Remembering Ellen Holly, The First Black Person To Have A Lead Role In TV Soap Opera
Ellen Holly was a pioneer! The Black actress, known for her role as Carla Benari on ABC’s One Life to Live, has passed away at the age of 92. Holly will be remembered as the first Black actress to rise to fame on a daytime soap opera. She passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, […]
Wilfried Nancy Makes History as the First Black Coach to Win a Major League Soccer Championship
He’s also the only Black head coach in MLS! Wilfried Nancy got his start as a youth soccer coach, eventually becoming a first-team assistant, MLS reports. During the 2021/2022 season, he was thrust into the spotlight as the head coach for CF Montréal, making a name for himself as a force in the league. The […]
‘High on the Hog’ Returns for Season 2
High on the Hog is back! The Netflix series from Stephen Satterfield, which explores generational conversations among Black people through food, has returned for a second season. In the first episode of Season 2, the series showcases the defining influence of African ingredients on New Orleans’ signature dishes and explores how the Great Migration inspired […]
Atiba Edwards Makes History as First Black Man to Lead Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Its 125-Year History
Atiba Edwards is making history! Edwards recently became the first Black man to lead Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM) in its 125-year history. On Wednesday, Dec. 6, it was announced that he would become BCM’s new president and chief executive officer, after serving as chief operating officer and executive vice president since 2019. “This institution holds […]
Fisk University Set to Host Historic Gymnastics Meet With All Black Women Coaches
It will be held on MLK day! Fisk University made history last year as the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to have a gymnastics team. Aimed at diversifying their sports offerings for student-athletes, the team is looking to double down on that commitment. Now, they’re set to make history again, hosting a first-of-its-kind […]
Queen Latifah Makes History as First Woman Rapper to Earn Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award
She’s still paving the way for women in hip-hop! Celebrities gathered in the nation’s capital this weekend for the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award, NPR reports. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed the Honorees with a reception at The White House and a dinner hosted by the State Department before the main […]
Renowned Food Journalist Toni Tipton-Martin Releases New Book of Cocktails
Toni Tipton-Martin is chronicling how Black people contribute to American cocktail culture. Tipton-Martin’s new cocktail book, Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs and Juice: Cocktails From Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks, shares 200 years of African American drinking history. “This is really a work of investigative journalism. It’s not just a book of cocktails,” Tipton-Martin, a James […]
Jordyn Foster Makes History as the Youngest & First Woman Director of Football Operations at NC A&T
She’s the first ever in the university’s history! A Prince George’s County, Maryland native, Jordyn Foster, remembers being a fan of football since she was a young girl, Andscape reports. She often cheered on the Denver Broncos in her family’s living room and took slack in school for not being a fan of either the […]
HBCU Lane College Holds Historic Graduation Inside Tennessee Prison
Lane College is making history. The HBCU partnered with Tennessee Higher Education Initiative (THEI) to help educate men and women behind the wall. THEI is a non-profit organization working to disrupt systems of harm and create opportunities for autonomy and success. It achieves its goal by providing college access to people inside Tennessee prisons, preparing […]
Meet the Owner Behind This Michigan City’s First Black-Owned Record Store
She’s bringing a new community hub to Grand Rapids! Della Marie Levi can remember falling in love with music as a little girl, WOOD TV reports. Inspired by her late father, that passion stayed with her through adulthood, driving Levi to eventually become a DJ. “I’ve always loved music. My father was a record collector […]