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Charles Bolden Jr., a former NASA chief, was awarded the 2017 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

A New Jersey man raked in $24 million after finding a lottery ticket in one of his old shirts.

New York City honored Willie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, during a street renaming ceremony in Harlem on Friday.

While confederate monuments are being protested across the nation, Philadelphia erects its own monument to Black Civil War hero Octavius Catto.

Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson donates his first NFL paycheck to three cafeteria employees who suffered flood damage from Hurricane Harvey.

NASA's new research center is named for a Black woman who was the focus of the blockbuster Hollywood film "Hidden Figures."

The United States Postal Service will debut four new stamps that pay homage to Ezra Jack Keats’ 1962 children’s book “The Snowy Day.”

Signed into law by President Obama in 2015, ESSA seeks to provide quality education for all of America’s children. Find out how you can be involved.

Jordan West, a 7-year-old girl with a big heart and a vision, is the driving force behind inspirational princess for a day events.

Mars will redirect funds from his tour to a Flint community organization.

Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny, a 10-year-old activist also known as Little Miss Flint, partnered with Michigan nonprofit Pack Your Back Sunday for a school supplies drive in Flint.

Cadet Simone Askew has made history for becoming the first Black woman appointed to lead West Point cadets.