Dol Miles, Self-taught Pastry Chef in Alabama, Ranked Best in Nation by James Beard Foundation
BIRMINGHAM, AL — It’s just before 2 p.m., the end of a workday that began at 5:30 a.m. for Dolester Miles, a self-taught pastry chef who, in May, was named the best in the nation by the James Beard Foundation. Wearing a spotless white bib apron…
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Offers New Online Database of Court Cases of Enslaved People Seeking Their Freedom
Worldwide – According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently debuted an online database of more than 500 court cases in which enslaved persons had sued to gain their freedom….
Innovative Format is Key to Reaching and Educating African Americans About Prostate Cancer
Nationwide — The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) is currently debuting its Broadway-style stage play Daddy’s Boys at national churches, venues and theaters around the country to packed houses and sell-out crowds. The show focuses on the often-overlooked prostate cancer crisis in the African American…
A Brief History of the Origin of Soul Food
Nationwide — The mention of soul food evokes an image that instantly invigorates each of your senses. You imagine the most satisfying of comfort foods, like fried chicken, corn bread, and collard greens. A very rich culture surrounds soul food, and its history runs deep….
Pilgrimage to Point Comfort Virginia to Honor the Ancestors
Point Comfort, VA – Dr. Molefi K. Asante and his MKA Institute for Afrocentric Studies sponsored a trip to Point Comfort in Virginia Saturday April 26. Entitled 400 Witnesses for 400 Years the pilgrimage left from the institutes’ headquarters to travel by motor coach to Hampton Virginia’s Fort Monroe and…
This 11-Year Old Has Helped 20,000 Homeless People By Giving Them “Blessing Bags”
Chicago, IL — Jahkil Jackson, an 11-year old boy from Chicago, has already helped over 20,000 homeless people in his city by giving away ‘Blessing Bags’ through his organization Project I Am. At the young age of 8, he started helping people through small ways…
Unique Tour Travels to 4 East Coast Cities to Spread a Message That Black Mental Health Matters
Nationwide — The Crazy Like A Fox Tour is the creation of Melony Hill, an 8x author, life transition coach, and mental health advocate, and founder of Stronger Than My Struggles. The phenomenal and life-changing Crazy Like A Fox tour is taking place this summer…
5 Ways to Preventing Financial Child Abuse in African American Families
Huntsville, AL — A child doesn’t have to be bruised to experience abuse. There are many other ways a child can be harmed. One being Financial Child Abuse. Many parents don’t abuse a child’s financial life to be malicious, but rather because they really are…
Jersey Couple Finds Joy and Profit in Health Bar
Three years ago Seth Amoah and Kelli Mouzon opened a juicing bar called The Juice Bar in Merchantville New Jersey. Their goal is to provide nutritious and healthy food and drinks using freshly pressed fruits and vegetables as a nutritious alternative to fast food and…
86-Year Old Woman Loses 120 Pounds by Changing Her Diet and Taking 3,000 Daily Steps in Her Apartment
St. Louis, MO — Jessica Slaughter, an 86-year old grandmother from Missouri who suffered from obesity when she was young, has discovered her own successful formula for weight loss. Since she became vegan and has been taking 3,000 steps in her apartment daily, she lost 120…
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