Barrier-breaking gymnast Dianne Durham forever changed the landscape of her sport, and the late athlete will be posthumously honored for her contributions to gymnastics. According to ESPN, Durham will be inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. The Gary, Indiana native made history in 1983 by becoming the first Black gymnast to take home…
Black women are making strides in academic leadership and challenging the status quo in the process. Dr. Cindy Crusto recently made history by becoming the first Black woman professor in Yale School of Medicine’s psychiatry department. Crusto’s work sits at the intersection of clinical psychology and community. She examines how socioeconomic barriers have an impact…
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson shattered racial and gender barriers in the realm of STEM and the late legendary trailblazer recently received another special honor for her contributions. According to USA Today, a Virginia-based middle school has been renamed to pay homage to Johnson. For nearly six decades the school—which is located in the city of…
A Black woman and her two young children reportedly were attacked by a white woman who spewed racial slurs at them at a New York pizza shop on the evening of Friday, June 11. During the encounter, the woman’s 5-month-old daughter had pepper flakes thrown in her face, and her 4-year-old son was left “extremely…
Desiree Lindstrom, the fiancé of the late rap icon DMX, shared a video of him and their son Exodus singing the ABCs In honor of Father’s Day, celebrities have flocked to social media with sincere posts and pictures to celebrate the fathers in their lives. Singer Ciara shared a photo of her husband Russell Wilson…
One half of the R&B sister duo ChloeXHalle found herself trending on social media following a racy rendition of “Feeling Good,” the 1965 record made popular by singer and activist Nina Simone. Chloe Bailey took to the stage on Friday, June 18, to perform her latest song, “Feeling Good,” for the ABC special event “Juneteenth:…
My father and stepfather played critical roles in my personal development and growth. Yet, growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, media narratives of absent Black fathers persisted. Along with many other male role models in my life, both men provided examples of Black fatherhood rarely seen in popular media. Each of my fathers defined…
Richardson just secured her place at the Tokyo Olympics While Sha’Carri Richardson celebrated her victorious win at the Olympics trials on Saturday, she also revealed that her birth mother died last week. Richardson, 21, a Dallas native, dominated the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in 10.64 seconds, and again in…
“Support me in private and publicly do something different…these industry men are very strange,” Megan Thee Stallion said Megan Thee Stallion called out rapper DaBaby after he retweeted a joke from a fan who referenced her being shot by Tory Lanez. “I guess @DaBabyDaBaby and @torylanez cool now bc the[y] shot somebody and don’t have…
A 24-year-old man and a 3-year-old boy were killed when a tree fell on their house during Tropical Depression Claudette Tropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes. Ten people, including nine children, were killed Saturday…
