Ciara Sivels knew she was going to make history, but she really wanted to focus on finishing her Ph.D. program first. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Sivels, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, is the first black woman to earn a doctoral degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan, the top program in the country. “It was […]
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Black is Beautiful: celebrating the significance of Kwame Brathwaite | The Guardian
The Brooklyn-born photographer spent his career working to elevate natural black beauty during a time when the fashion industry was resistant
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In Detroit, a push to use African-American history and culture to help students succeed | Chalkbeat
There are African words on the wall. Books by African-American authors in the cabinet. Posters of notable African-American scholars on the walls. But much of what makes this an African-centered classroom is what happens when teacher Welia Dawson and her students are breaking down a poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] This […]
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Washington University’s Rafia Zafar pieces together African-Americans’ contribution to cuisine in ‘Recipes for Respect’ | STL Mag
Early on, black butlers and cooks taught white people how to eat and drink well. Harder lessons had to wait a century.
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A Previously Unknown Portrait of a Young Harriet Tubman Goes on View |Smithsonian Mag.com
“I was stunned,” says director Lonnie Bunch; historic Emily Howland photo album contains dozens of other abolitionists and leaders who took an active role
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Nigeria’s ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ now an international model | Legit.ng
Seun Durojaiye, Legit.ng Jare Ijalana, a 5-year old Nigerian, who has been dubbed on the internet as the most beautiful girl in the world from her portrait by wedding photographer, Mofe Bamiwa. Featured Image [dropcap]5[/dropcap]-year-old Jare found her way into the spotlight in 2018, when photos of herself and her siblings hit the internet. The […]
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#BlackGirlMagic: 16-Year-Old Accepted Into 9 Law Schools | NewsOne
Haley Taylor Schlitz will receive her bachelor’s degree in May.
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Meet Tiffany Alexander, 27, co-founder of a pediatrics urgent care facility in Birmingham | Birmingham Times
Ameera Steward, Birmingham Times Tiffany Alexander (Amarr Croskey photo). Featured Image [dropcap]Spending[/dropcap] long periods of time in a hospital with her mother, who had been diagnosed with cancer, gave Tiffany Alexander a love for health care and helping others. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “We always had a great medical staff [at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, […]
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Pa. Man Who Gives Free Haircuts to the Homeless Receives Free Barbershop From Stranger | The Root
Breanna Edwards, The Root Brennon Jones takes to the streets of Philadelphia giving haircuts to the homeless. Courtesy of Brennon Jones. Featured Image [dropcap]Winter[/dropcap] is approaching and, with it, all the difficult weather conditions that often apply. Because of that, one kindhearted Philadelphia man thought that he would have to temporarily give up his mission […]
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This Nigerian boy just became a chess champion in New York | BBC
Sherrexcia Rolle is adding a little #BlackGirlMagic to the predominantly white aviation industry.
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