Friday night in Chicago saw a number of young girls dressed up in frilly gowns and sparkly shoes as they attended the Chicago Police Department’s first “Daddy-Daughter Dance.” And in a positive spin, that invitation was also extended to girls being raised without their fathers — officers offered to stand in for missing fathers so […]
Frustrated by an inability to find a doll that highlighted her three daughters’ beautiful African-American features, Angelica Sweeting created one of her own. Sweeting, 27, of Miami, Florida, created the Angelica Doll after realizing that her oldest daughter Sophia was unhappy with her kinks and curls because of the straight-haired White dolls she played with […]
With a few simple words, the mother of a concerned Black male college student gave social media users a reprieve from the daily menu of bad news about police shooting or killing African-Americans. Dr. Nada Owusu, a pediatrician in Danville, Va., posted an image on Facebook of her son, Joseph, standing next to officer Matt […]
#Detroit teacher gives student kidney, new life. http://t.co/mzY9k85Vx4pic.twitter.com/26rGTVZONL — The Detroit News (@detroitnews) May 19, 2015 It’s long been known that teachers can transform and save lives, but a Detroit, Michigan gym teacher just set a new bar. Nadirah Muhammad, 39, a gym teacher at West Side Academy in Detroit, donated a kidney to A’Ja […]
Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman http://t.co/4Mwo0A1h6vpic.twitter.com/hOuDuEFkQH — Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 12, 2015 The face of revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been selected to grace the $20 by an advocacy group that wants to replace President Andrew Jackson’s current austere countenance, according to The Washington Post. Tubman, a Civil […]
World War II veteran Richard Overton celebrated his 109th birthday with whiskey, cigars, and burgers because…YOLO. Known as the oldest living veteran in America, Overton has been honored by the people of his native state of Texas, President Obama, and veterans from all over the country. He celebrated his birthday on Sunday in Austin with […]
One young lady has inspired girls to love themselves and their hair with her award-winning comic book, BuzzFeed reports. Troubled by her natural tresses and skin tone, 7-year-old Natalie McGriff and her mother Angie Nixon from Jacksonville, Fla., came up with the idea of the comic, The Adventures of Moxie Girl. The main character, Moxie Girl, uses a […]
At 102-years-old, it’s hard to witness anything new in life. But when Alice Barker saw film of herself dancing in a chorus line during the Harlem Renaissance in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was as if she were seeing herself for the first time. According to Mashable, David Shuff and Mark Cantor of the Celluloid Improvisations Music […]
Congratulations to this senior who got in to 7 Ivies: http://t.co/PPedd4iWiu. #TellYourStory in your #collegeessay to make a difference — Story2 (@_Story_2) April 20, 2015 In the face of tremendous obstacles, an 18-year-old Long Island, NY student has been accepted at seven Ivy League colleges, according to ABC News. Daria Rose tells the television news station that […]
A solider gave his 8-year-old son a yearbook photo to remember when he surprised him in the most adorable way possible. Army Corporal James Bass surprised his son Joshua at his school on Tuesday in North Carolina, ABC News Denver reports. As the third grader posed for his yearbook photo, Bass can be spotted in the background making silly faces. Joshua […]
Earlier this week we heard about Harold Ekeh, the New York teenager accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Now, Munira Khalif, a senior at Mounds Park Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, has also been accepted to all eight, and Nik Bostrom, of Verona, New Jersey, to seven, reports say. Their stories are as amazing as the students themselves. Besides […]
What’s the key to living a long and prosperous life? Just ask Jeralean Talley, who was recently named the oldest living person at the astonishing age of 115. In an interview with CBS Detroit, Talley touched on her new title as well as some of her “secrets” to living a long life. Talley was named the oldest person in the […]
