Teacher Goes Above and Beyond to Help Teen Mom Years After Having Her in Class
Chicago, IL – It has been three years since LaShonda Carter had Larresha Plummer in her class – but that didn’t stop her from answering her student’s request for help last week. One night when Carter was having trouble sleeping, she started checking her social…
Interactive Business Pitch Weekend to Bring Funding Opportunities to Underfunded African American Entrepreneurs
The Interactive Business Pitch Weekend, produced by entrepreneur Ella Rucker, will be held on Feb 16th and 17th in Washington DC, and will be a collaboration of seasoned, experienced and successful professionals who possess the skill, experience, and knowledge entrepreneurs need to succeed. Nationwide —…
16-Year Old Black Teen’s Popular Book Series is Widely Accepted by School Districts
Alpharetta, GA — Middle School Chronicles book series author, 16-year old Essynce Moore, is the first teen to have her books in schools as a mandatory reading and a part of some schools’ curricula all around the world. Essynce’s books are becoming more and more…
This Kindness App Pairs People With Problems to Neighbors Who Have the Specific Solution
In this day and age, we may feel too shy to knock on our neighbor’s door and ask for a cup of sugar – but thankfully, there is now an app for that. Chummy is an app that allows people to ask for help with…
New 18-Inch African Americans Dolls Build Confidence, Self-Awareness and… Entrepreneurs!
Sicklerville, NJ — BrainsandBeautyDolls.com is a new Black-owned company creating dolls to empower little girls all over the world. The company prides itself on designing unique dolls that will make a difference in children’s lives. Their mission is giving a gift that will build character, confidence,…
First Ever Black Woman-Owned Real Estate Academy Launches Online and On-Site Real Estate Courses
Atlanta, GA — Apex Real Estate Academy, a Black-owned real estate academy, is launching the on-site classroom component of its online real estate license courses. By innovative design, Apex offers an array of courses for pre and post licensing, as well as continuing education. The…
Black-Owned Daily Room Rental App Makes History as the First to Compete with Airbnb
Nationwide — For the first time in history, a Black-owned portal website and app has been developed to compete in the same space as AirBnB with a unique twist of its own. It’s called DRR which stands for Daily Room Rentals, and the web site…
Books Aim to Strengthen the Business of Black-Owned Barber Shops and Hair Salons
Louisville, KY — Alan D. Benson, president of MHB Publishing and community advocate, has released two books that will position and strengthen barbershop and beauty shop operations. The barbershop book, Keep That Seat Hot and the beauty shop book, Her Hair is Her Crown of…
New Black History Card Game Helps Parents Teach Their Children About Their Heritage
Nationwide — African American parents who want to teach their children about their heritage can now easily do so thanks to a new Black History card game now available at BlackHistoryCardGame.com. The game, designed for children in grades K-8, is a simple, but very effective…
Booker T. Washington Was the First African American to be Featured on a U.S. Postage Stamp
On April 7, 1940, Booker T. Washington became the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Several years later, he was honored to be on the first coin to feature an African American, the Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar….
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