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Platform Empowers Black Women To Prioritize Mental Health

Through Therapy for Black Girls, Joy Harden Bradford hopes to erase the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental illness within…
07.01.18
German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Bremen, Germany. Architect: Kister Scheithauer Gross, 2012.
HBCUs Compete For $1.5M Rocketry Program Grant

Base 11 recently announced that it would award a $1.5 million grant to an HBCU for the development of a…
07.01.18
NFL: JUN 01 Jaguars OTA
Marcell Dareus Donates $125,000 To School In Haiti

Football player Marcell Dareus recently donated $125,000 for the construction of classrooms in Haiti.
06.30.18
Two preteen boys work on robotics project together at school
Non-Profit Garners $1M For STEM Education Program

All Star Code raised over $1 million to fund its summer STEM training program.
06.30.18
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Historian Who Preserved History Of Black Families Honored

Harriet Tyler was honored by Santa Ana and the state of California for her contributions towards conserving the history of…
06.24.18
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Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade Opens Clubhouse For Youth

Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade opened a new center to mentor and train the city’s aspiring firefighters of color.
06.24.18
Detroit Cityscapes and City Views
Entrepreneur Donates $2 Million To Detroit’s Cultural Institutions

Entrepreneur William Pickard will donate over $2 million to a few of Detroit’s museums and colleges to further education initiatives.
06.23.18
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Kentucky Court Of Appeals Elects Black Chief Judge

Denise Clayton was appointed chief judge by the Kentucky Court of Appeals judges, making her the first Black woman to…
06.23.18
Twin college students
New Jersey Twin Valedictorians Receive Scholarships To MIT

Twin brothers Malik and Miles George were named co-valedictorians of Woodbridge High School and will attend MIT in the fall.
06.23.18
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Plans For SA’s First Black Woman-Owned Bank Underway

Nthabeleng Likotsi plans to open South Africa’s first Black woman-owned bank.
06.17.18
Cropped Hands Of Male Prisoner Holding Prison Bars
Group Bails Out Incarcerated Fathers For Father’s Day

The Denver Justice Project and Black Lives Matter 5280 bailed out Black incarcerated men just in time for Father’s Day.
06.17.18
88th Annual Bud Billiken Parade
Chance The Rapper To Produce Special Olympics Concert

Chance the Rapper’s production company will produce a concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics.
06.16.18
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Man Pushes Woman Home After Wheelchair Loses Power

Bilal Quintyne, 24, pushed a woman all the way home after her wheelchair broke down.
06.16.18
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American Medical Association Elects First Black Woman President

Atlanta psychiatrist Patrice A. Harris will become the first Black woman to be president of the American Medical Association.
06.16.18
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Black Fashion Entrepreneur Aims To Diversify Eco-Conscious Spaces

Priscilla Debar, Founder of Faubourg, is using her platform to diversify eco-conscious spaces.
06.10.18
Katherine Johnson At Work
West Virginia State University Honors NASA’s Katherine Johnson

West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.
06.10.18
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Kofi Siriboe’s New Film Tackles Mental Health Stigma

Actor Kofi Siriboe’s short film ‘WTF Is Mental Health?’ explores the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community.
06.10.18
African American quality control inspector examining machine part on production line.
Quadriplegic Innovator Aims To Increase Diversity In STEM

Crystal R. Emery—a quadriplegic who has defied the odds—is advocating to increase racial representation in STEM.
06.09.18
Afro American Newspaper Offices
Obsidian Collection To Digitize Vintage Black Newspapers

The Obsidian Collection is working towards bringing vintage Black newspapers to Google.
06.09.18
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10-Year-Old Chicago Girl Awarded By Library Of Congress

Akosua Haynes’ letter to ‘Hidden Figures’ author Margot Lee Shetterly won an award from the Library of Congress.
06.09.18
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