NewsOne Featured Video Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson looks on at a street sign named after her during a street renaming ceremony in Miami-Dade County on March 6, 2023, in Cutler Bay, Florida. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s resilience and tenacity have led her to […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Historically, Black investigative journalists have used the power of the pen to unearth and underscore societal truths and reclaim their narratives. Now, Morehouse College is teaming up with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting to empower the next generation of journalists and editors. Founded in […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Bettmann / Getty The United States Mint is continuing to use its coinage to celebrate the legacies of unsung heroines who have left their mark on American history. Amongst the latest collective of luminaries who will have their likenesses featured on a quarter is civil rights activist Pauli Murray. Murray’s transformative […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Issa Rae is taking her entrepreneurial endeavors to new heights. The creative visionary recently opened the fourth location for her community-driven collective of cafés Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen, Forbes reported. The beloved coffee shops were cultivated as safe spaces designed to foster creativity and connection. Since […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Laurence Dutton / Getty From pioneering physicist George Alcorn to trailblazing engineer Camille Wardrop Alleyne, Howard University has a legacy of nurturing generations of STEM innovators. The Washington, D.C.-based historically Black university will be able to elevate and expand its efforts to empower budding mechanical engineers through a $1 million gift […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty Legendary tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams have continually used their platforms to spread awareness about the need for gender equity in sports. The sister duo is celebrating the unsung stories of trailblazers through the creation of a documentary about the 1971 Women’s World Cup, Variety reported. […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Basketball star, businessman, and philanthropist LeBron James has been at the forefront of initiatives aimed at uplifting individuals from all walks of life. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer has teamed up with LIFEWTR for a new project to empower people to chase their passions. As part of […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: izusek / Getty A California-based HBCU is elevating its mission to increase the representation of Black doctors in medicine. The creation of a new graduate school at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is underway, CBS News reported. Although historically Black colleges and universities make up just 2.3 percent […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Aurelien Meunier / Getty Basketball legend Michael Jordan marked his 60th birthday—which was on February 17—by paying it forward. The six-time NBA champion made a historic multi-million-dollar donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Jordan gifted the nonprofit with $10 million, marking the largest individual contribution the charitable organization has received in its […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty Entertainment mogul and philanthropist Tyler Perry is stepping up to support economically vulnerable communities that have been significantly impacted by the ravaging wave of gentrification in Atlanta. Perry recently pledged to donate $2.75 million to elderly homeowners throughout the city. The soaring costs of housing have led […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Nike is furthering its commitment to support grassroots nonprofits dedicated to uplifting and empowering Black and brown communities. The brand announced it’s awarding $8.9 million in grants to a collective of social impact organizations. The donation is part of Nike’s 2023 Black Community Commitment initiative. The funds […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: GaudiLab / Getty From Mae C. Jemison to the late Ronald McNair, Black astronauts have made transformative contributions to the space exploration industry. NASA is on a mission to empower the next generation of STEM innovators at historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country. Research shows 25 percent of Black […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock / Getty Interwoven into South Carolina’s landscape are historic spaces and structures that provide a lens into the Black experience in America. Clemson University is on a mission to preserve and amplify the enshrouded elements of the state’s past through the cultivation of a Black Heritage Trail. The […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Michael Kovac / Getty Whether it’s through her musical masterpieces or her memorable roles on the silver screen, Queen Latifah has continually tapped into the power of storytelling to cultivate community. The Newark native—née Dana Owens—is continuing to do so through the creation of a new podcast. Dubbed Unity in the […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Megan Varner / Getty Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock’s rise in the realm of politics exemplifies the power of perseverance, and he’s using the lessons learned along his journey to edify and uplift youth. Warnock—Georgia’s first Black senator—recently released a children’s book, People reported. Titled Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready!, […]
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If Vickie Moretz and Graham Kidner hadn’t booked standby tickets for a 1982 World Airways flight from Washington, D.C., to London — and snagged the last seats on the plane — they wouldn’t have spent the last 40 years married. “When you think back, all the things that had to line up for us to meet […]
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The genre-bending Bakar is back with a vibrant new single. On his new single, “Good News,” the UK singer celebrates a special love in his life, finding joy in the small, intimate moments they share. The track opens with a soft-acoustic guitar, as Bakar delivers his signature crooning vocals. A kick drum then sets in, […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty From projects designed to foster equity within the STEM education space to initiatives centered on financial literacy, businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith has been at the forefront of transformative efforts aimed at uplifting and empowering the Black community. For his latest project, he’s teaming up with […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: FG Trade / Getty Howard University has been a driving force behind groundbreaking research that explores the correlation between racial inequities and health disparities. The historically Black university will be able to advance its efforts through a collaboration with Georgetown University. The two Washington, D.C.-based institutions are joining forces for the […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: PeopleImages / Getty A Harlem-based high school squash team has cemented itself in the sports history books. A collective of student-athletes from Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change will become the first all-Black squad to compete in the national championships, CBS News reported. Historically, the nearly 200-year-old sport has […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s New York Times best-selling book The Light We Carry has sparked empowering dialogue about the power of perseverance in the midst of uncertainty. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Chicago native is bringing those crucial conversations to audio through the creation of […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Actress Vivica A. Fox is amplifying the resilient stories of skilled trade workers throughout the country. She recently teamed up with 3M and Generous Films to host the premiere of a documentary created to provide a broader and deeper lens into industries that are often overlooked and […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Ivan Apfel / Getty Legendary rapper and serial entrepreneur E-40 is empowering the next generation of music innovators. The California native—whose real name is Earl Stevens—recently gifted Grambling State University with a generous donation to elevate and expand its music program. The $100,000 endowment will go towards the maintenance of a […]
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Last month, the Yale University School of Public Health held a ceremony to honor 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson for her efforts in curbing the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly, NPR reports. The budding science-lover’s story went viral after her neighbor, a former town council member, called the police to report her while she was collecting specimens […]
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