Good News

Through Therapy for Black Girls, Joy Harden Bradford hopes to erase the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental illness within communities of color.

Base 11 recently announced that it would award a $1.5 million grant to an HBCU for the development of a rocketry program.

Football player Marcell Dareus recently donated $125,000 for the construction of classrooms in Haiti.

All Star Code raised over $1 million to fund its summer STEM training program.

Harriet Tyler was honored by Santa Ana and the state of California for her contributions towards conserving the history of African Americans in Orange County.

Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade opened a new center to mentor and train the city’s aspiring firefighters of color.

Entrepreneur William Pickard will donate over $2 million to a few of Detroit’s museums and colleges to further education initiatives.

Denise Clayton was appointed chief judge by the Kentucky Court of Appeals judges, making her the first Black woman to take on the position.

Twin brothers Malik and Miles George were named co-valedictorians of Woodbridge High School and will attend MIT in the fall.

Nthabeleng Likotsi plans to open South Africa’s first Black woman-owned bank.

The Denver Justice Project and Black Lives Matter 5280 bailed out Black incarcerated men just in time for Father’s Day.

Chance the Rapper’s production company will produce a concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics.