Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker says Black women were not allowed in bridal shops when she was married in 1952 A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother’s lifelong dream of wearing a wedding dress was fulfilled, 70 years after her marriage. As Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker watched the wedding scene in the movie Coming 2 America, she whispered…
Broadcast journalist Gayle King understands the importance of investing in Black-owned businesses, but perhaps more importantly, how significant it is to endow young entrepreneurs. “It’s has been hard raising capital,” Gabby Goodwin, the 14-year-old CEO of GaBBY Bows, recently told Black Enterprise. The young teenager from Columbia, South Carolina, founded her company when she was…
Track and field star Allyson Felix has been candid about balancing motherhood and her career and she’s on a mission to support other mom-athletes who are on the same journey. According to Glamour, Felix has teamed up with the apparel brand Athleta and the Women’s Sports Foundation to provide childcare grants for women who are…
The news comes one week after HBO abruptly cancelled Green’s acclaimed drama series “Lovecraft Country” Don’t worry Lovecraft Country fans, creator Misha Green has found a new home with Apple TV+. The 36-year-old writer, director and producer has inked a lucrative, multi-year deal with Apple, just one week after the surprise cancellation of her hit…
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is one of the African nation’s only film directors Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose drama Lingui has been a standout of the first week of the Cannes Film Festival, has a unique relationship as a filmmaker to his native country of Chad. Haroun is one of the African nation’s only film directors and easily its…
Tameka “Tiny” Harris stunned fans on July 8 after the singer took to Instagram to display her daughter Heiress Harris‘ many talents, including a possible future in singing and songwriting in a stream of videos. One of the surprised yet supportive fans included Tiny’s Xscape band member and Heiress’ “auntie” Kandi Burruss. In the initial clip, the…
The disgraced comedian wants to be recompensated for spending more than two years in a Pennsylvania prison Bill Cosby is a free man after two years in prison for sexual assault. Now the comedian is looking to receive reparations for time lost as a result of him being incarcerated, according to his spokesperson. During an…
Martin will celebrate the winners of the ChangeMakers program in a virtual ceremony on July 10 Marsai Martin has been making big moves on screen and off ever since she was a kid and now she’s empowering other youngsters to make their mark on the world. The black-ish star recently partnered with Invisalign for its…
Barrier-breaking baseball legend Jackie Robinson left behind a legacy that will echo for generations to come and the foundation founded in his honor recently received a major donation to further its mission of empowering youth from disenfranchised communities to become the changemakers of tomorrow. The Hess Corporation awarded the Jackie Robinson Foundation with a $1.4…
Democrats look to draw up voting rights legislation with a new formula for the “preclearance” provision in the Voting Rights Act As congressional Democrats gear up for another bruising legislative push to expand voting rights, much of their attention has quietly focused on a small yet crucial voting bloc with the power to scuttle their…
