Georgia High School Senior Awarded $2.2M in Scholarships by 80 Colleges
Nationwide — Aylah Birks, a high school senior from Twiggs County, Georgia, has been accepted into 84 colleges and awarded over $2.2 million... Read More
Black Male Educator From DC Surprised with Teacher of Year Award and $50K Check
Washington, DC — Alex Diasgranados, a teacher at Aiton Elementary School in Washington, DC, was surprised on The Drew Barrymore Show with the prestigious... Read More
5 Black Entrepreneurs Launch New Scholarship for HBCU Students
Nationwide — Meet five Black entrepreneurs who are showing commitment to their community by joining together to offer a $2,000 scholarship for two... Read More
She is the First Black Valedictorian at Her High School in 152 Years
Nationwide — Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield, a senior at Albany High School in upstate New York, has made history as the school’s first Black valedictorian... Read More
Black Women’s Health Imperative Launches Be Seen, HBCU Student Anti-Tobacco Grant Award Program
Mobilizing Black Women Students to live Socially, Emotionally, Empowered – Unapologetically Smoke-Free BPRW — Atlanta, GA — Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) announces... Read More
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in America’s Classrooms
While the rollout of the vaccine has been a relief for the nation’s teachers, many of whom have been working in-person on... Read More
Supt. Thurmond Deploys 3 Million COVID Tests to Speed Up Safe School Reopening
Bo Tefu, California Black Media State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond expanded an existing pilot testing program, adding 3 million free COVID-19... Read More
Black Teen Entrepreneur Expands Her Beauty Brand, Celebrates Her Contributions to Best-Selling Book
Nationwide — Meet Anaya Fernando, the 17-year old CEO and founder of Sugar Sweet Bath + Body Treats, a Black-owned bath and body,... Read More
Black Pre-Teen Author, Kande Summers, Releases Sci-Fi Book About Intergalactic War
Nationwide — Black British born, Jamaican author, Kande Summers, pens her first book entitled Going Home: Diary of a Teenage Alien. This book... Read More