In a striking tale of vision and accomplishment, Nicholas Perkins acquired all 92 restaurants of the renowned burger chain Fuddruckers. He became the first African American with 100 percent ownership of a national hamburger franchise…
Two conservative operatives who launched a robocall campaign to prevent Black voters from voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election have been ordered to pay up to $1.25 million in a settlement. According to…
While at Yale Law School, Ademola Adewale-Sadik, Michael Nance, and Walker Brumskine were among the few Black students. They shared similar backgrounds and soon became friends, spending their time brainstorming means on how to make…
Evanston, a city in Illinois has transferred its reparations fund to Liberty Bank, a Black-owned bank. The Evanston Reparations Committee has deposited $17 million to the financial establishment, which has been invested and committed to…
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has named a new building after its first Black manager, Dorothy Vaughan. Building 12 was named the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo” in honor…
Track and field star Allyson Felix has received a $20 million grant from Melinda French Gates to support Black maternal health organizations. The donation is a part of a broader $1 billion commitment to support…
The Essence Festival of Culture recently held at the Caesars Superdome generated a windfall of over $300 million for New Orleans, according to the city’s mayor. The festival, which celebrates African American culture, blends music…
Ghanaian doctor Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has made history, becoming the first Black woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins University’s neurosurgery program. She pursued her clinical interests in neurosurgery, neurotrauma and neurosurgical capacity building in low-and-middle-income countries.…
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