Tag: black excellence

By Cedric Thornton Black Enterprise It’s been almost five years since former President Barack Obama left the White House to become a private citizen, but it...

NPR California Sen. Kamala Harris will become the next vice president of the United States, shattering another racial and gender barrier in American politics, at...

Essence The issues of maternal and infant mortality in communities of color, particularly in the Black community, are often ignored.  It is no secret that Black mothers...

By MSN News A 12-year-old boy is set to make history as the youngest student to study aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. Caleb Anderson is expected...

By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times Few could understand Courtney Kirk’s vision when she graduated from college, played professional basketball in Portugal, and returned home to...

By Dana Givens Black Enterprise Architecture is an extremely difficult field to enter, especially for people of color. In a 2018 report from the National Council of Architectural Registration Board,...

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Black Voices Black women made military history on Saturday, as the West Point military academy graduated its class of 2019 with its highest-ever...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Ramsay High School senior Jillian Jolly, 18, has dreamed of attending Yale University since she was in kindergarten. “I always heard...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times On a beautiful, cool day earlier this month, the wind blew, birds sang, and the laughter of children could be...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times uiote Donna Dukes admits she may have been a bit “idealistic” when she came up with an idea to help students...