Michael Rousseau: The Man Who Quit His Full-Time Job To Create The Next Big Music Battle Card Game
All photos via: Michael Rousseau For Michael Rousseau, a former financial business analyst, “crunching numbers” soon turned into a burning desire to be in the creative space. So much so, that the 32-year-old juggled a full-time job and a photography side business on the weekends. Eventually, he decided to take a leap of faith and […]
Ruth Simmons Officially Named The First Woman President Of Prairie View A&M University
As the former president of Brown University, Ruth Simmons is known as the first Black president of an Ivy League institution. Now, the higher education leader is continuing to make her impact as the first woman to become president of Prairie View A&M University. Serving as the interim president of the Historically Black University […]
Oprah Winfrey Celebrates Her Sister’s College Graduation
Photo via: CNN Since last graduation season, media mogul Oprah Winfrey has made her way around the country to attend college graduations of her daughter girls, who are alumnae of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. On Sunday, she attended another but this time for her half-sister, Patricia. In a 2011 episode […]
17-Year-Old Makes History As First Black Woman To Qualify For U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team
Photo credit: Jeffery Swinger/USA Today More Black girl magic is headed to the 2018 Winter Olympics! After securing a victory in the 500-meter final at the U.S. Olympic short track trials on Saturday, 17-year-old Maame Biney became the first Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team. Now, Biney, who was born in […]
Perman Hardy: The Woman Who Helped (Literally) Drive Alabama To Historic Black Voter Turnout
All photos via: AL.com Thanks to Black women, Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s historic senate race to become the first Democrat to win a senate seat in the state since 1992. According to NBC News exit polls, 98 percent of Black women voters and 96 percent of Black voters supported Jones. “Let me […]
Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett Celebrates The Beauty Of Natural Hair With #AfroFriday
Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Davina Bennett captured the hearts of people everywhere, especially natural hair lovers, with her stunning afro at this year’s Miss Universe pageant. The 23-year-old model and philanthropist was the first afro-donning contestant to make it to second runner-up in the history of Miss Universe and is keeping up […]
Sloane Stephens Is Officially A College Graduate
Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/ Getty Images U.S. Open Champion Sloane Stephens just became a college graduate! Today, the 24-year-old graduated from Indiana East University with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication Studies. The university has a partnership with the Women’s Tennis Association, which provides its members with baccalaureate online degree completion programs. Tennis great, Venus Williams completed the same […]
Stanford And Harvard: These Two Brothers Got Accepted Into Their Dream Schools Within Days Of Each Other
All photos via: Alex Little It has been an exciting last few days for the Little family, as brothers Alex and Ayrton Little of Opelousas, Louisiana got accepted into their dream schools of Stanford and Harvard University within four days of each other. Alex, who plans to major in physics and computer science, found out […]
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Honored By African American Film Critics Association With Best Film Of 2017
Photo credit: Stewart Cook/ Variety/Rex/Shuttershock The breakout Jordan Peele-directed film “Get Out” won big at the African American Film Critics Association. The satirical thriller centered around race relations was named the year’s Best Picture and won Best Directing, Best Acting and Best Screenplay. “The films released in 2017 captured a plethora of lifestyles, experiences and emotions […]
Making History Again: Oprah Winfrey To Become The First Black Woman To Receive The Cecil B. DeMille Award
Photo credit: Fred Watkins/Getty Images Media powerhouse Oprah Winfrey is the Golden Globes’ 2018 recipient of its esteemed Cecil De Mille Award, an honor reserved for an individual who has made an impact on the entertainment industry. And who better than Auntie O? She will become the first Black woman and the fourth Black actor to receive the […]