Category : Black Excellence

JAY-Z Raises $6 Million For Students With His Inaugural Shawn Carter Foundation Gala

Janet GartnerNovember 23, 2019November 23, 2019

by Janet GartnerNovember 23, 2019November 23, 20192 2766

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...

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Meet the 5-Year Old Boy Who Saved 13 People From a House Fire in Chicago

Gloria LandmanAugust 16, 2019August 17, 2019

by Gloria LandmanAugust 16, 2019August 17, 20196 31673

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...

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This Black Entrepreneur Is Teaching Teens From Chicago How To Build Their Own Business

Gloria LandmanJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019

by Gloria LandmanJune 20, 2019June 20, 201903469

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...

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Freedom’s Journal: The First Black Owned Newspaper In The United States

BMS AdminJune 4, 2019June 4, 2019

by BMS AdminJune 4, 2019June 4, 201907145

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...

Black Excellence Education

Tennessee Teacher Converts Bus Into Classroom To Bring Education To Low-Income Areas

BMS AdminMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019

by BMS AdminMarch 22, 2019March 22, 201902508

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...

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Young Black Entrepreneurs Launch Eco Friendly Candle Brand Available At Macys

BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 15, 201914253

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...

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The First 6 African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires

BMS AdminFebruary 10, 2019February 10, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 10, 2019February 10, 20191101963

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...

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Nas Investment In PlutoTV Pays Off – Viacom Buys For $340 Million

BMS AdminJanuary 24, 2019

by BMS AdminJanuary 24, 201901600

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 Excellence Entertainment

‘Black-ish’ Star Marsai Martin Becomes The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood History

BMS AdminJanuary 14, 2019

by BMS AdminJanuary 14, 201902262

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...

Black Excellence Community Current Events Education

50 Cent Writes $3 Million Check to Boost Education in Low-Income Communities

BMS AdminDecember 29, 2018

by BMS AdminDecember 29, 201821 134721

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...

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Brave 12-Year-Old boy Dies Trying To Save Brothers From House Fire

BMS AdminSeptember 30, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 30, 201803466

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...

Black Excellence Community Current Events Entertainment

Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation To Eradicate Stigma Around Mental Health Issues In The Black Community

BMS AdminAugust 22, 2018August 22, 2018

by BMS AdminAugust 22, 2018August 22, 20182 2089

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...

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South Fulton, GA is the First City in American History Where Every Criminal Justice Department Head is a Black Woman

BMS AdminJune 5, 2018June 8, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 5, 2018June 8, 201806170

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...

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Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, partners with retail giant Target

BMS AdminFebruary 21, 2018June 6, 2018

by BMS AdminFebruary 21, 2018June 6, 201803900

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...

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Women of color healing retreat offers Black women a vacation from White people

Gloria LandmanFebruary 14, 2018February 14, 2018

by Gloria LandmanFebruary 14, 2018February 14, 201802221

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...

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Mobile app converts your daily change into bail money to free Black people

BMS AdminNovember 29, 2017May 31, 2018

by BMS AdminNovember 29, 2017May 31, 20182 1694

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...

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Never Forget: In 1985 Police Dropped a Bomb on a West Philly...

BMS AdminMay 31, 2016June 22, 2018

May 31, 2016June 22, 2018174

On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at...

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Sandra Woolen on Never Forget: The Execution of Lena Baker: “I bought this DVD some time ago and when ever I look at it- I cry- Just to think that…” Aug 6, 21:57
Irene on Watch: Floyd Mayweather Drops Fortune at Gucci, Rips Blackface Boycott: “Good for him.” Aug 6, 17:25
X-abian Montsho JAHi on 18-Yr-Old Althea Bernstein Was Allegedly Set On Fire By Four White Men In Wisconsin: “Plantationomics. White-Utemericans can’t stand what they can’t have, and what smacks them in the face of “white-supremacy” being a LIE!…” Aug 6, 14:24