During his tenure as president and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation from 2012 to 2015, Donald Thompson made a remarkable impact on the American business landscape. Thompson’s exceptional leadership and forward-thinking mindset propelled him to success…
There is a yearning that resonates deep within the hearts of many in African diaspora to trace back their heritage, to walk on African soil and to see the place that was home to the…
Tiger Woods has secured ownership in a historic $3 billion PGA Tour Enterprises deal. The golf legend and other PGA Tour players will become equity holders in the newly established for-profit company. The approach is…
Zulu Ali & Associates is the preeminent Black-owned law firm in California. Drawing inspiration from esteemed civil rights lawyers such as Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and Avon Williams, Jr., who utilized the legal system…
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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