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…
Chicago’s New Mayor is a Black Woman — For the First Time Ever!
Chicago, IL — Lori Lightfoot, a lawyer and the former president of the Chicago police board, has won Chicago’s vote to become the first African-American woman mayor of the city. She went head-to-head with Toni Preckwinkle, who is also an African-American woman, in the historic election….
Family of Black Authors to Soon Launch New Animated Series Based on Their Books
Newark, DE — Jennaye Fennell and her 3 children are all successful published authors, and are planning to soon launch a family-friendly animated series based on their books. They have each written their own book to their family-owned Fennell Adventures series. That alone is something…
NBA Legend is ‘Selling It All’ for Underprivileged Kids
Nationwide – Rather than keeping his NBA memorabilia and awards in a trophy room, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is putting hundreds of his basketball treasures onto the auctioneer’s block to raise money for disadvantaged kids. In addition to auctioning signed basketballs, jerseys, and even his iconic game…
Katherine Johnson Gets a NASA Facility Named in Her Honor
Nationwide — In 2016, the book and movie Hidden Figures made its mark on the world. The story follows Katherine Johnson, an incredibly intelligent and motivated mathematician, and her journey from the “Computer Pool” of NASA to the woman whose calculations made for groundbreaking space…
500-Page Book Features 2,000 Black History Trivia Questions & Answers
Nationwide — The Ultimate Black History Trivia Book by Curtis Claytor is a 578-page book with two thousand multiple choice questions and answers in four categories: History; Music; Sports; Television, Arts & Literature! Most of us learn in school about Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet…
Successful Black-Owned Day Trading Firm Shares Tips For Building Generational Wealth in 2019
Nationwide — The Profit Room, a Black-owned day trading firm, is sharing some valuable tips for African Americans who want to build generational wealth. Founders Latoya Smith-Dean and Ernest D. Gains created The Profit Room based on their individual success as investors and traders. Here’s…
Mom Determined to Show Daughter the Importance of Education Crosses the Stage for Diploma While in Active Labor
Louisiana, LA – If you think graduating from college is difficult, imagine graduating from college while enduring birth contractions—because that’s exactly what happened to Anshonarial Greenhouse last week. She was all set to walk across the stage and receive her diploma from Louisiana State University…
Studying in South Africa and Learning Who I Am
Nationwide — I was born in Moca, a small city in the Dominican Republic, and today I am a 21-year old junior at Mercy College, in New Jersey. Thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, I studied in South Africa last summer, and it was…
Meet the Genius Whose Revolutionary Payroll System Could Prevent Future Government Shutdowns
Maywood, IL — The pay system used by the United States Postal Service and many other government agencies has become outdated in a sense that technological advancements of today is no longer compatible with the slow-paced practices from decades ago. Unfortunately, the postal system of…
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