Meet the 5-Year Old Boy Who Saved 13 People From a House Fire in Chicago
5-year Jayden Espinosa is being called a hero after saving 13 people from an early-morning fire in his aunt’s apartment in Chicago. Early Saturday morning...
Category : Black Excellence
This Black Entrepreneur Is Teaching Teens From Chicago How To Build Their Own Business
Youth unemployment in Chicago hits the African-American community the hardest. Nearly 89 percent of black men ages 16 to 19 are out of work, compared...
Freedom’s Journal: The First Black Owned Newspaper In The United States
Founded on March 16, 1827 as a four-page, four-column standard-sized weekly, Freedom's Journal was the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the United States, and...
Tennessee Teacher Converts Bus Into Classroom To Bring Education To Low-Income Areas
While a teacher at Hardy Elementary School in low-income Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brittany Harris was worried about the low test scores of students in the Hamilton...
Young Black Entrepreneurs Launch Eco Friendly Candle Brand Available At Macys
According to the Washington Post, brothers Collin, 13, Ryan, 10, and Austin Gill, 8, started their candle business Frères Branchiaux for two reasons: to afford the Nerf guns...
The First 6 African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
Immediately following Emancipation, there were 4,047 millionaires in the United States — and six of them were African American. Between 1830 and 1927, as the...
Nas Investment In PlutoTV Pays Off – Viacom Buys For $340 Million
Rap star Nas’ hot streak in the world of investing continues through his Queensbridge Venture Partners. Last year, the rapper star saw two early investments...
‘Black-ish’ Star Marsai Martin Becomes The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood History
If “Black-ish” star Marsai Martin is a major Hollywood player by the time she reaches adulthood, don’t be surprised. That’s because with her new movie “Little,” 14-year-old...
50 Cent Writes $3 Million Check to Boost Education in Low-Income Communities
50 Cent seems to spend a lot of time trolling people on social media. It’s either that or he’ll diss one of his enemies, update...
Brave 12-Year-Old boy Dies Trying To Save Brothers From House Fire
Perhaps there’s only one word to describe Adrian Cross: Hero. The 12-year-old Milwaukee boy died Monday after being trapped by flames while trying to save his...
Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation To Eradicate Stigma Around Mental Health Issues In The Black Community
Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson launched The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) in honor of her late father in order to help eradicate the stigma...
South Fulton, GA is the First City in American History Where Every Criminal Justice Department Head is a Black Woman
The new city of South Fulton, GA is breaking American barriers by being the first city in American history where every criminal justice department head...
Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, partners with retail giant Target
Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, has recently partnered with retail giant Target to launch their line of vegan and cruelty-free products this spring. The Lip...
Women of color healing retreat offers Black women a vacation from White people
A Costa Rican retreat is offering women of color the chance to spend their vacation free from white people, as showcased in a new documentary...
Mobile app converts your daily change into bail money to free Black people
Black tech entrepreneur, Kortney Ziegler, is the creator of a new mobile app that converts your daily change into bail money that helps get Black inmates out...
Malcolm X’s daughters start clothing line to honor his legacy
The daughters of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X are honoring their father’s legacy with their new clothing line. Ilyasah Shabazz, Qubilah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Gamilah...
