In the heart of the world’s financial capital, New York City, the BlackStars Summit & Awards commanded the spotlight on November 2-3, 2023, bringing together over 1000 industry leaders and emerging talents across various sectors…
Lewis Hamilton has launched Almave, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic blue agave spirit. He curated the product alongside Iván Saldaña, an agave expert and co-founder and master distiller at Casa Lumbre. Hamilton is disrupting the…
At only 13 years old, financial literacy prodigy Caden Harris has graduated from high school. Caden is the founder and CEO of Caden Teaches Finance, a platform that teaches other children practical money lessons and…
Andre Iguodala has announced his retirement from an NBA career spanning 19 years with four NBA titles. He will now take over Mosaic, a $200 million venture capital fund. The former Golden State Warriors player…
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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