CULTURE & TRIUMPHS
Georgia Teen Accepted Into 53 Colleges, Offered $1.8 Million in Scholarships After Being Labeled “Too Advanced” for Middle School
At just 18 years old, Jada-Symone Batichon is proving that excellence knows no bounds. The Georgia teen has been accepted into 53 colleges and awarded a staggering $1.8 million in […]
NiJaree Canady: From Topeka to Making History as the First Black Female College Softball Player to Sign a $1 Million NIL Deal
22-year-old NiJaree Canady is making history. The star softball pitcher from Topeka, Kansas, became the first Black female college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal […]
Monroe Nichols IV Becomes Tulsa’s First Black Mayor in 103 Years and Proposes Historic $100 Million Reparations Plan
For the first time in its 103-year history, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma has elected a Black mayor: Monroe Nichols IV. His election marks a historic moment in a city […]
Target Boycott Called One of the Most Impactful Black-Led Boycotts Since Montgomery
In recent months, a consumer boycott against Target has drawn national attention—not only for its scale, but for the significant financial impact it’s had on the retail giant. Sparked by […]
Alice Ball: The Forgotten Black Woman Chemist Who Developed the First Effective Leprosy Treatment
In 1915, at just 23 years old, Alice Augusta Ball, a brilliant Black chemist from Seattle, developed the first effective treatment for leprosy—then known as Hansen’s disease. Using her advanced […]
Harvard to Relinquish Photos of Enslaved Ancestors After Five-Year Legal Battle
Harvard University has agreed to give up some of the earliest known photos of enslaved people—daguerreotypes taken in 1850 by a Harvard professor to promote racist pseudoscience. The images, showing […]
Georgia Teen Works Burger King Shift in Graduation Medals, Raises $85K for College
While most high school seniors spend graduation night celebrating with family and friends, 18-year-old Mykale Baker did something different. Just hours after walking across the stage at Mill Creek High […]
Aliyah Griffith Makes History as UNC’s First Black Ph.D. in Marine Science, Joining the Less Than 2% of Black Scholars in the Field
A Historic First at UNC Aliyah Griffith has made history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, becoming the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. in Marine […]