Source: Susan Winters Cook / Getty UPDATED: 6:30 a.m. ET, July 18, 2021 Sunday would have been Nelson Mandela‘s 103rd birthday. From his early days as a foot soldier in the struggle for racial equality to his years as an elder statesman in South Africa, Mandela spoke many truths that still ring true today. The…
We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. A woman whose achievements shaped an Iowa county recently received a posthumous honor. According to NPR, Johnson County was renamed after Black educator and historian Lulu Merle Johnson. The county will now be named after Lulu Merle Johnson, a professor and historian who was…
Activist and athlete Colin Kaepernick is using his journey to teach youth about the importance of self-confidence and self-efficacy. According to Forbes, Kaepernick has inked a deal with the publishing company Scholastic. Colin Kaepernick’s Children’s Picture Book To Be Published In April By Scholastic https://t.co/JIKVsJZ9wq pic.twitter.com/zuQxdbPMKX — Forbes Entertainment (@ForbesEnt) July 16, 2021 As part…
From STEM pioneer Mary Jackson to trailblazer Mae C. Jemison, Black women have historically shaped the landscape of space exploration while simultaneously breaking racial and gender barriers. South Carolina native Vanessa E. Wyche is continuing that legacy of excellence. According to the Houston Chronicle, Wyche was recently chosen to serve as the director of NASA’s…
The world’s number-two ranked tennis player said critics told her that her “Black Card” was revoked Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka revealed she was targeted with racial backlash for her decision to represent Japan in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year old tennis champion discussed her decision and the ensuing backlash in her recently-released self-titled Netflix…
The league committed the money to The Players Alliance, a nonprofit comprised of Black players dedicated to improving equity in baseball On Monday, Major League Baseball announced it will invest up to $150 million over the next 10 years into The Players Alliance, a nonprofit organization committed to improving equity in professional baseball. The organization…
He was believed to be the last surviving member of an all-Black combat unit that served on D-Day The alleged last surviving member of a Black combat unit that served on D-Day has passed on. Henry Parham died of bladder cancer Sunday, July 4 at Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, per his obituary. He was 99-years-old….
Unseld began his career with Washington as a scout in 1997 before working his way up to assistant coach, a job he held from 2005-2011 Wes Unseld Jr. was hired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Saturday, bringing the former Denver Nuggets assistant full circle with the franchise his father led to its only…
The Democrats left the state to deny the Republican-controlled Legislature the necessary quorum to pass a bill that would place new restrictions on voting in Texas Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose broad new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19, the Texas House’s Democratic…
This past Valentine’s Day, actor Michael B. Jordan might have won the best boyfriend award after renting out an entire aquarium for his girlfriend, Lori Harvey. In a recent snippet of an unreleased interview with sports journalist Jemele Hill for her podcast “Jemele Hill is Unbothered,” Jordan explains what made him decide to go all…
