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  Memphis mom breaks Guinness World Record for fastest time to scuba dive on all 7 continents

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  A Memphis occupational therapist and mother of two has broken a Guinness World Record in scuba diving, becoming the fastest scuba diver to dive on all seven continents. Corhonda Dawson earned the feat...

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  Inspiring profile of Lowe’s Marvin Ellison, 2025’s top Black Fortune 500 CEO managing $83bn in revenue

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  Black Americans make up 13 percent of all employees, however, they account for just 7 percent of managerial roles and 4 percent to 5 percent of senior management positions, according to a 2021 McKinsey...

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  Music mogul Ted Lucas, Hilmon Sorey behind startup pitch competition offering $1M to overlooked Caribbean startups 

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  Music entrepreneur Ted Lucas and Hilmon Sorey have launched a major startup competition for Southern and Caribbean tech founders. SPARC (Startup Pitch Accelerator Regional Competition) South Florida is...

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  Fayetteville State University: HBCU athletic department breaks academic record

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  Fayetteville State University has indicated that its student-athletes broke an academic record during the Spring 2025 semester. The student-athletes posted an all-time high 3.42 overall grade point average...

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  Why Coco Gauff’s $2.9 million French Open prize money was cut in half

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  Coco Gauff defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in a thrilling three-set showdown at the French Open this month, landing the second Grand Slam title of her career. The 21-year-old American sensation came...

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  Shannon Harris is first HBCU alum to coach a U.S. professional football team to a league championship

  Mildred Europa Taylor

  Shannon Harris, the interim head coach of the DC Defenders, became the first HBCU alum to coach a professional football team in the United States to a league championship title.  Harris, a former...

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