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At 35, Jenney Fazande is first black female director of exhibits at the largest WWII Museum
At 35, Jenney B. Fazande is the first African American woman to hold the director of exhibits position at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. The huge museum occupies five full...
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The unresolved murder of Louisville’s first female prosecutor Alberta Jones
Alberta Odell Jones became a very powerful figure when she emerged as the first female African-American prosecutor in Louisville, Kentucky. Jones was a civil rights advocate, who was very active in her...
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This homeless woman now owns a hair care brand worth $2m
Jerricha Hoskins has turned her life around as a homeless person and has created a business worth $2 million just within two years. Hoskins is the founder and CEO of one of the fastest-growing Black-owned...
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Meet the Nigerian who is a doctor by day and an artist by night
Dr. Gbadamosi Adefemi FolaDavid is a Nigerian medical doctor whose profession has inspired him to become a visual artist and speed painter. For his arts, FolaDavid said he finds inspiration from the patients...
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Why did Obama write a letter to a 13-year-old boy sewing bow ties for cats and dogs?
A 13-year-old entrepreneur from New Jersey is sewing tiny handmade stylish bow ties for animals so they could get adopted. Following the devastating Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma experience in 2017,...
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Warren Shadd: Founder of the only black-owned piano manufacturing business
Warren Shadd, a second-generation piano technician, and third-generation musician is the founder of the first Black-owned piano manufacturing business in the U.S. He is the only black man to become the...
