Black Excellence: Oprah Winfrey And Sterling K. Brown Make Golden Globe History
Photo on the left via: Getty Images/ Photo on the right by: Dan MacMedan/USA TODAY We’re still applauding Oprah Winfrey and Sterling K. Brown on the history they made at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night. First, Sterling K. Brown, who plays Randall on NBC’s “This is Us,” became the first African American […]
Erin Jackson Just Became The First African American Woman Long Track Olympic Speed Skater
Photo via: NBC Olympics If you didn’t already know, Black girl magic will be in full effect at the Winter Olympic Games. From the Nigerian women’s bobsled team ( made up of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuonma Omega), who became the first African team to qualify in the bobsled category, to Maame Biney, who became the […]
‘Breakfast With Dads’: Almost 600 Men Show Up To Mentor South Dallas Middle School Students
Last month, administrators at Billy Earl Dade Middle School in Dallas, Texas hosted its first “Breakfast with Dads,” a mentorship program geared toward its male students. According to Dallas News, the school’s principal Tracie Washington “wanted her students to have a large group of positive male role models for the event. Mentorship, she said, is not […]
Kheris Rogers, Who Was Bullied For Her Skin Tone, Is Now ‘Flexin’ In Her Complexion’ In Her First Nike Ad
Photo via Mashable; courtesy of Flexin’ In My Complexion Last year, after being severely bullied for her skin tone by her classmates, then 10-year-old Kheris Rogers launched an empowering t-shirt line called “Flexin’ In My Complexion.” The powerful phrase is a reference to the hashtag Rogers’ old sister Taylor Pollard used in now a viral tweet […]
Kerry Washington And Viola Davis Joining Forces For ‘Scandal’ And ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Crossover
Photo credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Guess what? There’s a “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder” crossover episode headed our way! On Wednesday, the savvy political fixer Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and the relentless defense attorney Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) took to social media to tease the crossover by taking photos on the set […]
Cincinnati Councilwoman Pays Homage To Shirley Chisholm By Bringing Her Own Seat To The Table At Swearing-In Ceremony
Photo credit: Tana Weingartner/WVXU In the words of political pioneer, Shirley Chisholm, who became the first African American congresswoman and the first African American woman to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Cincinnati Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard, who […]
YESSS: Essence Magazine Is Officially 100% Black-Owned Again
Photo credit: Josh Brasted/ Getty Images Have you heard the great news?! ESSENCE magazine has just been restored as a 100% Black-owned independent company after being acquired by Essence Ventures LLC from Time Inc. Essence Ventures made the announcement on Wednesday of its acquisition of Essence Communications Inc. The independent African American owned company was founded and is […]
Nikuyah Walker Elected As First African American Woman Mayor Of Charlottesville
Photo by: Eze Amos Nikuyah Walker, the first Independent to win a seat on the Charlottesville City Council since 1948, just made history again. On Tuesday night, the Charlottesville City Council elected Walker as its new mayor in a 4-1 vote, making her the first African American woman selected to serve in the position. She […]
Long-Lost Brothers Reunite After 20 Years And Discover They Attend The Same College
Photo via: @kieronchristian After 20 years, two long-lost brothers have found each other just in time for the holidays using Ancestry.com’s database. Georgia-based Kieron Graham, 20, always felt different. Though he was adopted by a loving family at 3-months-old, something always felt missing. He often inquired about his birth mother but his adopted family […]
Will Smith Celebrates 20th Wedding Anniversary With A Sweet Tribute To His Wife Jada
Actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are closing out 2017 with a celebration of love, as today is the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary. To mark the milestone, Will took to social media to share a photo from he and Jada’s special day, along with a sweet caption that read: “20 Years Ago Today we held hands and walked […]