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A Georgia father was forced to go into full superhero mode after his fiancée’s Kia SUV was carjacked with his 8-year-old in the backseat, ABC News reports. Malcolm Millones was at a gas station in Fulton County when the terrifying incident occurred. After his fiancée went into the gas station to pay, the father says he turned away for a moment, […]

This brilliant young woman was offered a spot by 26 colleges (and $3m in scholarships) http://t.co/0EcmyRlIPZpic.twitter.com/7PPnrWPf4b“ — Maham Masood (@1mahammasood) June 15, 2015 Black girls do, indeed, rock. And Chicago high school student Arianna Alexander is no exception. In fact, she’s rocking her $3 million worth of scholarships all the way to college. Arianna, the […]

This is for always being labeled as, “ugly” or “angry”. Thank God, stereotypes are just opinions. – Kyemah McEntyre✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/UXTLyVSF9f — KYEMAH MCENTYRE (@KyeTheCreator) June 7, 2015 Prom season is often about the glitz and glamour of the dresses, the music, and of course, the crown. But a teen from Newark, New Jersey managed to capture […]

First Lady Michelle Obama honored a slain honor student during an emotional speech to hundreds of teenagers at King College Prep High School in Chicago Tuesday evening. The First Lady delivered her commencement speech after students at the high school won a contest promoting financial aid awareness by parodying the hit drama Scandal. Michelle also chose the […]

As graduation season continues, one college graduate is inspiring us all by getting her degree at the age of 99-years-old – proving it’s never too late for education. Doreetha Daniels collected her associate’s degree in social sciences at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. With the help of her tutors and relatives, Daniels was […]

WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson-Griner have a lot to celebrate in the coming year, and it’s not their recent nuptials or the upcoming basketball season. Johnson-Griner hinted on Instagram that she was expecting a child – and her team, the Tulsa Shock, confirmed the news Thursday. The big announcement came on the eve […]

We’ve all watched the humiliating videos of parents “teaching their kids” a lesson by giving them “old man” haircuts. And while they’ve garnered tons of attention online, the haircuts are a pretty embarrassing and extreme way to discipline children. Now, a Florida father is gaining attention for taking shaming videos to another level. His discipline trick? Don’t […]

The national perception of law enforcement may not be very receptive given recent officer-involved shootings and beatings across the nation. Just this week, it was revealed that cops have killed nearly 400 individuals in 2015 alone. It’s only June. But a viral video of two uniformed New York Police Department officers connecting with Bronx teenagers in […]

In an emotional reunion that is sure to tug at your heartstrings, an Alabama mom deployed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for the last nine months surprised her son this weekend at his high school graduation, according to KTLA 5. As Steven Turner Jr. strode across the stage at Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa Saturday […]

Friday night in Chicago saw a number of young girls dressed up in frilly gowns and sparkly shoes as they attended the Chicago Police Department’s first “Daddy-Daughter Dance.” And in a positive spin, that invitation was also extended to girls being raised without their fathers — officers offered to stand in for missing fathers so […]

Frustrated by an inability to find a doll that highlighted her three daughters’ beautiful African-American features, Angelica Sweeting created one of her own. Sweeting, 27, of Miami, Florida, created the Angelica Doll after realizing that her oldest daughter Sophia was unhappy with her kinks and curls because of the straight-haired White dolls she played with […]

With a few simple words, the mother of a concerned Black male college student gave social media users a reprieve from the daily menu of bad news about police shooting or killing African-Americans. Dr. Nada Owusu, a pediatrician in Danville, Va., posted an image on Facebook of her son, Joseph, standing next to officer Matt […]