Coco Gauff Makes History as Youngest Player to Win WTA Finals in Two Decades
She just defeated a record set the year she was born! Coco Gauff has just made history as the youngest tennis player to win the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in two decades, CNN reports. The 20-year-old tennis phenom ended the season with a victory, defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-4 7-6 (2), at the […]
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman Receives Posthumous Rank of General on Veterans Day
She is supremely thanked for her service! The state of Maryland honored abolitionist Harriet Tubman this week. The first woman to oversee an American military operation during a time of war, Tubman was just posthumously awarded the rank of general on Veterans Day, NPR reports. Crowds gathered at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park […]
Chicago Man Discovers Bakery Owner Is His Biological Mom in Heartwarming Reunion
A Chicago man, Vamarr Hunter, recently uncovered a family connection that no one could have imagined.
Whoopi Goldberg Announces Launch of First Global Women’s Sports Channel
She’s giving women’s sports the boost it deserves! Whoopi Goldberg recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where the entertainment legend announced her newest business venture to help amplify women’s sports, Buzzfeed reports. “I’m launching the first global women’s sports channel called AWSN (All Women’s Sports Network),” Goldberg told Fallon. The new network […]
NFL Star Jayden Daniels’ Mom, Regina Jackson, Becomes Certified NFLPA Agent
A mother’s gotta do what a mother’s gotta do! Jayden Daniels was the No. 2 overall draft pick for the Washington Commanders. A standout rookie having an impeccable season so far with the team, he signed a $37.75 million contract this past summer, and he’s been worth every single penny, with the Commanders currently holding […]
Meet Ardean Miller, Founder of the First Black-Owned Gift-Wrapping Brand Sold at Lowe’s
They are also in the Hallmark Store! Ardean Miller is the founder of Mah Melanin, a gift-wrapping brand focused on bringing cultural inclusivity to the gift experience. What was once a humble startup has grown tremendously, receiving recognition from notable figures like Master P and Teddy Riley and being spotlighted by several organizations, including the […]
Philly to Honor First Black Woman to Graduate From U Penn’s Law School With Statue
They’re holding a competition for interested artists! Sadie T.M. Alexander was born in Philadelphia in 1898, Philly Voice reports. A trailblazer in civil rights, she became the first Black woman in the nation to earn a Ph.D. in economics when she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1921. But Alexander didn’t stop there. She […]
6 Historic Wins on Election Night 2024
There is still joy to be had in the morning! Many people in the U.S. woke up to the news that Vice President Kamala Harris has seemingly lost her presidential race against the former 45th president of the United States, with 277 electoral votes to Harris’ 224. Despite the presidential election results, the night was […]
NAACP Launches $200M Fund to Support Black Businesses
It’s a part of their economic justice initiative! The NAACP has announced a new $200 million fund aimed at supporting Black businesses, Black Enterprise reports. The NAACP Capital Fund is a targeted investment effort focused on closing the racial wealth gap and addressing funding inequities that Black-owned companies face. According to a 2024 U.S. Census […]
Eddie Murphy to Star in Biopic About Parliament-Funkadelic Founder George Clinton
WE WANT THE FUNK! Eddie Murphy is set to star in an upcoming biopic about Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton, Blavity reports. Murphy will team up with Dreamgirls director Bill Condon to bring the story of the iconic funk collective to life. Clinton founded the group in the 1960s. Known for its Afrofuturistic imagery and otherworldly […]