The popular Nigerian-American entertainer jokingly posted a tweet asking for money but it has since come out that the funds will benefit a number of Nigerian orphanages prompting many to sing his praises.
A high school teacher from Maryland has earned the Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize, selected from more than 8,000 nominations of educators from 121 countries worldwide.
North Carolina Central University recently unveiled a program designed to increase the representation of Black male teachers.
Usher’s nonprofit has received a $500,000 endowment to advance its youth financial literacy initiative.
NBA star James Harden recently teamed up with the nonprofit Publicolor to transform a Harlem school’s playground.
Rapstress Megan Thee Stallion recently teamed up with Popeyes to gift a Black-founded nonprofit with a six-figure endowment.
Olympian Simone Biles is teaming up with the digital platform Cerebral to make mental health care accessible within underserved communities.
Businessman Robert F. Smith has teamed up with the digital money management company Goalsetter to equip Black and Latinx youth with the tools needed to cultivate generational wealth.
A Black couple from Michigan who had their home shot at by a 25-year-old white man due to his anger over the Black Lives Matter sign in their window surprisingly had nothing but forgiveness for their attacker during his sentencing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon. Biden selected Austin over the longtime front-runner candidate, Michele Flournoy, a former senior […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been able to attend the 175-year-old institution. A Black academy alumna of another generation saw her potential. Navy […]
Apartment List accounted for Dating Satisfaction, Outdoor Satisfaction and Percentage Of Singles with Houston fairing well in all three departments.
