Former WNBA star and Naismith Hall of Famer Swin Cash has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans. This promotion elevates her to one of the highest-ranking women…
After completing a Series A investment round, Tiger Woods’ TMRW Sports is on its way to becoming a unicorn. According to Bloomberg, the new funding round, co-led by Dynasty Equity, has brought the company’s valuation…
From kindergarten and elementary school to high school and university, we are constantly being prepared for the future. Who you want to be, what you want to do, where you want to go and other…
Chicago has joined the growing number of cities across the U.S. that have explored reparations as a means to address the impact of slavery and systematic segregation. Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed Executive Order 2024-1…
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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