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