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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 […]

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, […]

Serena Williams Makes History as First Athlete to Receive CFDA Fashion Icon Award

Serena Williams is being recognized as a trailblazer in athletic fashion! Williams has always pushed the fashion envelope on the court. From skirts to bespoke tennis outfits and Flo-Jo inspired get ups, she has been just as influential in athleisure as she has been in the game of tennis. That love of fashion led the […]

Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Purchases Largest Grand Champagne Vineyard in France

The Uncle Nearest brand is making history as it prepares for the launch of a new cognac! Uncle Nearest, the award-winning Bourbon and American Whiskey brand, has just become the largest Grand Champagne vineyard owner in Cognac, France, Shoppe Black reports. The brand acquired the 100-acre Domaine Saint Martin estate in Cognac, France. Situated along […]

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