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Olympic Dreams Drive 10-Year-Old To Break A National Record At Track and Field Competition

Photo via: ABC News/WPVI A 10 year-old from Camden, New Jersey made history at the National Junior Olympic Track...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Aug 02, 2018
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Beyoncé Gets Full Control Over Vogue's September Cover And Hires Magazine's First Black Cover Shoot Photographer

Photo via: Getty Images Vogue Magazine editor, Anna Wintour, recently granted Beyoncé unprecedented autonomy to choose the photographer...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Jul 31, 2018
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The First Black Woman To Win Miss Universe Great Britain Celebrates Passing Her Bar Exam

Photo credit: Kevin Wise Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is the definition of beauty and brains. This month, she not only...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Jul 27, 2018
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Blazing The Trail: Evelyn Magley Becomes The First Black Woman In The U.S. To Own A Men's Professional Sports League

Photo via: @tbasketballleague/Instagram As co-founder and CEO of the newly formed minor professional basketball organization, The Basketball League...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Jul 25, 2018
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Abby Dione: The First Black Woman To Own An Indoor Rock Climbing Gym In The U.S.

All photos via: Melanin Base Camp When Abby Dione bought Coral Cliffs Climbing Gym in Fort Lauderdale, Florida back in 2011,...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Jul 24, 2018
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Mississippi Cowgirl Aspires To Become The First African American Woman In The National Finals Rodeo

Photo via: Sherry Anderson Natchez, Mississippi native LaBrelah Hutchins’ life-long dream is to become the first African-American woman...

person Christina Brantley
calendar_today Jul 23, 2018
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