Mielle Organics Named Official Textured Hair Care Product of the 2024 Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games
This is a defining moment for the brand! The Olympics are set to kick off this week, and Mielle Organics has just been officially named the textured hair care product of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mielle President Omar Goff made the announcement on social media, highlighting the historical significance of the partnership […]
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 […]
Coco Gauff Makes History as Youngest Team USA Athlete to Ever Be a Flag Bearer
She’s reppin’ us proudly! The upcoming Paris Olympics are fast upon us and as we prepare to root for our favorite athletes, we are more than ecstatic for the games to get underway. Recently, tennis phenom Coco Gauff gathered with her Team USA peers for what she thought was a routine meet-up ahead of the […]
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 […]
40K Black Women Raised Over $1.5M For Kamala In Under 3 Hours
Black women to the rescue, again! This weekend, the nation was shook up when President Biden announced that he was rescinding his bid for presidential reelection. The news came unexpectedly and amid calls for Biden to step aside due to what seems to be ailing health challenges. A defining end and an affirmation of what […]
Dr. Vonnya Pettigrew Makes History as First Black Woman to Own a Block on Baltimore’s Waterfront
She’s buying back the block! Dr. Vonya Pettigrew is a multi-hyphenate media professional and the CEO of Root Branch Media Group, the full-service media production company named after her family property located on Root Branch Road in South Carolina, The Baltimore Times reports. Pettigrew, a Philadelphia native, got her start in media after earning her […]
Meet Sarah Brown, Owner of First Black Beauty Supply Store in Columbia, Missouri
She’s the first but hopefully not the last! Sarah Brown has been a hairstylist in the beauty industry for over 25 years. Now she’s elevating her business with the opening of the Beauty Trap, Columbia, Columbia, Missouri’s first Black-owned beauty supply store, reports the Columbia Missourian. For Brown, her shop, one of only two beauty […]