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Joe Blankson Gave His Life Saving Others. His Family Was Promised Support They Never Received.

In July 2018, Joseph “Joe” Blankson tragically lost his life while rescuing 13 passengers from a capsized boat on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State, Nigeria.

19 May 2025

Black America

Georgia Teen Accepted Into 53 Colleges, Offered $1.8 Million in Scholarships After Being Labeled “Too Advanced” for Middle School

At just 18 years old, Jada-Symone Batichon is proving that excellence knows no bounds.

7 June 2025

Sport

NiJaree Canady: From Topeka to Making History as the First Black Female College Softball Player to Sign a $1 Million NIL Deal

22-year-old NiJaree Canady is making history. The star softball pitcher from Topeka, Kansas, became the first Black female college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal worth over $1 million.

5 June 2025

Culture

Monroe Nichols IV Becomes Tulsa’s First Black Mayor in 103 Years and Proposes Historic $100 Million Reparations Plan

For the first time in its 103-year history, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma has elected a Black mayor: Monroe Nichols IV.

2 June 2025

Culture

Target Boycott Called One of the Most Impactful Black-Led Boycotts Since Montgomery

In recent months, a consumer boycott against Target has drawn national attention—not only for its scale, but for the significant financial impact it’s had on the retail giant.

2 June 2025

Culture

Alice Ball: The Forgotten Black Woman Chemist Who Developed the First Effective Leprosy Treatment

In 1915, at just 23 years old, Alice Augusta Ball, a brilliant Black chemist from Seattle, developed the first effective treatment for leprosy—then known as Hansen’s disease.

1 June 2025

Culture

Harvard to Relinquish Photos of Enslaved Ancestors After Five-Year Legal Battle

Harvard University has agreed to give up some of the earliest known photos of enslaved people—daguerreotypes taken in 1850 by a Harvard professor to promote racist pseudoscience.

30 May 2025

Culture

Georgia Teen Works Burger King Shift in Graduation Medals, Raises $85K for College

While most high school seniors spend graduation night celebrating with family and friends, 18-year-old Mykale Baker did something different.

30 May 2025

Culture

Aliyah Griffith Makes History as UNC’s First Black Ph.D. in Marine Science, Joining the Less Than 2% of Black Scholars in the Field

A Historic First at UNC Aliyah Griffith has made history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, becoming the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the institution.

21 May 2025