Janelle Monáe Is Dillard University’s 2017 Commencement Speaker
Janelle Monáe is a woman, or should we say an “Electric Lady”, who wears many hats. She is a multi-Grammy nominated singer, an award-winning actress, activist, STEM advocate, CoverGirl spokesperson, and now, Dillard University’s 2017 commencement speaker. With her breakout roles in the Oscar winning film “Moonlight” and the Oscar nominated film “Hidden Figures”, Monáe has continued to […]
‘Hidden Figures’ Author Set To Bring More Untold Stories To Life In Two New Books
Before “Hidden Figures” became an Oscar-nominated film, it was a book that told the incredible true story of the three African American women mathematicians who were behind NASA’s first successful space missions. Margot Lee Shetterly’s “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race”, not […]
Katherine Johnson Will Deliver Hampton University’s 2017 Commencement Address
Just a few months after gracing the Academy Awards stage to be honored for her contributions to NASA’s space program, real-life hidden figure Katherine Johnson is set to make her way to another stage. This time, at Hampton University to deliver its 147th Commencement Address. Katherine Johnson to Deliver 147th HU Commencement Address https://t.co/2rZeoXHqLe pic.twitter.com/rps7eIWAXh — Hampton University […]
Edward Enninful Becomes British Vogue’s First Black And First Male Editor-In-Chief
In the 101-year history of British Vogue Magazine, there has never been a Black or male Editor-in-Chief. Until now. Today, it was announced that W Magazine’s creative and fashion director Edward Enninful was named as the magazine’s new Editor-in-Chief, making him British Vogue’s first ever Black and male Editor-in-Chief. “I grew up reading British Vogue – […]
Squad Goals: Soon-To-Be College Grad Takes ‘Friends With Degrees’ Graduation Photos
College graduation is a milestone worth celebrating. Taylor Thomas, a soon-to-be graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, decided to mark the special occasion with a graduation photo shoot that included her friends who have already obtained their degrees. The photos show the ladies holding signs of their graduation year, and the names of their degree or […]
Allison Madison Makes History As Mound City’s First Woman & African American Mayor
Photo courtesy of KFVS This week, Allison Madison added her name to the history books as the first woman and first African American to be elected as mayor of Mound City, Illinois. If you couldn’t tell already from the picture, the new mayor-elect couldn’t be more excited to blaze her own trail in Mound City politics. “It’s […]
Quadruplets: All Four Brothers Accepted Into Yale And Harvard University
Photo credit: Greg Lynch/The Wade Brothers, from left to right: Zachary, Aaron, Nigel, and Nick Something really incredible just happened in the Wade household. Ohio quadruplet brothers Zachary, Aaron, Nick, and Nigel Wade found out that they were all accepted into Yale and Harvard University. “Honestly, to have one child from a family be accepted to a school like this […]
This Daughter Gave Her Dad The Perfect Shirt To Celebrate Him Being Cancer-Free
A few days ago, 24-year-old MacKenzie Taylor took to social media to share that her father Ronnie Taylor was declared cancer-free. MacKenzie wrote on her personal blog that her father “endured a complete hip replacement, 6 rounds of chemotherapy to his body, 4 rounds of chemotherapy into his spinal fluid, a bald head, countless lab draws, numerous […]
Yessss! High School Senior Ariyana Davis Got Accepted Into 22 HBCUs
How did high school senior Ariyana Davis get accepted into 22 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)? By using a website called Common Black College App, which allows students to apply to up to 50 HBCUs at the same time. That means, Davis got accepted into 22 schools and was awarded $300,000 in scholarships by filling out just one $35 college […]
Meet The Amazing Young Woman Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
You never know what may happen until you try. That’s the mindset that New Jersey high school senior Ifeoma White-Thorpe had when she applied to all eight Ivy League schools. “I want to go into global health and study biology and so many of them have great research facilities, so I was like, I might as well just shoot […]