Eighteen-year-old Kymera Mitchell, a resilient Black student from Chicago, has notched a series of incredible accomplishments despite her battle with autism and PTSD. Upon graduating in May 2023 from Alcott College Prep in the North…
Fortune has unveiled the highly anticipated 2023 edition of the Most Powerful Women in Business list, a comprehensive compilation celebrating the achievements of 100 exceptional female leaders hailing from diverse industries across the globe. This…
Dr. Melissa Gilliam has been selected as the President of Boston University, marking a historic milestone as the institution’s first Black and first female president. A distinguished educator, scholar, research scientist, and physician, she will…
Roger G. Arrieux Jr., the New York Managing Partner at Deloitte, has recently taken on the pivotal role of East Region Marketplace Leader. In this capacity, he leads Deloitte’s US headquarters and its largest office,…
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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