83-Year-Old Makes History as Howard University’s Oldest Doctoral Graduate
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It’s never too late to follow your dreams. No one knows that better than Marie Fowler, who, at 83 years old, walked across the commencement stage at Howard University, becoming the university’s oldest doctoral graduate. “It was never my thought that I would go beyond maybe one semester because, after all, I had been out […]
Mother Fletcher, Oldest Living Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, Celebrates 110th Birthday
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Someone turn on the Stevie Wonder birthday song! We have a very special birthday to celebrate! Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, turned 110 years old on May 5, 2024. “I’m real proud to be this age,” Fletcher told WHSV3. The mother of three and grandmother of six celebrated her […]
Meet Manika Gamble, the First African American Woman to Run 155-Mile Race Through Oldest Desert in the World
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Manika Gamble is “a runner and a track star”–and she just completed the ultimate race. At the start of May, Gamble made history as the first African American woman to complete the 155-mile Namib Race through the Namib Desert in the African country of Namibia. The 34-year-old Hawaiian-born marathon runner is the first African American woman […]
Meet Nya Jones, The Founder Behind the Popular Guided Journals Making Everyday Wellness Easy
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“Who am I?” It all started with this simple question. Nya Jones’ search for answers in the pages of her journal would lead her to help others on their own path to self-discovery. “I’ve been journaling since I was seven or eight years old, but during 2020, it was really just my saving grace. It […]
Stevie Wonder Receives Citizenship in Ghana on His 74th Birthday
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The “Happy Birthday” singer had a happy birthday, indeed. Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. On his 74th birthday, the US musical icon was granted citizenship of Ghana by the nation’s president, marking a heartfelt milestone in Wonder’s long-standing connection to the West African country. “This is it, congratulations!” President Nana Akufo-Addo told a […]
Meet The Twin Dentists Opening Multiple Dental Practices In Their Hometown of Charlotte, NC
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Going to the dentist can be scary and intimidating, but two dentists in Charlotte, North Carolina, are hoping to double the fun and education their patients receive every time they step into their office or visit their viral social media pages. Doctors Lindsay Rennick Salone and Lauren Rennick Lockhart are identical twin sisters who are […]
Mary J. Blige’s New Boot Line With Giuseppe Sold Out Within 24 Hours
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Aunties, rejoice! R&B songstress Mary J. Blige released her first official boot collection through a limited-edition line with Giuseppe Zanotti boots. The GRAMMY Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer is known for her heartbreaking love songs, empowering anthems, and love of a good thigh-high boot. On May 12, while on stage at her annual Strength of […]
Boston Preschool Launches First Creole-Haitian Dual Language Program
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Mattahunt Elementary School, a Pre-K through fifth grade school located in Boston, Mass., just launched the first Haitian Creole dual-language preschool program in the country, NBC News reports. The Toussaint L’Ouverture Dual Language Academy, the new program at Mattahunt Elementary named after the leader of the Haitian Revolution, is a preschool program that aims to […]
Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Celebrate Son RZA’s 2nd Birthday With Adorable Family Gathering
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A mother’s work is never done, not even for world-famous pop stars and business moguls like Rihanna. The Fenty founder and her partner, A$AP Rocky, spent Mother’s Day weekend throwing a birthday party for their son, RZA, who turns two years old. Rihanna and Rocky booked out New York’s Color Factory for a private party […]
Southwest Surprises Paul Quinn’s Class of 2024 With Two Roundtrip Tickets Anywhere In The Country To Kickstart Their Journey
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The graduating class of Paul Quinn College is ready to fly forward into a bright future thanks to a surprise gift from Southwest Airlines. During the May 4 commencement ceremony for the class of 2024, Southwest Airlines, the official airline for the Dallas HBCU, announced that they’d be gifting each graduate with two roundtrip tickets […]