What would you do? This is precisely the scenario that 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama found himself witnessing before quickly climbing the building to rescue the […]
Serena Williams Wins Grand Slam Return At French Open And Makes Empowering Statement Doing It
Photo by: Alessandra Tarantino/ AP For tennis legend Serena Williams, there’s only way to return to the Grand Slam arena after taking a maternity leave – and that’s in a Black superhero catsuit. On Tuesday, Williams played in the first round of the French Open, defeating her opponent Kristyna Pliskova 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 to […]