Good News
Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz is working on a television series about his coming of age journey.
Queen Latifah has inked a first-look production deal with Audible.
Atlanta teenagers Jayla Jackson and Emani Stanton became the first Black girl duo to win Harvard University's debate competition.
The Milwaukee Bucks joined forces with NBA Cares to renovate a local community center.
Pharrell Williams recently awarded $1 million to a Black-owned tech startup.
Colin Kaepernick has inked a publishing deal with Scholastic.
Vanessa E. Wyche will become the first Black woman to serve as the director of a NASA center.
94-year-old Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker of Birmingham got married in 1952 when her late husband said he would take her to the movies, and instead they ended up eloping. Moon Tucker never had a traditional wedding — but she at least got to try on dresses over the weekend surrounded by her family.
Track and field star Allyson Felix has teamed up with Athleta and the Women’s Sports Foundation to provide childcare grants for women who are competing in the Tokyo Olympics.
The Hess Corporation awarded the Jackie Robinson Foundation with a $1.4 million grant for the creation of scholarships and a new museum.
NBA star Donovan Mitchell recently renovated basketball courts at The Children’s Village Community Center.
A new monument honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman is coming to the city of Newark.