These Women/Girls Entrepreneurs Won Big At TOFi’s First-Ever HERs OWNly Pitch Contest
All photos by: Terrell Clark There was an overload of Black girl magic at the inaugural HERs OWNly Pitch Contest at Riverside EpiCenter in Austell, Georgia last month. Thanks to Tamla Oates-Forney, Vice President of Human Resources for one of the world’s most esteemed companies, General Electric, 25 women and girls of color entrepreneurs got the […]
Keisha Lance Bottoms Claims Victory As Atlanta’s Second African American Woman Mayor
Photo credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore On Tuesday night, Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected as the 60th mayor of the city of Atlanta and the second African American woman to hold the position. Shirley Franklin was the first woman mayor of Atlanta and the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a Southern […]
Colin Kaepernick Accepts Courageous Advocate Award From The American Civil Liberties Union
Photo via: The ACLU of Southern California. Less than a month after being named GQ magazine’s Citizen of the Year, Colin Kaepernick has received yet another honor for his unwavering commitment to social justice. This time it came from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an organization whose mission is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties […]
Vi Lyles Sworn In As Charlotte’s First Black Woman Mayor
Photo credit: Joshua Komer More political history was made on Monday night when Vi Lyles was sworn in as the first African American woman mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. During her historic campaign, Lyles, who worked in the city’s budget office and served as an assistant city manager for almost 30 years, introduced a 7-point plan to create a […]
LeBron James To Open School In Hometown Of Akron, Ohio
Photo via: Getty Images NBA superstar LeBron James is continuing to make an impact both on and off the court. In addition to helping send local kids to college through his LeBron James Family Foundation, the Cleveland Cavaliers player is now planning to open an I Promise School in the fall for third and fourth graders […]
LL Cool J Is Now the First Rapper To Receive Kennedy Center Honor
Photo credit: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images On Sunday night, James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J, officially became the first rapper to receive a Kennedy Center Honor, the nation’s highest award for a performer. At 49, the hip-hop pioneer also made history as the youngest person to receive the prestigious award. LL Cool J was honored alongside trailblazing […]
Marc Lamont Hill Opens A Philadelphia Bookstore And Coffee Shop In Hometown
Photo credit: Abdul Sulayman Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is helping spread more knowledge with the recent opening of his bookstore and coffee shop in Philadelphia. One of today’s most recognizable intellectuals, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is a celebrated fixture of the Black and mainstream media communities with recurring appearances on CNN, VH1 and several other news […]
This Couple’s Love Story Will Leave You Feeling Inspired
All photos by: Amber Robinson What started off as a holiday photo session of Amber Robinson’s father and mother has turned into a beautiful representation of Black love and marriage that has captured the hearts of thousands in less than 48 hours. Robinson, a wedding photographer in Raleigh, North Carolina, took to social media to share the […]
Historic African American Neighborhood In Washington, D.C. Gets First Black Bookstore In 20 Years
All photos by: Rob Jinks The historic Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. is filled with monumental stories from the pinnacle of the civil rights movements, to hardworking African Americans trying to stabilize their neighborhood to racial violence and drugs that have deemed the area an unsafe zone for many. However, throughout the neighborhoods history […]
Randall Woodfin Sworn In As Birmingham Mayor After Historic Win
All photos by: Joe Songer It was an historic day in Birmingham, Alabama on Tuesday when 36-year-old Randall Woodfin was sworn in by Judge Nakita Blocton as the city’s youngest mayor in modern history. Last month, Woodfin, an attorney and Morehouse graduate, defeated William Bell 58 percent (24,910 votes) to 41 percent (17,353 votes). He is […]