At only ten-years-old, Esther Okade has begun taking college courses towards her Open University undergraduate Math degree. She was accepted as a…
Christmas is only in a few days, but with all the tragedy that’s happening in our own backyards, we could…
Ferguson residents and protest leaders Brittany Ferrell and Alexis Templeton got engaged at St. Louis City Hall city hall recently.…
Thanks for the photo Urban Intellectuals! Mychal Bell recently graduated this year from Southern University with a degree in Education.…
Keeping the great news coming today because we need it! Since 2007, Andre Johnson, wide receiver for the Houston Texans,…
Feel free to break out the Schmoney dance for this one! Black girls do swim contrary to popular belief! At…
The University of Texas has invested in some amazing talent early as they have unofficially recruited a middle school basketball…
One Liberian woman has done the seemingly impossible as she successfully treated her family for Ebola without getting infected herself.…
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been a global inspiration ever since she was attacked by the Taliban in 2012 after…
One college freshman found that it really pays to have a plan because she’s earned 14 different scholarships her senior…
A new company has found a way to make women feel a little safer on their ride home while getting…
I’ll never forget watching Aron Ranen’s 2006 documentary “Black Hair: The Korean Takeover Of The Black Hair Care Industry” which…
Finally, the Justice Department has announced that there will be an investigation into the conduct of the Ferguson police force.…
8-year-old Mabou Loiseau is not only the cutest thing you’ve ever seen, but she speaks French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Mandarian,…
Two GoFundMe online campaigns that support Darren Wilson, the officer who was named as the shooter of Michael Brown, stopped accepting donations…
I was wondering when this would happen. New York Magazine is reporting that six people detained by police during the…
California teachers Leilani Brooks and Stevi Meredith co-created ABC Me Flashcards, a company dedicated to empowering children through history and…
Four years ago, Black Eyed Peas rapper, will.i.am launched the i.am scholarship program to provide future visionaries, leaders and innovators…
Yasss Google! you’ve done it again! The internet giant honored Althea Gibson today with the above doodle that’s pretty much…
Thank goodness for people like North Carolina teacher, Julianna Mendelsohn. The fifth grade has raised $130K to feed public school students from…
Yeah, she “throws like a girl” and Mo’ne Davis keeps making history with her amazing pitching abilities! The 13-year old is the only…
Not every cop in Missouri has the desire to shoot to kill Black people. One particular cop, Officer Huth, in…
While Mo’Ne Davis is pitching fastballs like nobody’s business, a team from Chicago is also turning heads at the Little…
Mo’Ne Davis made history this week as she helped her team earn a spot at the Little League World Series. The…
