Althea Gibson and Ida B. Wells Will Appear on New Quarters in 2025
The pioneering Althea Gibson and Ida B. Wells will be featured on new quarters released in 2025. According to The Hill, the legendary athlete Gibson and journalist and activist Wells are two of the five women to be featured on quarters that will be minted in 2025. The Treasury Department announced on October 17 the […]
Angel Reese Signs Reebok Endorsement Deal for Brand’s First Major NIL Partnership
Angel Reese just signed with Reebok! The Louisiana State University All-American basketball player just announced her endorsement deal with the major shoe and athletic apparel company. “Reebok x Angel Reese – We’re proud to announce a new partnership with college hoops star @angelreese10 🏀,” Reebook and Reese shared in a joint Instagram post. In an interview shared […]
South Carolina Teen Makes History as First Black Homecoming Queen in High School’s 155-Year History
Amber Wilsondebriano just made history at her South Carolina high school! The 17-year-old senior at Porter-Gaud High School recently became the first Black homecoming queen in the school’s 155-year history. But becoming homecoming queen is just Wilsondebriano’s latest school achievement. She also takes multiple AP classes, has a 4.66 GPA, is the co-president of the […]
NCCU Alum Sherwin K. Bryant Named Director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies
Scholar Sherwin K. Bryant is joining Rice University as its new director of the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) and an associate professor in the Department of History. He is known for his work covering slavery, race and the early modern African diaspora, will join Rice University Jan. 1 as director of […]
Black-Owned North Carolina Bookstore Launches Mobile Bookshop in School Bus
A Black-owned bookstore in North Carolina is reopening in a major new way. The Urban Reader Bookstore, founded by Sonyah Spencer, was once located at a physical location in Charlotte’s University City neighborhood. But when Spencer found that the location had become financially untenable, she crafted a plan to transition her business from a fixed […]
Senator Laphonza Butler Pledges Support to the Black Press and Black Communities
Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) is sharing her commitment to supporting the Black press and the Black communities across the nation. Butler was recently appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fulfill the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s term. During a Zoom meeting with publishers from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Sen. Butler stressed her support […]
Spike Lee’s New Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum Celebrates Historic Filmmaker’s Legacy
Spike Lee is being honored with an exhibition at Brooklyn Museum exploring his extraordinary entertainment legacy. Titled “Spike Lee: Creative Sources,” the exhibition opened on October 7. It offers visitors an intimate glimpse into the sources that have driven Lee’s creative process. It features an immersive display of over 400 items sourced from Lee’s personal […]
The First Woman Pitcher in Negro League to Have DC Street Named After Her
Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, the pioneering woman who made history as the first female pitcher in the Negro League, will be honored with a Washington, D.C. intersection bearing her name. On October 11, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the intersection currently known as “Dave Thomas Circle” will be renamed “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza” in tribute to […]
Hana S. Sharif Makes History as First Black Artistic Director for Arena Stage
Arena Stage is making history again with its first Black artistic director! The theater company’s previous artistic director, Molly Smith, retired this summer after spending 25 years at the Washington D.C. theater. Now, Hana S. Sharif is ready to step in, beginning with the 2023 fall season. “Following in the great footsteps of the iconic Zelda Fichandler […]
Historic Black Community of Hogan’s Alley Explored in New ‘Union Street’ Documentary
Black history is being highlighted in some new ways at the Vancouver International Film Festival! This year’s festival included the feature-length documentary, “Union Street,” which documents the history of Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver, Canada. The formerly Black neighborhood was destroyed by the construction of the Georgia viaduct in the 1970s. The doc intersperses interviews with […]