Nationwide — Meet Taurian Collins, a 6-year-old boy from Monroe, Louisiana, who is making history after achieving acceptance into Mensa after overcoming early hearing challenges. Taurian, who was only a first-grader, has been accepted into Mensa, a group that celebrates individuals scoring in the top 2% on standardized tests. Taurian’s journey to this achievement is Read More…
Nationwide — Meet Gabriel Eze, a 23-year-old from Nigeria who recently graduated with honors in Petroleum Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He is going viral for having worked as a plumber to raise the needed funding to pay for his college tuition. Gabriel’s interest in plumbing was sparked back in secondary school Read More…
Nationwide — The Wilson Academy, a Black-owned College Prep School based in the Atlanta area known for its unique academic approach and consistently high-performing students, is making history again. The school will be hosting its first-ever Legacy Leaders Gala on March 23, 2023, at 7:30pm to celebrate community leaders and raise funds to support students Read More…
PHOTO CREDIT: Nina Babel, Founder of NIBA Studios, LLC Nationwide — Drs. Diane Boykin, M.D.; Leah Matthews, M.D., MPH; Sylvia E. Morris, M.D., MPH; Jessica Osborn, M.D.; and Angela C.B. Walker, M.D. – all Black women – first came together while studying at Georgetown University School of Medicine in the late 1990s. And now, together Read More…
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Mary Madormo and Cat Lafuente Ever since her father took office in 2009, Sasha Obama has been known almost solely as a president’s daughter. Growing up both in the public eye, but also under extreme protection, it’s safe to say that Sasha’s childhood was anything but ordinary. And yet, the famous Read More…
This column is the second installment in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, “Emptying the Nest.” Read the first installment, about the trials of junior year, here. A while back, I sat in the aggressive discomfort of the bleachers at my youngest daughter’s high school basketball game and Read More…
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