Uplifting News

19-Year-Old Kalan Haywood To Become The Youngest State Legislator In Wisconsin History

At only 19-years-old, Kalan Haywood Jr. will be the youngest state legislator in Wisconsin. He may also be the youngest legislator in…
Black Teen’s Popular Book Series Being Read In Classrooms

Alpharetta, GA  — Middle School Chronicles book series author, 16-year old Essynce Moore, is the first teen to have her books in schools…
ManCode Aims To Get Under-Served Black Males Into Tech [WATCH]

African-Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. high-tech workforce, and just 3 percent of the total Silicon Valley workforce, according…
Newark High School Principal Creates Laundry Room To Combat Bullying

An educator from Newark, New Jersey is doing all that he can to protect his students from becoming victims of…
Uplifting News: 9-Year-Old Saves Classmate With The Heimlich Maneuver

When learning the Heimlich maneuver can save the life of a loved one, friend, or a classmate! The uplifting news…
NBA Star Derrick Rose Announces New Scholarship Fund

Derrick Rose is the latest athlete to give back to the community in a big way. On August 1, the…
Uplifting News: Alabama Man Creates Lawn Service Non Profit To Help Others

In 2016, Rodney Smith founded the nonprofit lawn care program in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama. The Raising Men Lawn…
Cue The Tissues! Dad Worked Three Jobs To Buy His Daughter’s Dream Dress [Video]

A father who works three jobs was determined to give his daughter the perfect eighth grade dance experience. BET reports,…
Meet The First Black Woman To Earn A PhD In Nuclear Engineering From MIT

30-year-old Mareena Robinson Snowden walked across the commencement stage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 8 and became…
William Gross Becomes Boston’s First Black Police Commissioner

Boston appointed William G. Gross as its next police commissioner, making him the first African-American to hold the position.
Minneapolis Community Helps 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur After Complaints

Some good news to warm your Saturday.
Man Who Walked 20 Miles To Work Gifted A Car

Not many people would be willing to walk all night to get to work in the morning. But Walter Carr, a…