A Nigerian-American physician, businessman and sports enthusiast, Dr. Kingsley Okonkwo is adding to the sporting and commercial vibrancy of Corpus Christi, Texas by constructing the city’s first Black-owned sports complex. For years, Dr. Okonkwo harbored…
After an outstanding college football career, Jason Wright went unselected in the NFL Draft. He finally got into a team but experienced financial difficulties and was fired almost ten times before settling into a final…
It is a popular saying that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But what if Jack could work and play to become a brilliant boy? Taylor Shead founded STEMuli, a modern…
One of the most intriguing truths of Eddie C. Brown’s life is that he was born to a 13-year-old mother. He was ferried to his grandparents at just two years old and he lived with…
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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