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Aoki Lee Simmons Graduates With Degree from Harvard University

Aoki Lee Simmons is now a Harvard University grad! The youngest daughter of Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons turned her tassel and graduated at the tender age of 20, AfroTech reports. She walked across the stage with a bachelor of arts degree w...

Empowering Black Marketing Professionals: 5 Notable Organizations Making a Difference

Written by Dean Watkins & In today’s ever-evolving professional landscape, it’s more important than ever to be tapped into organizations dedicated to supporting and empowering black marketing professionals. Here are five notable orga...

Store Owner Charged For Fatally Shooting Black Teen He Wrongfully-Accused of Stealing

Another young Black life was lost when a store owner in South Carolina shot and killed a teen after falsely accusing the teenager of shoplifting. According to NBC News, South Carolina convenience store owner Rick Chow was arrested after he chased and...

Breakthrough In Jam Master Jay’s Case, A Third Suspect Indicted

There has been a big development in the murder of Run-D.M.C.’s legendary DJ, Jam Master Jay. According to NBC News, another person has been indicted in the killing of the popular DJ. Jay Bryant, 49, has been charged in the murder of Jam Master...

Scottie Pippen Speaks On Beef With Michael Jordan, Calling Him A ‘Horrible Player’

The feud between former Chicago Bulls teammates Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen does not look like it will end anytime soon. According to NBC News, in a recent podcast featuring Pippen, the NBA Hall of Famer said Jordan was a “horrible player” and...

Dr. Yvette Miller and the American Red Cross Set The Record Straight On Sickle Cell Myths In The Black Community

Many people don’t know sickle cell disease is the largest rare inherited blood disease in the United States. Sadly, it affects African Americans at higher rates than people of other races. The American Red Cross is looking to raise awareness about t...

Black Drivers Can Predict Traffic Stop Outcome Based On An Officer’s First 45 Words

Black drivers, keep your ears open. Listening to an officer’s first 45 words after being stopped may determine how the encounter will end. According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, civilians who are approa...

The Brotherhood Sister Sol Honors Dapper Dan At 18th Annual Voices Gala

Courtesy of 5WPR Youth Development and Social Justice Organization Celebrates Impactful Programming Alongside Harlem Fashion Icon

HBCU Grad From Atlanta Turns 107, Possibly the Oldest Woman in Georgia

Ethel Abrahams, an African American woman from Atlanta, Georgia, recently turned 107 years old and is surrounded by love and support from her community. Abrahams is a 1939 alumna of Alabama State University, one of the oldest HBCUs in the country. In...

8th Grader Treks 2 Hours To Attend His Graduation, Lands A Full-Ride to an HBCU

One step at a time, an eighth grader’s long walk to graduation landed him a full-ride scholarship to a historically Black university (HBCU). Middle school student Xavier Jones walked two hours to attend his eighth-grade promotion ceremony at Harris-S...

Albany State University Fosters Community Engagement with “Read to a Class Day”

Albany State University (ASU) hosted “Read to a Class Day” as a community engagement event during the 120th Founder’s Day. This event encouraged reading to elementary school students within the Dougherty County School System (DCSS) to positively impa...

5 takeaways from AP’s series on health disparities impacting Black Americans

Kat Stafford The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans.From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have h...

Tori Brixx Shares The Blueprint To Her Success With Aspiring Millennial Entrepreneurs

Tori Brixx, a DJ, recording artist, entrepreneur, and talk show host, began her career on social media. She posted a picture to her Instagram account, and it went viral, and from there, she started DJ’ing and hired a coach to help hone her craft. She...

Nutty Professor’ Soundtrack Taught Jay-Z How To Become A Businessman & Billionaire

As successful as Jay-Z is, according to a recent Boardroom article, his business acumen came from a place he hadn’t thought about when he officially entered the music industry ranks. The success of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, wasn’t what made...

Black TikTok Creator Stirs The Pot Calling White Women ‘One of the Most Dangerous Groups in the US’

A Black TikTok activist made a video that labeled white women as “one of the most dangerous groups in the United States” and it has white people in an uproar. Sierra Thompson, the TikTok creator who goes by the handle @blkgirltragic, post...