Col. Lorna M. Mahlock Nominated To Be First Black Woman Marine Corps Brigadier General
Photo via: III MEF Marines Colonel Lorna M. Mahlock has recently been nominated to serve as a brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to fulfill the position. Mahlock currently serves as the deputy director of operations, plans, policies, and operations directorate at the Marine Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Prior to […]
Black Girl Magic: Teen Pays Tribute To Influential Black Women With Her Prom Dress
All photo via: Dayna Branch If anybody made a statement at White Station High School’s prom, it was 17-year-old Skyler Branch. The Memphis, Tennessee student decided to honor influential Black women with a custom prom dress covered in Black girl magic. It was initially inspired by the passing of her paternal great-grandmother (whom she was close to), […]
This 17-Year-Old Got Accepted Into 19 Of The World’s Top Universities
Photo via: CNN As a high school senior, getting accepted into your top choice school can be one of the most exciting moments in your academic career. For 17-year-old Oludamilola Oluwadara Adekeye, excited would be an understatement, as she got accepted into 19 out of the 20 schools she applied to- and all 19 happen to be […]
Mom Of Five Celebrates Upcoming Law School Graduation With An Inspiring Photo Shoot
All photos by: Richard Holman Photography 33-year-old Ieshia Champs is about to graduate from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law next month. To mark the special occasion, the Port Arthur, Texas native took graduation photos with her five children, whom she raises as a single parent. Champs’ journey to law school has been anything […]
Haitian-Born Surgeon Dr. Henri Ford Named Dean Of University Of Miami’s Medical School
All photos via: L’union Suite Dr. Henri Ford was just recently named the new dean of the University of Miami’s Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. The Haitian-born surgeon is currently serving as the senior vice-president and chief of surgery at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and the vice dean of medical education for the […]
This Ph.D. Student Created A Healthier Alternative To Food Condiments
Photo credit: Freeman Fotographics How many times have you eaten something at a family gathering and enjoyed it so much that you thought to yourself, “folks should be selling this in stores!” Well Michael Lloyd, a Ph.D. student in the food science department at NC State, made this sentiment a reality for his family. After […]
Octavia Spencer To Produce Film About First Enslaved African American To File And Win A Freedom Suit
Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has recently signed on to executive produce the indie film “first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit, ” based on the book “A Free Woman on God’s Earth,” reports Variety. The film, which will be directed by Alethea Root and produced by Kim […]
This 17-Year-Old Baltimore Student Got Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
Photo credit: The Gilman School Gilman School senior Mekhi Johnson just became one of the few students in the country to accomplish the Ivy League Sweep. The 17-year-old Baltimore student found out he was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools on March 28, when the schools released their admissions decisions. His first acceptance was from Yale, second and […]
‘I Am Queen Mary’: Denmark Unveiled Its First Public Statue Honoring A Black Woman
Photo credit: Nick Furbo Last Saturday marked the unveiling of a 23-foot statue erected in honor of Mary Thomas, a woman of Caribbean descent who led the 19th-century ‘Fireburn’ uprising against Danish colonial rule in Denmark. The two Black women artists who created the statue, Jeannette Ehlers of Denmark and La Vaughn Belle of the Virgin […]
‘Black Panther’ Set To Break Saudi Arabia’s 35-Year-Old Cinema Ban
Photo via: Marvel Studios If you thought Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” was done making history, think again. On April 18th, the record-breaking Marvel superhero movie will become the first film to open in Saudi Arabia in 35 years, marking the end of the country’s movie theater ban. When Saudi Arabia adopted ultraconservative religious standards in […]