Joe Mazzulla Makes History As Youngest Head Coach To Reach NBA Finals
After an impressive sweep of the Indiana Pacers during the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzula, is going to the NBA Finals–and he’s also going into the history books. Mazzula will be the youngest head coach to reach the NBA Finals since 1969, NBC Sports reports. At just 35 years old, Mazzula […]
Chelsea Manalo Becomes First Black Filipino Woman To Be Crowned Miss Universe Philippines
We already know Black women reign supreme, but Miss Philippines just made it official. On Wednesday, May 22nd, Chelsea Manalo became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Philippines and will represent the island nation in the Miss Universe global pageant. Born to a Filipino mother and African American father and representing the […]
Michael Jordan Celebrates Opening Of Second NC Medical Clinic With Mom By His Side
Michael Jordan made a surprise visit to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, to celebrate the opening of a brand-new health clinic on Tuesday, May 7. The basketball legend partnered with Novant Health to open the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic on Greenfield St. in Wilmington to bring much-needed comprehensive primary care services […]
ATL Nonprofit Hosting 3rd Annual Black Wall Street Expo to Provide Training & Resources for Black Entrepreneurs
“You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been.” Jasmine Young knows where she’s been, where Black America has been. She’s keenly aware of a time when the Black dollar circulated around the Black community, and there was hope for our financial and social futures. Today, she’s hoping to help motivate […]
Jeneé Naylor Left Target to Pursue Her Fashion Dreams, Now She’s Returned With a New Clothing Line in Stores
She has transformed her career from the stock room of a local Target to the spotlight of the fashion world. Jeneé shared in an interview with Target that she began her career at Target in 2012, starting as a team member and climbing the ranks to store director within seven years. Her time at Target […]
83-Year-Old Makes History as Howard University’s Oldest Doctoral Graduate
It’s never too late to follow your dreams. No one knows that better than Marie Fowler, who, at 83 years old, walked across the commencement stage at Howard University, becoming the university’s oldest doctoral graduate. “It was never my thought that I would go beyond maybe one semester because, after all, I had been out […]
Mother Fletcher, Oldest Living Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, Celebrates 110th Birthday
Someone turn on the Stevie Wonder birthday song! We have a very special birthday to celebrate! Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, turned 110 years old on May 5, 2024. “I’m real proud to be this age,” Fletcher told WHSV3. The mother of three and grandmother of six celebrated her […]
Meet Manika Gamble, the First African American Woman to Run 155-Mile Race Through Oldest Desert in the World
Manika Gamble is “a runner and a track star”–and she just completed the ultimate race. At the start of May, Gamble made history as the first African American woman to complete the 155-mile Namib Race through the Namib Desert in the African country of Namibia. The 34-year-old Hawaiian-born marathon runner is the first African American woman […]
Meet Nya Jones, The Founder Behind the Popular Guided Journals Making Everyday Wellness Easy
“Who am I?” It all started with this simple question. Nya Jones’ search for answers in the pages of her journal would lead her to help others on their own path to self-discovery. “I’ve been journaling since I was seven or eight years old, but during 2020, it was really just my saving grace. It […]
Stevie Wonder Receives Citizenship in Ghana on His 74th Birthday
The “Happy Birthday” singer had a happy birthday, indeed. Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. On his 74th birthday, the US musical icon was granted citizenship of Ghana by the nation’s president, marking a heartfelt milestone in Wonder’s long-standing connection to the West African country. “This is it, congratulations!” President Nana Akufo-Addo told a […]