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High School Student Offered $7.6M from 149 Colleges
May 29, 2017
Shariah Edwards, a graduate of Power Center Academy High School, a charter school in Memphis, Tennessee was accepted to 149 colleges across the country. She…
HU Grad Opens Online Organic Food “SÜPRMARKT”
May 29, 2017
Olympia Auset, a 26 year old Howard University alumna, has founded SÜPRMARKT, a low cost grocer that provides 100% organic food in low income communities in…
Black Student Given ‘Most Likely to Blend in With White People’ Award
May 28, 2017
This past Tuesday, a Black student, Sydney Caesar, was voted “Most Likely to Blend in With White People,” at Anthony Aguirre Junior High in…
First Black Owned Grocery Store Franchise Opens in Compton
May 28, 2017
The first Black owned grocery store franchise opened in Compton a few months ago. This “Grocery Outlet” franchise is owned and operated by 36 year…
MacDella Cooper, Former Refugee & Model Could Be Liberia’s Next President
May 25, 2017
MacDella Cooper plans to be the next president of Liberia. She is the only woman running against twenty male candidates. Background At the age of 13,…
Mother Creates Swimming Cap for Black Hairstyles
May 25, 2017
Nomvuyo Treffers is the creator of Swimma, a brand of swimming caps designed specifically for hairstyles like dreadlocks, braids, Afros as well as weaves. The best business…