Education History Uncategorized Youth In Action

Commondre Cole 45yrs old – Graduated with Daughter and Son Masters Degreee

Nationwide — Commondre Cole, a 45-year-old father from Meridian, Mississippi, has graduated from college at the same time as his daughter and his son. All of them simultaneously earned master’s degrees in education from Mississippi State University-Meridian. Iesha Gully, who is a 27-year old second-grade inclusion teacher, was the first in the family to decide to Read More…

Education History Uncategorized Youth In Action

Shania Muhammad 14yrs Old – 2 Associates Degrees

Meet Shania Muhammad, a 14-year-old African American student from Oklahoma who has graduated with two associate degrees from both Oklahoma City Community College and Langston University, making history as the youngest graduate known from both colleges. Shania has always been an achiever in school, even receiving an ACT score of 22. During the pandemic, she Read More…

Education History Uncategorized Youth In Action

Urban Prep Senior Amari Austin “73 Acceptance Letters”

Urban Prep Academies senior Amari Austin, who was accepted at 73 different schools, walks onstage as to the applause of the faculty during the school’s Signing Day celebration at Daley Plaza on Thursday in the Loop, Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2022, Amari Austin’s house brings to mind that Harry Potter scene in which a blizzard Read More…

AfroArt Photo Entertainment History Uncategorized Youth In Action

AfroArt Photos

AfroArt Photo Series Challenges Beauty Standards with Young Black Models AUGUST 10, 2019 ANDREW LASANE All Images: Kahran and Regis Bethencourt. Styling by LaChanda Gatson, Shanna Thomasson and Angela Plummer Husband and wife photography duo Regis and Kahran Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography capture images of children that celebrate the beauty, culture, and heritage of afro hairstyles. Often Read More…

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Young Black Female Navigator turns Sailing Tankers into a Travel Career

Nationwide — Capt. Sandy Campbell has circumnavigated the globe at the helm of the world’s largest gas tankers as a merchant mariner and seafarer. Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, she’s no stranger to taking on challenges and breaking down barriers. But today the young seafarer has traded her seat in the captain’s bridge for Read More…

Education Financial International Local National Perspective Uncategorized Youth In Action

Our Black Children Learning Financial Skills From Early Age At Home

Nationwide — Ruby “Sunshine” Taylor, a graduate of Howard University and the founder of Financial Joy School based in Baltimore, Maryland is proud to introduce Project 10,000, an initiative geared towards providing essential financial education to black and brown youth and families through the financial literacy card game, LEGACY! Card Game. The initiative is supported by a $250,000 Read More…