Well-Deserved: Cicely Tyson Set To Receive Honorary Oscar Photo credit: Emilio Madrid-Kuser Come November, the legendary Cicely Tyson will finally be receiving an Oscar. The Academy...
'Change Is Coming': Ayanna Pressley Set To Become The First Black Woman Elected To Congress From Massachusetts Photo credit: Alena Kuzub/Getty Images On Tuesday night, Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to serve on...
Meet Jeri Villarreal, One Of The First Hijabi Athletes To Compete In The Chicago Triathlon Photo credit: Sid Hastings/ Chicago Tribune This past weekend, St. Louis native Jeri Villarreal made history by becoming...
Martesha Johnson Sworn In As The First African American Metropolitan Public Defender For Nashville-Davidson County Photo via: Martesha Jonson On Tuesday night, Martesha Johnson made history when she was sworn in as the first African...
Wanda Austin Becomes University Of Southern California's First Woman And African American Interim President Photo credit: USC Photo/Steve Cohn Recently, the USC Board of Trustees appointed engineer and businesswoman Wanda Austin as...
Howard University Student And Siblings Set To Compete In 2020 Summer Olympics Photo credit: Tom Maguire/ The Sun Chronicle Howard University senior, Latroya Pina, is gearing up to compete in...
