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Before the days of Barack Obama, the African-American community affectionally embraced Bill Clinton as the first Black President. Of course, that all changed when the big O was elected into office in 2008, but Clinton said he still holds those memories dear to his heart. “I loved being called the first Black president,” he revealed […]
It may be hard to believe in 2014, but one school district hosted an integrated prom for the first time this year. Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, GA sponsored its first prom allowing Black and white students to be in attendance. Since 1971, the students’ parents could sponsor segregated invitation-only proms — literally, one for only Black students and […]
Sisters Network Inc. (“SNI”), the only national African-American breast cancer survivorship organization, has launched TEENS 4 PINK, a new program that aims to educate and empower African-American teens to change the way their family members think and act about breast health. The program, sponsored by Eisai Inc., is being piloted in Houston, TX and Memphis, […]
Here at #TeamBeautiful we live for stories about Black academic success. We celebrated Eboni Boykin, who spent her childhood in homeless shelters but now calls New York’s Columbia University home. We praised the Thompson triplets, who graduated Magna Cum Laude with BS degrees from Norfolk State. And this week, we celebrated 21-year-old Ameena Ruffin and […]
For the fourth year in a row HelloBeautiful presents our “25 Women To Know” list, and this time we’ve rounded up a group of dynamic women who are working to improve the lives of marginalized people in society, and helping to make all of our lives better. They are powerful women with major causes from healthcare, to immigration, […]
Congrats are in order for 21-year-old Ameena Ruffin and 18-year-od Korey Johnson. These two lovely young Black women have been named the first Black women to win a national debate championship tournament! It’s being reported that the Towson University students beat 170 other teams during the Cross Examination Debate Association national championship held this week in […]
EDDA COLLINS COLEMAN When Edda Collins Coleman was a little girl, she didn’t realize that all the organizing, lobbying and campaigning that her parents and grandparents did would set the foundation for her adulthood career, but she is appreciative. Growing up, the Springfield, Illinois native tagged along with her family for various causes from lobbying […]
Amara Enyia, also known as “The Municipal Maven,” is known for her community work in some of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods. Through her company, Ace Municipal Partners, she works with mayors of surrounding counties and cities to work toward rectifying issues like unemployment, and lack of education and resources, which contribute to high crime rates […]
MAJORA CARTER Growing up in the South Bronx is what drove Majora Carter away from her neighborhood when she was able to leave, but it’s also what brought her back. Carter made education her first priority so that she could move away however she got a financial reality check after enrolling in grad school, which […]
ATIMA OMARA-AWALA Altima Omara-Awala is a political strategist, activist and self-proclaimed feminist who was inspired to become a change agent by her own experience with politics in college, as an officer in Student Government. “I became very optimistic after seeing people come to an agreement on what is better for people just in the […]
CAMIELLA WILLIAMS These days, Camiella Williams spends her time as a gun reform activist but her road to activism wasn’t easy. The 26-year-old Chicago-native grew up in a violent neighborhood where she bought her first gun in the sixth grade, for $25. From there she got involved with gang activity and entangled in a morbid […]
