Pamela A. Smith Becomes the First Black Woman to Lead Nation’s Oldest Federal Law Enforcement Agency
The National Park Service made history last week when they announced that a Black woman will lead the agency for the first time in its...
Category : Black Excellence
The Importance of Black Businesses Hiring Black
In this brief snippet from her interview on the Ebony/Jet Showcase in 1987, Phyllis Hyman talks about the importance of hiring Black people and giving...
29 Black-Owned Liquor Brands to Support
With the sudden and drastic impact of the Coronavirus, Black businesses need support now more than ever. According to a report from the New York...
New Black-Owned Bank Reaches 100,000 Signups in Less Than a Week
The new Black-owned digital bank created by Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover and rapper/activist Killer Mike has hit a major milestone. According to an email...
This 12-Year-Old is a Sophomore in College Majoring in Aerospace Engineering
At the young age of only 12-years-old, Caleb Anderson is starting his second year of college. Enrolled as a student at Chattahoochee Technical College in...
JAY-Z Raises $6 Million For Students With His Inaugural Shawn Carter Foundation Gala
Jay-z helped raise $6 million towards post-secondary education for future students through his Shawn Carter Foundation inaugural gala. The music and business mogul hosted a...
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...
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...
