Mareena Robinson Snowden is the first Black woman to graduate from MIT with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering.⠀ ⠀ Snowden took to her Instagram to share some of her thoughts on her achievement: “No one can tell me God isn’t. Grateful is the best word I have to describe how I feel. Grateful for every part of this experience…
Eight African-American women are leading the City of South Fulton’s law enforcement and municipal court system.
On June 1st, 2018, the Tulsa Real Estate Fund launched their offering for the community to invest in. Although the name says Tulsa Real Estate, it is only paying homage to the location of the First Black Wall Street. Tulsa Real Estate Fund is an SEC qualified Tier 2 crowdfund and economic vehicle inspired by the historic Black Wall Street…
Teen-aged Eritrean, Jemal Abraha, has developed a mathematical theory that associates a person’s phone number with their age, awarding him a signing fee of $30 million dollars to work with Apple after he graduates.
“Just a black man…Just a barcode” Running for his life in America: 3 Things To Know About Childish Gambino’s New Video “This Is America“… 1. Donald is just a distraction…and that’s the whole point. People are so caught up in Gambino that they aren’t aware of what is going on in the background. He’s literally talking about people who don’t…
Rashauna Scott a full-time entrepreneur in Chicago working to build her real estate empire and inform the public about financial literacy. She works to promote young black millennials, specifically millennial women, to become entrepreneurs and to invest and create generational wealth to better build their finances to meet their family’s needs. Scott utilizes her formal education, entrepreneurial experiences corporate…
Phil Black, 2013 recipient of the #BMe Leadership Award, is the founder of The Manhood Project, a four-step approach to reduce at-risk behaviors in young men while inspiring them to succeed. In partnerships with local schools, the program provides a combination of mentoring, art and educational workshops, guest lectures, and civic engagement opportunities. The program focuses on character building,…
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Chokwe A. Lumumba, who was elected mayor of Jackson, Miss., and became the youngest mayor in the city’s history, hopes to turn Jackson into “the most radical city in the country” using his own brand of progressive politics. His vision is that the city use its bully pulpit to encourage the development of cooperative businesses
Yolanda Flournah-Perkins was sentenced to three years in prison during her senior year in college. Several years later, the wife and mom adds twice-published author, TEDx speaker, doctoral candidate, and, most recently, entrepreneur and founder of Swimmie Caps, a line featuring images of black and brown kids to her image.
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