So the story is told, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered for a communal meal after a successful fall harvest. But we know the story didn’t go down quite like that. After the first Thanksgiving in 1621, Europeans proceeded to push Native Americans out of their own territories, slaughtered them en masse and Read More…
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Middle schooler leads $11.5 million project to build air filters for schools
By Sydney Boyo • Eniola Shokunbi OF North Carolina said she wants to be president of the U.S., but first she’s making an impact on her local community. In fifth grade, she led the efforts to create an air filter system that’s able to remove cold and COVID viruses from classrooms. Eniola Shokunbi said she wants Read More…
AME Farm and Garden Initiative: Growing Together to Strengthen Community
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical importance of robust local food systems for resilience, sustainability, and community well-being. In 2021, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church International Health Commission launched the AME Farm and Garden Initiative in response to rising food insecurity at both local and national levels. This initiative aims to connect, catalog, and Read More…
13-Year-Old Boy Makes History, Publishes First Ever Book About Skincare
13-Year-Old Boy Makes History, Publishes First Ever Book About Skincare for Black Children 13-year-old Bron Echols has made history as the first author to publish a book about skincare for Black children. Wash Your “T” and Close Your Eyes, which he co-authored with his mom, Patrice Tartt Chappelle, is a delightful and educational book set to Read More…
Homeless Black Teen From California Earns Spot on HBCU Basketball Team
Nationwide— Jeremiah Armstead, a 19-year-old teen from Los Angeles who was homeless while in high school, has been accepted at Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, and will play basketball for its team. “Any type of adversity that I went through, for the most part, it motivated me and pushed me,” Armstead said he Read More…
Gentrification isn’t inevitable – Changing the Course of The Mind
Gentrification has become a familiar story in cities across the United States. The story line typically goes this way: Middle- and upper-income people start moving into a lower-income or poor neighborhood. Housing prices rise in response, and longtime residents and businesses are driven out.As the U.S. population becomes increasingly urban, gentrification can seem inevitable. However, scholars have found that Read More…








