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Mo’Ne Davis made history this week as she helped her team earn a spot at the Little League World Series. The 13-year-old baseball phenom sent a bunch of young men back to the dug out when she pitched a shutout game at the Mid-Atlantic Regional finals, Mic.com reports. Her performance on Sunday clinched the victory for […]
Well-known queer and trans author, S. Bear Bergman is out to change the way family stories are told in children’s books. According to reports, together with a team of talented authors and illustrators, Bergman has started a new book series called the Flamingo Book Club. The series will feature six books, delivered over a year, […]
31-year-old Tara Walker is the first Black female Jersey City Fire Department firefighter who was sworn into position along with 25 other cadets (including two Black men and an Asian man) during a graduation ceremony recently. Walker has made history as the first in the department’s 143-year history! MUST READ: BEAUTIFUL NEWS: Adorable 1-Year-Old Amputee, […]
Two social media pen pals have found a way to work together to help Detroit residents in need pay off their water bills! Tech-savvy young ladies Tiffani Bell and Kristy Tillman are doing their part to help some families keep their water on with the Detroit Water Project. It all started with a conversation about […]
The fight against HIV/AIDS has taken another huge leap in the right direction thanks to researchers at Temple University. A team at the school led by the Department of Neuroscience Chair Dr. Kamel Khalili has been able to completely eliminate the HIV virus from human cells. He’s thrilled about the development, but he notes that scientists […]
11-year-old Ramarni Wilfred of Loom Grove, Romford took a Mensa test and scored higher than Steven Hawking, Bill Gates and Albert Einstein! He scored a whopping 162! Hawking, Gates and Einstein’s scores are 160. Wilfred said, “I can’t begin to compare myself to these great men whose hard work clearly proves that they are true […]
I am overwhelmed with happiness over the support that Marissa Alexander continues to receive. In 2010, after firing a warning shot to ward off her abusive husband, Alexander is now facing 60 years in prison. Her August 1st trial is drawing near and activists will be banning together in Jacksonville, Florida from Friday, July 25 […]
The board of trustees at Spelman College launched a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in 2009, with the slogan, “Every Woman Every Year,” and they set a goal to raise $150 million dollars. Thanks to the hard work of many and the generous support of donors, they have not only achieved the massive goal, but they […]
I can’t stop thinking about Billie Holiday’s insightful lyrics, “God bless the child that’s got his own,” and these words couldn’t be more fitting for the most adorable kid I think I’ve ever seen. Kayden Elijah Kinckle is a one-year-old toddler and an amputee, but he didn’t let that stop him from taking his first […]
Photo blog Humans of New York gave everyone another example of how being a young mother does not mean the death of your dreams! The blog is the brain child of a woud be photo-journalist Brandon Stanton. He takes pictures of random people around NYC and shares their stories on Humans of New York’s official […]
“Reading is not harmful. There’s no such thing as harmful knowledge. This thing is only going to make you a better person,” says Philani, an impressive 24-year-old homeless man in Johannesburg, South Africa, who chooses to engage with the community by reviewing books and that you can buy from him! He’s known as the Pavement […]
One studious young lady from New York has made history at Benjamin Cardozo High School! Shanelle Davis of Queens is the head of her class! The hard-working senior has become the first African-American valedictorian at Cardozo High. “It’s an incredible honor. It’s still surreal to me,” she gushed to 1010 WINS. MUST READ: Harvard Makes […]
