The New York State Police has promoted Lieutenant Trenee Young to Captain, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Troop NYC. She is the first African American woman in the 107-year history of the New York State Police…
Leaving his small town with two suitcases, Don Charlton was excited for the promises college held. He had planned on trying out for the basketball team but withdrew halfway through because he was afraid of…
British Hollywood star Idris Elba will be pioneering an “eco-city” in the West African state of Sierra Leone, he has revealed. The venue for the smart city is a small island of the Sierra Leonean…
David E. Harris, the first Black pilot to fly a commercial plane for a major airline and the first Black man to achieve the rank of Pilot Captain for a major U.S. commercial airline, has…
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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