Dr. Melissa Gilliam Makes History as the First Black President of Boston University
Dr. Melissa Gilliam earned her degree from Harvard Medical School in 1993 before relocating to the Chicago area as an accomplished OBGYN, WBUR reports. The daughter of Dorothy and Sam Gilliam, the esteemed doctor said her passion for helping came at an early age, the byproduct of a house where service and excellence were always […]
Mary J. Blige Launches $30,000 Scholarship for Women Students at Hampton University
Mary J. Blige is partnering with PepsiCo. Inc. for her new Strength of a Woman scholarship. The scholarship will award $30,000 to a woman student at Hampton University. The scholarship recipient can renew the award for up to one year — or until they have earned their bachelor’s degree. In order to be eligible for the […]
Meet Anthony Dappa Samuels, the Rapper Who Owns and Operates a Daycare in West Philadelphia
A West Philadelphia rapper has been running a daycare for several years now, with plans to expand in the future. Anthony “Dappa” Samuels is a co-owner of the Young With Options Academic Center, with the center primarily catering to low-income families in West Philadelphia. The 30-year-old is a former accountant and quit his corporate job […]
Former NFL Player John Urschel Joins MIT Faculty as a Math Professor
Former Baltimore Ravens player John Urschel is now a professor of mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology! According to a press release by the university, Urschel is a mathematician focused on matrix analysis and computations, with an emphasis on theoretical results and provable guarantees for practical problems. His research interests include numerical linear algebra, spectral […]
Georgia Middle School Teacher and Her Family Gifted a Furnished Home in Atlanta
Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, another family has a home! Methany Thornton, a Marietta Middle School teacher, and her family were recently surprised with a fully furnished home. The iTHINK Community Foundation of iTHINK Financial surprised the new homeowner and her family with a decorated house. After the surprise, Thornton, her husband, Kelcey, and their […]
Halle Bailey Gives $10,000 Performing Arts Scholarship to Black Women Students Through Angel Scholars Fund
Halle Bailey is giving back. The Little Mermaid star recently announced her scholarship fund in support of her debut single, “Angel.” The song was released in August to celebrate Black girls in society. “I wrote this song because the past three or four years of my life have been a really beautiful journey of self-discovery […]
Meet the Visionary Team Behind CultureCon, the Culture’s Biggest Conference
CultureCon is back and headed to New York City. And you better believe the team behind the hit conference is truly a force to be reckoned with! As an industry-leading conference for creatives, young professionals, and disruptors from all over the nation, CultureCon is known as “the ultimate creative homecoming.” Presented by Max this year, […]
Dr. Robert Kirk, the University of Tennessee’s First Black Professor, Has Joined the Ancestors
Professor Emeritus Robert “Bob” Kirk, the first Black professor to join the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s full-time faculty, has passed away at the age of 92. A native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dr. Kirk developed a deep passion for education early, earning his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Fisk University in 1953, […]
Dr. Constance Clayton, Philadelphia’s First Black and First Woman Superintendent, Has Joined the Ancestors
Constance Elaine Clayton was born in North Philadelphia in 1933 to Levi and Willabell Clayton, The Inquirer reports. A graduate of Girls’ High, she went on to earn degrees from Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania before starting her career as an educator. Clayton credited her affinity for learning to her mother and grandmother, […]