Once Homeless Student Earns Full Ride Scholarship To Harvard University
Photo via: CNBC From being homeless to receiving a full ride scholarship to Harvard University, Richard Jenkins is an incredible example of what can happen when you stay the course, despite adversity or opposition. For the 18-year-old Philadelphia student, adversity came early in life when his mother lost their home to foreclosure, resulting in Jenkins being homeless from the fourth […]
Get A First Look At The Cover Of Michelle Obama’s Upcoming Memoir
Photo by: Miller Mobley/Courtesy Penguin Random House This morning, the first African American First Lady of the United States revealed the cover of her highly anticipated memoir, “Becoming.” “I’m thrilled to share with all of you the cover for BECOMING. The process of writing this book has been so personally meaningful and illuminating for me,” Michelle […]
This Photo Of A Student Walking To Bus Stop To Get To His Graduation Is Determination Personified
Photo via: Corey Patrick On Monday, an Alabama MAX bus driver took to Facebook to share a photo of a young man dressed in a cap and gown walking to the bus stop to attend his high school graduation. Turns out, the young man in the photo, Corey Patrick, has been making the same commute to […]
‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris And Wife Donate $1 Million To Alma Mater Clark Atlanta University
Photo by: CAU Media Relations Award-winning writer Kenya Barris and his wife, Dr. Rainbow Barris, just donated $1 million dollars to their alma mater of Clark Atlanta University. The couple, who are parents of six children, both graduated from the historically Black university in 1996, Kenya with a degree in mass media arts, and Rainbow, with a biology […]
A History-Making Moment: Stacey Abrams Wins Democratic Primary For Georgia Governor
Photo via: NBC News On Tuesday night, former Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams defeated fellow state lawmaker Stacey Evans in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary race and became the nation’s first Black woman to win a major party’s nomination for governor. Abrams won 76% of the vote. “We are writing the next chapter of Georgia’s future where no […]
This 24-Year-Old Graduated With MBA And Law Degree On The Same Day
Photo credit: Jahbrielle Henning-Rayford As we continue to recognize demonstrations of Black excellence across the country this graduation season, 24-year-old Darrell Kelly of Cincinnati, Ohio has ‘raised the proverbial bar’ yet again! On May 12th, Kelly graduated with both a law degree and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and […]
21-Year-Old Prairie View A&M Graduate Named City Councilman
Photo via: Xante Wallace Only just a few weeks after graduating from Prairie View A&M University, 21-year-old Xante Wallace will take the oath of office to serve as a Prairie View City Council Member Position 5. According to ABC, Wallace was elected in his first bid for public office last year and he ran his […]
Angela Bassett Receives Honorary Degree From Alma Mater Yale University
Photo via: New Haven Register/AP Arnold Gold The Queen Mother of Wakanda just received an honorary degree from her alma mater of Yale University. Angela Bassett obtained a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies from Yale in 1980, and then three years later, in 1983, her Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. She’s now […]
The Obamas Just Signed A Multi-Year Production Deal With Netflix
Photo credit: Jim Young AFP/Getty Netflix just added the first African American President and First Lady of the United States to their roster of content creators! The streaming powerhouse announced on Twitter Monday: “President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted series, […]
Watch Bishop Michael Curry Deliver Inspiring Royal Wedding Sermon About The ‘Power of Love’
On Saturday morning, Bishop Michael Curry, the Episcopal Church’s first African American leader, delivered a moving sermon during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding – held at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. In front of 600 guests and millions of viewers, Curry opened his sermon with a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote to […]