In high school, many believed that young Barrington Irving made a mistake by declining a full football scholarship to the University of Florida. However, he opted to veer into a fresh direction after conversing with…
Musician and fashion icon Pharrell Williams keeps amplifying his influence in the fashion industry. Nigo, a prominent Japanese fashion designer, has recently appointed Pharrell as the official adviser for Nigo’s brand Human Made. This latest…
Last January, Atlanta Life Insurance was acquired by basketball legend Magic Johnson’s Atlanta Life Holdings. Johnson, when the deal was announced, promised to deliver services that reimagined the future, He was also keen to press…
As a forward on the Cornell University basketball team, Michael L. Thompson learned a lot about losing and winning. He has turned these valuable lessons into one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the United…
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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