This Georgia teen was once teased for being “too smart.” Now, she is starting college at 14. Sydney Wilson will be kicking off her college career at Spelman College this fall. She is the youngest girl ever to be accepted to the historically black college. Wilson has always been an exceptional student and according to […]
The uplifting news this week is about Theo Shaw, a member of the Jena 6, who has been sworn in as an attorney. In 2006, Shaw and five other Black teenage boys made national headlines after they were charged with attempted murder following a fight with a White student from their Jena, Louisiana high school. […]
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at up to $40 million. Robert F. Smith, this year’s commencement speaker, made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 graduating seniors of the all-male historically black […]
Some serious Black girl magic at West Point.
Just ahead of Mother’s Day, Sharonda Wilson is proving just how unselfish moms can be. The Michigan mother and her son, Stephan were graduating from two different universities on the same day. Wilson wanted to be there to see her son graduate from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant and was willing to skip her […]
An 18-year-old New Orleans high school senior is being praised across social media for being accepted into 115 colleges and receiving $3.7 million in scholarship offers. Antoinette Love says she’ll be the first in her family to attend college. At this point, she tells CNN that she’s not even sure how many schools she applied to. “I just kept […]
Cancer is almost always a devastating diagnosis, especially at a young age. But for 37-year-old Walter Gordy, the diagnosis came with a blessing. As reported by People.com, Gordy’s lymphoma diagnosis led him to his half-brother. Surprisingly, he already knew him. His friend of 12 years, Mark Tolson, 37, was, like Gordy, raised by a single […]
All kids have dreams and for Four-year-old Kenydii Parker, that dream was to walk. Kenydii’s father, Kenneth Parker, told PEOPLE she was born with Spina bifida and has been using a wheelchair. But Kenydii was determined to make her dream come true and walk. Her dad says she didn’t let anything discourage her, not even […]
Via Bossip: Another brilliant Black girl will make you deeply assess what you’re doing with your life. According to Texas Lawyer, Haley Taylor Schlitz is a 16-year-old who’s already on track to graduate with an associate’s degree AND a bachelor’s degree in May. Her next stop is law school, and she’s already gotten accepted into nine […]
Text “ERICA” to 52140 to join the Get Up! Mornings w/ Erica Campbell mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). Via Madamenoire: Black women are continuing to break down barriers one first at a time. The latest woman representing #BlackGirlMagic is Andrea Lewis, a Delta Airlines flight attendant, who has just been named by the […]
Kayla Willis, a high school senior from Fairburn, Georgia, now has the selection of 31 schools, and is waiting for possible others after sending out applications to 50 schools.
Dr. Nathan Alexander lended a hand to ensure that a young father in his class could take "good notes" during his math lecture.
