Two veteran educators, Verna and Simon Johnson, founded the Caring and Sharing Learning School in 1998 with their retirement fund. 25 years later, its students continue to earn the highest…
Meet Naseema McElroy, a published author and founder of financially intentional, a platform centered on personal finance and living life intentionally. She is also a mother, as well as a…
There have always been concerns about the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, when the Chief Executive Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers,…
Elijah Muhammad has become the youngest African American to graduate college with a degree in computer science and cybersecurity, his family has said. Muhammad made history by crossing the stage…
Founder of Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) and famous Kenyan multi-millionaire, Julius Mwale, has been named as a vital stakeholder in a cutting-edge deal to procure the leading U.S.…
Khalil Watson, 25, suffered a severe spinal cord injury that got him paralyzed after he was shot in the neck in 2016. The incident happened just weeks before the Virginia…
Ghanaian-British singer Fuse ODG has shared a video of him being harassed by UK police officers in Brixton, South London while he was with his business partner, Andre Hacket. The…
Alanka Babb was born with impaired vision in Guyana and first lived with her grandmother in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country, but was compelled to later move…
Ghana imports about 15 million pieces of second-hand clothing every week, shipped from the U.S., Europe and Australia, but the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change says about 40 percent…
While young Harvey Bernard Gantt observed his father building their home with his bare hands, it stoked his interest in his future career, and by ninth grade, he knew he…
In 2018, Kerry James Marshall made history as the first surviving African American artist to sell artwork at an auction for $21.1 million. Kerry’s work, “Past Times,” featured a black…
Gerina Whethers has been appointed as the new Commonwealth’s Attorney for Jefferson County, making her the first Black woman to serve in the post. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Whethers…
Meet Edwin Jardin, a digital marketer with nearly 10 years of experience in the industry. He is credited with helping Black-owned businesses reach more than $75 million in sales. Jardin…
Pilotly Founder and CEO, James Norman, considers himself a serial innovator in the tech world. However, he did not anticipate the scope of his dream would be ginormous when he…
Growing up, Bernice Kariuki was once expelled from school in the first week due to naughty behavior. Born and raised in Jericho estate, in Nairobi’s Eastlands, Kenya, Kariuki moved to…
Francis Ngannou is a Cameroonian-French MMA fighter; one of the hardest-hitting fighters in the sport’s history, the former UFC heavyweight champion, and the first African heavyweight world champion in history.…
Devin Jackson transitioned from selling tickets to tourists on Times Square to an engineer working for multiple large corporations while impacting black communities. Disappointed with the discouraging number of Black…
Come Friday, May 19, Ghanaian immigrant Janice Darko will write her name in the University of Utah’s history books as she’ll become the first Black woman to graduate from the…
Africa digital financing firm M-KOPA has raised $250 million in debt and equity financing, according to TechCabal. Some $200 million in sustainability-linked debt financing was led by Standard Bank Group…
Ian Taylor Schiltz, 17, made waves two years ago when he graduated from the University of North Texas at age 15. Just as he promised, he pursued his MBA and…
