Detroit Twin Sisters Celebrate 100th Birthday Together
They say it’s truly a blessing! Twin sisters Doris Ward and Loris Pryor just celebrated their 100th birthday together on July 17th, WXYZ News 7 reports. Originally born in Illinois in 1924, the duo have a century’s worth of memories together, boasting nine children between them and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. “All […]
Mom Launches Vegan Nail Polish Line With 7-Year-Old Daughter as Co-CEO
They’re providing safer options for the children! During the global pandemic, Jasmine Phinex, like many educators, found herself home a lot more with her family. With the wave of fear and instability gripping the world, Phinex took solace in spending time with her young daughter Serenity. Just three years old at the time, one of […]
50K Black Men Raised Over $1.3M for VP Kamala Harris on Roland Martin’s Black Star Network
The fight continues! With just four months until the election and an unprecedented move after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the race, Black communities across the nation have begun to mobilize. In what’s shaping up to be a pivotal election year in the fabric of American history, we’re making sure that we’re […]
Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee & Her Lifelong Legacy of Leadership
She will be deeply missed! In the annals of American history, certain figures emerge not just as lawmakers but as champions of justice, voices for the voiceless, and architects of progress. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, whose recent passing has left a void in the halls of power and in the hearts of many, exemplified these […]
Tiffany Tucker Named First Black Woman Athletics Director at UMBC
She’s ushering in a new era at the college! Tiffany Tucker has been named the new athletics director at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), CBS News reports. A former star athlete herself, Tucker played four years of college basketball at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. She holds a bachelor’s […]
The Historic Apollo Theater Becomes First Organization to Receive Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors
It comes just in time for the theater’s 90th anniversary! The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 47th class of honorees for its annual Kennedy Center Honors, a celebration of artists and cultural icons who have contributed greatly to the nation’s entertainment landscape. Among the honorees is the iconic Apollo theater, the […]
Lance Gross Takes Adorable Father-Son Trip to Visit Disney-Pixar’s ‘Up’ House
Who is cutting onions?! While most celebrities spend their summers making core memories in Bora Bora or some other uber-expensive island that makes us all wish we were there to take AMAZING Instagramable pictures with the fam, one celeb had a pretty different idea. Lance Gross recently took to social media to share pics from […]
Photographer Creates Special Photoshoot for Young Black Model With Disability
They turned her wheelchair into a throne! Autumn Foster is a teen model with spina bifida who often advocates for differently abled youth. Her mom shares Autumn’s story of being paralyzed from the waist down and her love for adaptive sports, including cheer, dance, rock climbing, and horse riding. An accomplished model, she has limited […]
Missy Elliott Makes History as the First Hip-Hop Artist to Have a Song Sent to Space
Who ever thought that hip-hop would take it this far? Twenty-seven years ago, on July 15th, 1997, Missy Elliott released her debut studio album, “Supa Dupa Fly.” Produced solely by friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, the album went on to produce several hits, including “Sock It 2 Me,” “Hit Em’ Wit da Hee,” and its […]
81-Year-Old Legendary Fashion Model Bethann Hardison Shares Her 7 Tips for Aging Gracefully
She hasn’t missed a beat! Bethann Hardison is a pioneering fashion model who broke barriers in the 1960s as one of few Black runway models to reach the highest heights of the industry. Eventually, she opened her own agency, paying it forward to others and writing her own rules as a model, activist, actress and […]