Good News

Businesswoman Mellody Hobson will have a residential college at Princeton University named after her.

The street outside of the high school Trayvon Martin attended will be named after him.

Kerry Washington and Wes Moore have launched a new fund to support activists and organizations on the frontlines fighting for racial justice.

Taraji P. Henson will host a new talk show centered on mental health and wellness.

NBA star Chris Paul has enrolled at Winston-Salem State University.

For the first time in its 182-year history, Duke University has named a campus building after a trailblazing Black woman.

Actress Yara Shahidi will star as Tinker Bell in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’ live-action adaptation.

LeBron James’ nonprofit More Than a Vote and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund has recruited over 20,000 volunteer poll workers in an effort to address voter suppression.

Renowned author Walter Mosley will receive the National Book Foundation’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Issa Rae has launched a new production company.

Marsai Martin is developing a new series about influential Black women.

Kevin Hart has expanded his deal with SiriusXM to create content that will be featured across all of the broadcasting company’s digital platforms.