After dropping out of high school in the 1940s, a Mississippi woman finally received her GED. Members of her community made sure the grandmother received the pomp and circumstance usually associated with the honor by producing a graduation ceremony for her. Gulfport Care Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, Celebrates Ellouise Lewis, born on June 1, 1932,…

Athlete and activist LeBron James is furthering his efforts to make education equitable and accessible. According to WKYC 3, his nonprofit has teamed up with Stark State College to provide scholarship opportunities for underserved youth and their families. Students and their parents or guardians will receive last-dollar tuition scholarships for any program, certificate or associate…

Former “Married to Medicine” star Dr. Gregory Lunceford took fans by surprise on Sept. 28 after he and a woman he has been dating, who goes by the name of Tea, revealed that they were engaged.  Lunceford was formerly married to Quad Webb. The pair, whose relationship was heavily documented on the hit Bravo series, were married from 2012…

From organizing free breakfast programs to leading initiatives centered on equity in healthcare, women were the backbone of the Black Panther Party. A new book visually captures their unwavering resilience and transformative contributions toward the fight for Black liberation. Sisters of the revolution: the women of the Black Panther party https://t.co/inKQll3GBu — The Guardian (@guardian)…

Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty Conservatives stay looking for reasons to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris. The hyper-online right is big mad the vice president made it a point to highlight the importance of equity even in disaster relief.  Even team DeSantis, who has gone out of its way to eradicate equity gains in the…

A California couple says they never saw their baby’s remains again after sending her body to a funeral home for cremation last summer. Jamahl and Shavonne Morton said they wanted to get a last look at their stillborn daughter to honor her. They had used the Akes Family Funeral Home in California nine years ago…

The often referenced aphorism “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” may be due for an edit. Especially considering that billionaires can now be considered poor. At least such was the case when Forbes shared that many of America’s billionaires don’t have the dough to make “The 2022 Forbes 400 List of Richest…

Rick Ross may be the biggest boss, but that does not mean he is too busy to find a way to make work fun.  The “Diced Pineapples” rapper is no stranger to using his presence on social media to highlight the various ways he finds to make his day amusing or to enjoy his fortune,…

Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty From becoming the youngest talk show host in history to breaking barriers as Broadway’s first Black Cinderella, Keke Palmer is charting a trailblazing path in the realm of entertainment. For her latest project, Palmer has launched a digital network designed to amplify the creativity of visionaries on the rise, Vulture…

Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty The Biden administration is exceeding its promise to remake the federal judiciary in the country’s image. Aside from the historic Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden nominated 13 Black women, eight of whom have been confirmed, to the federal bench. This week, the Senate also confirmed…