Rapper T-Pain Honored With Street Renaming in Hometown of Tallahassee, Florida
He is a true hometown hero! In a heartwarming celebration of down-home pride, Grammy award-winning artist T-Pain was honored with a street renaming in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, Billboard reports. A portion of Pasco Street, a road the artist regularly walked as a child, has been officially designated as “T-Pain Lane.” View this post […]
Black-Owned Barbershop Gives Free Haircuts to Children Who Enroll in Book Club
This Black-owned barbershop is tackling childhood literacy head-on! Antonio Brown, owner of Central Station Barbershop and Grooming in St. Petersburg, FL, is using his influence to make a difference in his community. He’s not just cutting hair— @antonio_centralstation is on a mission to boost literacy rates among Black and brown children in the area. After […]
Florida Grandmother Sells Out of Baked Goods After Business Goes Viral on TikTok
The internet is still good for some things! 73-year-old Inez Hudson has been selling baked goods and pies since 2018, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reports. The retiree has loved baking since she was a young girl and thought it was a good way to earn some extra cash since her fixed income just isn’t enough. […]
Britney Deas Makes History as First Black Woman Chief Justice at University of Florida Supreme Court
She’s only 25-years-old! Britney Deas is a student at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and she just became the first Black Woman Chief Justice at the University’s Supreme Court. The Haitian Miami-native aimed to build a respectful career in Florida and make a difference, according to The Alligator, the student-run newspaper for […]