History Made: Randall Woodfin Elected As Birmingham’s New Mayor
Photo via: Randall Woodfin There’s a new mayor in Birmingham, Alabama as 36-year-old Randall Woodfin defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Mayor William Bell for the city’s highest elected office. Now, Woodfin, a Morehouse graduate, attorney, and former school board member president, will become the city’s youngest mayor in modern history. Pictured: Woodfin celebrating with his mother Cynthia Woodfin-Kellum after his historic win […]
Watch Barack Obama Surprise His Wife Michelle With The Sweetest Video Message For Their 25th Anniversary
Photo credit: Amanda Lucidon The first African American President and First Lady of the United States, Barack and Michelle Obama, celebrated their 25th anniversary today. Mrs. Obama took to social media this morning to share their 1992 wedding photo along with the caption: ” Happy 25th anniversary Barack Obama. A quarter of a century later, you’re still […]
Barack Obama’s Alma Mater, Occidental College, Launches Scholarship In His Name
Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Before Barack Obama attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School, the then future first African American president of the United States was a student at Occidental College from 1979-1981. The small private liberal arts college, located in Los Angeles, California, was where young Obama found his passion for social and political causes. […]
Watch Deshaun Watson Donate His First NFL Game Check To Texans’ Stadium Employees Affected By Hurricane Harvey
Photo via: Texans Wire Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson is already using his platform to give back. The 22-year-old recently donated his first game check to three NRG Stadium cafeteria employees who lost everything due to flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The ladies were overwhelmed with emotion as Watson handed them envelopes and explained why he was donating. “For […]
These ‘Family Matters’ Reunion Photos Will Give You All Kinds Of Nostalgia
It’s been 28 years since the classic sitcom “Family Matters” first appeared on our television screens, but the Winslow family and Steve Urkel are still teaching us life lessons and making us laugh to this day. Especially since Hulu, a streaming subscription service, has recreated ABC’s TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday), which was a family-friendly programming block of sitcoms […]
This Spelman Graduate Is Honoring Her Late Sister By Pursuing Her Dream Of Becoming A Doctor
Photo via: Antonia Gore “While studying at Spelman my junior year, I lost my oldest sister, Angel, to stage four triple negative breast cancer. I was devastated, faced with the decision to continue my studies or take a break from my education. I chose to stay the course because that’s what she would have encouraged […]
Julie Dash To Create A Film On The Early Activism Of Rosa Parks
Photo via: Library of Congress, courtesy of Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development Invisible Pictures has tapped award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash to direct a film on the early activism of Rosa Parks before her historic moment on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. On December 1st of that year, Parks was arrested for […]
Check Out This Photo Of NBA Legend Bill Russell Taking A Knee With Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Photo via: NBA Ahead of Monday night football, a tweeted photo of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell taking a knee while wearing his Presidential Medal of Freedom started circulating on social media. Russell shared the photo along with the caption: “Proud to take a knee, and to stand tall against social injustice, #takeaknee #medaloffreedom #NFL #BillRussell […]
Celebrate Serena Williams’ Birthday With Five Of Her Major Career Moments
Tennis great Serena Williams is celebrating her 36th birthday today! Since starting tennis training at the early age of three, Williams has broke down barriers, along with her sister Venus, and blazed her own trail in a traditionally white-male dominated sport. While doing it, she has used her platform to speak out on racial injustice, advocate for […]
Three-Peat: These Three Sisters Have All Won Homecoming Queen
Photo via: Brittany Lewis It’s a three-peat for the Lewis sisters and a first for Lawrence County High School in Monticello, Mississippi. Faith Lewis continued her family’s homecoming queen legacy when she was crowned the 2017-2018 Lawrence County Homecoming Queen last Friday. Her older sisters, Brittany and Jasmine, took home the title in 2008 and 2009 […]