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#BlackExcellence: 11-Year-Old Whiz Kid Starts High School

#BlackExcellence: 11-year-old academic standout Dionn Megginson has started high school.
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Sorority Buys School Supplies For North Carolina Teacher

The Delta Sigma Theta sorority stepped in to help a North Carolina teacher who was facing financial burdens purchase school…
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Brooklyn Mom Creates Braille Clothing Patch Company

After her son was diagnosed with a disorder that left him visually impaired, a Brooklyn mom created a braille clothing…
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Big Sean Creates Production Studio For Detroit Youth

Big Sean opened up a new production studio for youth at the Dick & Sandy Dauch Boys & Girls Club.
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Tennessee Barber Empowers Children To Read

A Tennessee-based barber gives discounts to children who read books while getting their hair cut.
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Program Aims To Increase Black Leadership In Art

The Princeton University Art Museum has joined forces with the HBCU Alliance of Museums and Art Galleries to create a…
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Twins Start Philly's 1st Black-Owned Delivery Service

Two brothers launched Philadelphia’s first Black-owned delivery service.
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School Unveils Sports Complex Named After Michelle Obama

Chicago’s Whitney Young Magnet High School unveiled a new sports complex named after former first lady Michelle Obama.
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Dads Welcome Students On First Day Of School

A group of Black dads from Mississippi cheered on students outside of Barack H. Obama Magnet Elementary on the first…
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Toddler Donates Lemonade Stand Sales To The Homeless

A 3-year-old from North Carolina has donated sales from her lemonade stand to help homeless mothers and children.
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UNCF To Provide HBCU Students With Free Textbooks

The United Negro College Fund has teamed up with Cengage to provide 1,000 HBCU students with free access to textbooks.
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Missy Elliott Named VMA Video Vanguard Award Recipient

Music visionary Missy Elliott will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.
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Idris Elba’s New Film Focuses On Black Cowboys

Idris Elba will star in a movie about Philadelphia’s Black cowboys.
University Of Birmingham Hold Degree Congregations
Grad Makes Black History At Florida State University

Kalisa Villafana recently became the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in nuclear physics at Florida State University.
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Chicago Nonprofit Aims To Combat Diabetes Epidemic

A new Chicago-based nonprofit is aiming to combat diabetes within the Black community.
African American teacher and children in classroom
Bowie State Launches Center For Black Male Teachers

Bowie State University is launching a center that will focus on empowering and supporting Black male teachers and students.
Angela Bassett Receives And Honorary Degree During The Morehouse College 135th Commencement
Morehouse Launches Program To End Student Loan Debt

Morehouse College has launched a new fund to help alumni tackle their student loan debt.
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Jay-Z To Produce ‘Women Of The Movement’ Series

Jay-Z and Will Smith will produce a television series that captures the civil rights movement through the lens of Black…
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Common Invests In Neglected South Side Chicago Property

Rapper Common is investing in the transformation of an underdeveloped property located in Chicago’s South Side area.
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Philadelphia Unveils Ora Washington-Inspired Statue

Philadelphia unveiled its first statue of a Black girl inspired by 1930s athlete Ora Washington.
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