Black Seed Brothers, a fruit company based in New York City, was founded in response to the scarcity of a particular watermelon variety that is predominantly unavailable in the market. But these days, in addition…
Child genius Kingston Lawrence has joined the exclusive Mensa group. The 7-year-old genius with an IQ between 145 and 150 is in the 99th percentile on an IQ test. This rare achievement has made Lawrence’s…
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs secured their second consecutive NFL championship in overtime during the weekend in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old secured his third Super Bowl, third Super Bowl MVP and led the…
It is virtually to impossible to know every single billionaire in the world but it is also equally hard for a person to consistently and legally hide from all of the world, their billion dollars…
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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