Sandie Okoro OBE has been appointed the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, becoming the university’s first female Chancellor. She will be the university’s eighth Chancellor since its establishment in 1900. Okoro currently serves as…
Akil “Sonny” McLeod, a one-year-old Arizona Black boy, has won the 14th annual Photo Search and the 2024 Gerber Baby. His photo and the delight he brings to his family captured the selection committee’s attention,…
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest HBCU in the US has had its accreditation reaffirmed after being put on probation for a year. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) in November, stated that…
Michael Jordan is once again saving Nike. As a rookie, he chose to work with the lesser-known brand over offers from major competitors like Adidas and Converse. He became the face of their basketball division…
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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