University of South Carolina Coach, Dawn Staley Earns It On The Court and Off
It has been officially announced that South Carolina Women’s Basketball Coach, Dawn Staley, is now part of the selection committee for the US. Women’s Basketball team. She is a four-time SEC Coach of the Year, and the 2012 BCA Female Coach of the Year. She was also a four-time Olympic gold medalist, winning three as a player and one as head coach.
Retiring #22: The Boston Bruins Honor the NHL’s First Black Player
Sixty-four years later, the National Hockey League is honoring their “Jackie Robinson.” Mr. Willie O’Ree, the Boston Bruins number 22, broke the color barrier in the NHL back in 1958. He had to overcome many challenges after officially taking the ice. First: being Black, and second: being disabled; O’Ree, undenounced to his teammates was blind in one eye.
Maya Angelou To Make the US Quarter Truly Shine
Maya Angelou To Make the US Quarter Truly Shine
We Like Our Coffee: BLK & Bold
BLK & Bold Coffee is a 4-year-old company, based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Its co-founders Rod Johnson and Pernell Cezar created BLK & Bold not only to be a high quality, Black-owned coffee brand, but to be a launching pad to help support their community.
Michigan Re-Opens its First HBCU
Even though Lewis College has been closed for the las 14 years due to loss of accreditation, the energy surrounding the school’s re-opening, is in reverence to the 82 years history of the HBCU and its roots within the Detroit community. The Pensole Lewis College of Business has been lauded by potential students for being mostly tuition frees.
Jessica Watkins: NASA’s Unhidden Figure
Jessica Watkins will be the first Black women to live and work on an international space station., The NASA astronaut is a new member of the Artemis Team, whose goal is to focus on the development and training efforts for early Artemis missions.
Amanda Gorman Sees a Momentous New Year Ahead
For the new year, posthumous African American Poet-Laurette, Amanda Gorman posted a new spoken word poem titled “New Day’s Lyric” to her Instagram account, welcoming the United State into the new year.
