Aug 9, 2021 | Entertainment, Finance, Sports
Shelly Bell’s company was hatched in an ordinary home in southeast Washington, D.C., five years ago, when friends contemplated the lack of opportunity and access for Black female entrepreneurs. After deciding to pitch ideas for businesses to one another, they threw...
Aug 1, 2021 | Health, Sports
Raven Saunders was riding high after the 2016 Rio Olympics. She placed fifth in the women’s shot put, and upon her return, her hometown, Charleston, South Carolina, held a parade celebrating “Raven Saunders Day” in her honor. She returned to the University of...
Aug 1, 2021 | Higher Education, Sports
Over the past year, North Carolina A&T State University’s track team has been making history for their record breaking performances. The men and women’s team are the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to rank in the top 5 of the NCAA Division I...
Jul 19, 2021 | Media, Sports
Sports Illustrated revealed tennis star Naomi Osaka as one of three cover models for its annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue Monday. Osaka is the first Black athlete to land on the cover of the edition. “I’m so proud to be the first Japanese and...
Jul 19, 2021 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports
Throughout his Hall of Fame 18-year NBA career, Dikembe Mutombo had a passion for blocking shots. He rejected 3,289 of them and built his game on taking points from the opposition. Since his retirement in 2009, Mutombo has been about giving instead of taking away. He...
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