Texas Elementary School Teacher Goes Viral After Planning Mock Trip to Mexico for Students
This teacher has gone above and beyond! Sonja White is a first-grade teacher at Trinity Leadership at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Cedar Hill, Texas, WFAA reports. While speaking with her young scholars, she inquired about things they wanted to do that they hadn’t done before, with the goal of exposing them to different cultures […]
FAMU Father and Son Drum Majors Make History in Heartwarming Homecoming Video
Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy. Black excellence, baby, let them see! A new viral video is really capturing the essence of HBCU homecomings! If you’ve never been, it is the lifeblood of historically Black colleges and a time where students, faculty, staff, and alumni all descend on campus to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of their […]
A$AP Rocky Named New Creative Director of Puma’s Formula 1 Collection
Rapper, model, and designer A$AP Rocky has just been named as the creative director of a new partnership between Puma and Formula 1 (F1), reports USA Today. Known for his innovative trends and personal style as leader of the popular A$AP Mob hip hop collective, Rocky will help bring life to the new collection which […]
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Launches New Public Service Program for HBCU Students
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a new program for HBCU students interested in public service careers, Black Enterprise reports. In partnership with Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), the Public Service Program will create opportunities for seniors at the universities through apprenticeship programs. There are currently more than […]
Actor Richard Roundtree, the Original ‘Shaft,’ Has Joined the Ancestors
He was our Black action hero! Richard Roundtree was born in New Rochelle, New York, and was a celebrated football star at Southern Illinois University, NBC News reports. After college, he dabbled in modeling before getting his big break in the world of acting. A member of New York’s Negro Ensemble Company, Roundtree made his […]
Morgan State Makes History as First HBCU to Offer Division 1 Acrobatics and Tumbling
Morgan State is diversifying NCAA sports! Acrobatics and tumbling is one of just two American sports, alongside football, that was founded at the college level, The Baltimore Banner reports. For long, it wasn’t considered a “real” sport and is most associated with cheer teams. But in 2020, all of that changed when acrobatics and tumbling […]
Sha’Carri Richardson to Have Track Field Renamed After Her by Dallas School District
Sha’Carri Richardson deserves her latest honor! The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees voted recently to rename the track field at Jesse Owens Athletic Complex’s John Kincaide Stadium, reports Olympics.com. In a unanimous decision, the track will now be named after three-time world medalist Richardson, who has been making history as one of the […]
Magic Johnson Partners With Only Existing Black-Founded and Owned Insurance Company for Brand Relaunch
Magic Johnson is helping a historic Black-founded insurance company is transition into a new era. Alonzo Herndon, a formerly enslaved man, created Atlanta Life Insurance Company in 1905, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The business was lucrative, making Herndon the first Black millionaire in Atlanta and growing Atlanta’s Black business scene, with Atlanta Life having a […]
Meet Leslie Diuguid, Owner of the First Black-Owned and Woman-Owned Fine Art Print Shop in New York City
She’s making art more accessible! Kansas City native Leslie Diuguid moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue a career in art, BK Reader reports. She got her start working at art galleries and printmaking shops, learning the ropes and networking with everyone she could. In 2017, her father Lewis Diuguid published his book […]
Virginia Teen Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing Cancer-Fighting Soap
14-year-old Heman Bekele is a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia. And for the last four months, Bekele has been competing in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, WCAX reports.. Over the summer, Bekele was paired with 3M mentor Deborah Isabelle, who works on developing new products in 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket Division, […]