Simone Askew, Trailblazing West Point First Captain, Makes History At Army-Navy Game
All photos via: Getty Images Back in August, 21-year-old Simone Askew made history as the first African American woman to be appointed First Captain of the West Point Corps of Cadets. Now, she has made history once more. This time as the first African American woman to lead the traditional march-on ceremony at the 118th Army-Navy […]
‘Saturday Night Live’ Names Michael Che As Its First Black Head Writer
Photo via: Saturday Night Live Stand-up comedian Michael Che just simultaneously got a job promotion and made history at “Saturday Night Live” as the first person of color to be named head writer in its 42-year history. NBC, who announced the news on Tuesday, also named Colin Jost, Che’s co-host for SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment, as […]
John Legend Is Helping To Back Startups Launched By Formerly Incarcerated Entrepreneurs
John Legend is continuing to fight the injustices of the criminal justice system. This time, by helping individuals affected by the system to elevate their careers as entrepreneurs. Recently, Legend’s criminal justice reform initiative called FreeAmerica, and the nonprofit organization New Profit have teamed up to launch Unlocked Futures. Under this 16-month program, entrepreneurs […]
The Gordon Parks Foundation Reveals Kendrick Lamar ‘ELEMENT.’ Exhibit
The Gordon Parks Foundation has unveiled a new exhibition titled “Element” that is inspired by the use of Gordon Parks’ photography as a muse in Kendrick Lamar’s music video for his single “Element.” The special art exhibit will showcase the Gordon Parks photographs that influenced Lamar’s aesthetic. Famed artist Gordon Parks used his craft to explore the […]
Way To Go, Caleb Green: This Four-Year-Old Read 100 Books In One Day
Four-year-old Caleb Green of Chicago, Illinois loves to read, so much so that he set out a mission over the weekend to read 100 books in one day. “I was like, 100, son? That’s a lot of books,” Caleb’s father, Sylus Green told WLS-TV. “So at first I had the gut reaction to talk him […]
Steven Caple Jr. Is the New ‘Creed 2’ Director
Photo credit: Micheal Buckner/Variety/ Rex/ Shutterstock It looks like filmmaker Ryan Coogler is passing the baton to up-and-coming director Steven Caple Jr. to direct the sequel to his hit “Rocky” followup “Creed.” The Cleveland, Ohio native made his feature directorial debut at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where his film “The Land” premiered. Since then, he has […]
Ava DuVernay To Be Honored With Visionary Award By The Producers Guild Of America
Photo credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images As one of the most influential producers and directors today, Ava DuVernay will be honored by the Producers Guild of America with its 2018 Visionary Award. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a release from the guild says that the award “recognizes television, film, or new media producers for their […]
Nike Names One Of Its New World Headquarters Buildings After Serena Williams
Photo credit: Dita Alangkara/ AP Photo “Welcome to the Serena Williams Building” has a nice ring to it, huh? On Wednesday, Nike announced that it has named one of its new four world headquarters buildings after tennis great Serena Williams. Since becoming a Nike athlete in 2003, Williams has become one of the greatest athletes of all time, […]
Chance The Rapper Announces $1 Million Google Donation That Will Bring Computer Science To Chicago Public Schools
Photo courtesy of Google If you thought Chance the Rapper was done giving back to Chicago Public Schools for the year, think again. On Wednesday, the 24-year-old grammy-winning musician made a surprise visit to Chicago’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Academy to announce Google’s $1 million dollar donation to his arts education nonprofit, SocialWorks. Prior to his […]
Meet Forbes’ Youngest 30 Under 30 Member For Its 2018 Class
Photo credit: Uyen Cao You may remember 12-year-old Marley Dias as the founder of the #1000BlackGirlBooks, which is a campaign that set out to donate 1,000 books that feature Black girls as main characters. After surpassing her goal and collecting more than 10,000 books, Dias has secured a book deal of her own and […]