Recent focus on the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings attention to Europe’s long history of military conflicts. While one historic invasion of Europe is less known, the time when Africans conquered and ruled the territory of present-day Spain and Portugal is well documented.
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Favour Nerrise is implementing an extraordinary professional readiness plan that could be a real game changer in Black communities and beyond. As a PhD engineering student at Stanford University and Chairperson for the National Society of Black Engineers, Nerrise is Read more…
Tamika Shari Bond, owner of Bond Containers, is reportedly the first Black woman to manufacture container homes. But not just any run-of the-mill variety. Bond homes are strong, affordable, eco-friendly and self-sustaining. They come with energy efficient windows and appliances, Read more…
To help Black social media contributors better control and benefit from their involvement, Isaac Hayes, III is building Fanbase, a platform designed to represent and equitably compensate Black patrons, especially creatives. Isaac Hayes, III is the son of award-winning singer, Read more…
Inspired by Langston Hughes poem “Dreams,” that affirms the importance of pursuing life aspirations, Angela Blocker-Lloyd, Candace Tamakloe, and Crystal Stewart realized their shared ambition when they recently opened Dream Detroit Skating Academy. It is the first Black-owned figure skating Read more…
Forty years of highly regarded work recently won the Chloates G. Contracting Company multiple multi-million dollar contracts. Seven contracts to be exact, including a $25 million dollar project in Ghana, West African and another that services New York’s JFK Airport. Read more…
Years ago, Souadou Niang worked as a housekeeper at a Ritz Carlton hotel. Today she is the proud owner of the Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel in Dakar, Senegal. For 10 years, while cleaning rooms and contemplating her future, the idea Read more…
Recent focus on the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings attention to Europe’s long history of military conflicts. While one historic invasion of Europe is less known, the time when Africans conquered and ruled the territory of present-day Spain and Portugal Read more…
One of Africa’s strongest 19th century rulers, who refused to accommodate European encroachment, was Queen Ranavalona I. The calculating strategist inherited the throne in 1828 and ruled Madagascar for more than 30 years. Unlike her predecessor, known for striking alliances Read more…
Recently, the Ambassador Bridge, a major United States-Canada border crossing, was blocked by truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The longest international suspension bridge in the world, the Ambassador Bridge is also one of the busiest and most economically significant bridges Read more…
More than any other Walt Disney creator, Lanny Smoot has acquired 102 patents for creative production technologies. Each represents some new intelligence that improves animation, multi-media, and other aspects of imaginative visual production. From the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure Read more…
There is an opportunity to massively honor Marcus Mosiah Garvey—the greatest organizer of Black global empowerment who ever lived—with a simple stroke of a pen. By adding your name to a petition for President Biden to grant Garvey a posthumous Read more…
It was 1903 when Clara Frye first opened her Florida home to care for Black people needing medical care. The daughter of a Black man from the United States and white woman from London was a trained nurse who routinely Read more…
When Brandon Harris’ childhood friend, Sura Sohna, was tried as an adult and convicted of burglary, he faced a 15-year sentence. Although Sohna was incarcerated, Harris did not forget him. In fact, as a student at Davidson College in North Read more…
Hindsight has often revealed past problems to be solutions in disguise. That’s how many might describe the recent anti Critical Race Theory (CRT) crusades that are removing books and curriculums about Black life and history from schools around the country. Read more…
Dominique King loves Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Rightfully so because the graduate of Howard University greatly benefitted from the supportive community and academic rigor she experienced as a student. Wanting to fortify HBCUs so that others might similarly Read more…
Encouraged by his father, Phoenix Brown signed up for a challenge to voluntarily cut the lawns of 50 elderly and less abled neighbors. Doing so apparently touched Brown’s heart as he was then inspired to use the tips received from Read more…
After learning that the W. D. Muhammad basketball team had struggled for years to transport team players to games, entrepreneur Jason Lobdell got busy. He reached out to the CEO Circle, a network of Black business men, and invited them Read more…
The long-standing notion that Black people are not well acclimated to water sports is readily loosing credibility as more and more prove to be world-class aquatic athletes. Most recently, Kristen Hayden became the first Black woman to win a national Read more…
In the wake of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, Africans were among millions who fled for their lives to neighboring countries. When reports surfaced about Black people not being allowed fair access to evacuation transport—some even being removed from trains Read more…
Favour Nerrise is implementing an extraordinary professional readiness plan that could be a real game changer in Black communities and beyond. As a PhD engineering student at Stanford University and Chairperson for the National Society of Black Engineers, Nerrise is Read more…
When the words “Black Lives Matter” first bellowed from loudspeakers, most people at the track had no idea what was going on. Moments later, as the Hatley family’s quarter horse sprinted toward the finish line, it became clear that a Read more…
Tamika Shari Bond, owner of Bond Containers, is reportedly the first Black woman to manufacture container homes. But not just any run-of the-mill variety. Bond homes are strong, affordable, eco-friendly and self-sustaining. They come with energy efficient windows and appliances, Read more…
When Brandon Harris’ childhood friend, Sura Sohna, was tried as an adult and convicted of burglary, he faced a 15-year sentence. Although Sohna was incarcerated, Harris did not forget him. In fact, as a student at Davidson College in North Read more…
Proprietors of the Black-owned toilet tissue brand Ultra Kosmic 9 are on a mission to let the world know the many ways that bamboo plants make better tissue. They are encouraging people to switch from traditional toilet tissue derived from Read more…
