Shaquem Griffin Makes History As First Player With One Hand To Be Picked In NFL Draft
Photo credit: Eric Gay/AP/REX/Shuttershock When Shaquem Griffin was 4-years-old, he had his left hand amputated due to a rare prenatal condition called amniotic band syndrome, which causes the hand to be underdeveloped. However, that didn’t stop Griffin from being named the 2016 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the 2018 Peach Bowl Defensive MVP, or […]
Cicely Tyson Immortalized With Hand And Footprint Ceremony
Photo credit: Frederic J. Brown / AFP – Getty Images On Friday morning, the legendary Cicely Tyson was honored by Turner Classic Movies with a hand and footprint ceremony outside of Hollywood’s landmark TCL Chinese Theatre. The long overdue honor recognizes the 93-year-old actress and activist’s impact on the entertainment industry. Whether it was […]
Meet the Family Who ‘World Schools’ Their Children By Traveling Full-Time
All photos courtesy of Jermaine Griggs, Pictured in: Taj Mahal, Agra, India This time last year, 34-year-olds Sarah and Jermaine Griggs seemed to be living the American dream. They were homeowners in California, the parents of three smart and beautiful children and the owners of two successful businesses including an online marketing consulting firm called […]
D.C. High School Students Named National Finalists In NASA Spinoff Innovation Challenge
Photo via: Inclusive Innovation Incubator Together, D.C.’s Benjamin Banneker Academic High School students Bria Snell, India Skinner and Mikayla Sharrieff developed a water filter that seeks to address problems with lead pipes in urban areas. For their work at the Inclusive Innovation Incubator, the 11th graders were named one of the eight national finalists for the NASA Goddard Optimus […]
Black Girl Excellence: These Three Ghanaian Girls Got Accepted Into Yale, Harvard, And MIT
It’s college acceptance season and young Black students all over the world are receiving some of the most promising news of their young lives. Some of America’s most prestigious universities are admitting high performing Black students from around the globe. Three recent examples include Ghanaian students Afia Sarpong Frimpong, Katia Maame Dufie Osei, and Isabelle Quaye, […]
She Made History As Chick-Fil-A’s Youngest Black Woman Franchise Owner. Now She’s Opening Her Second Los Angeles Location.
Photo via: Chik-Fil-A Do you remember Ashley Lamothe? She’s Chick-fil-A’s youngest Black woman franchise owner who opened the company’s first downtown Los Angeles location. Well today marks the official grand opening of her newest addition to her chain of stores in the downtown Los Angeles area. Chick-fil-A at 7th & Fig ✨ OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING […]
Google Matches Beyoncé’s $100,000 Donation To Historically Black Colleges And Universities
Photo via: Getty Images Last week, after becoming the first Black woman to headline Coachella, Beyoncé announced that she would be donating $100,000 to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities through her BeyGOOD initiative. Now, she and her foundation have partnered with Google to donate even more funds to HBCU students. The singer’s Homecoming Scholars Awards program […]
7-Year-Old Participates In National School Walkout Alone, Says ‘You Are Never Too Little To Make A Difference’
Photo via: Bethany Edwards On Friday, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting, 7-year-old Havana Chapman-Edwards joined thousands of students across the country in National School Walkout Day. However, at Virginia’s Fort Hunt Elementary School, Havana stood alone as the only student to walk out in protest for gun reform. “I […]
Colin Kaepernick Is Amnesty International’s 2018 Ambassador Of Conscience
Photo credit: Peter Dejong/Associated Press Over the weekend, former NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, received Amnesty International’s highest honor when he received its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday. “The Ambassador of Conscience award celebrates the spirit of activism and exceptional courage, as embodied by Colin Kaepernick,” Salil Shetty, the human rights organization’s secretary general, said […]
Bachelor Of Laws Graduate Honors His Great-Grandmother At Graduation In The Sweetest Way
When Njabulo Ntombela lost his father, mother, and grandmother at a young age, his great-grandmother, Nomkikilizo Ntombela, stepped up to the plate to take care of him and his siblings- something he would never forget, especially on his graduation day. During his graduation ceremony at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, the 27-year-old took […]