History
Today we remember the short but impactful life of singer Florence Ballard. She formed was part of The Supremes in 1961 with childhood friends Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. . Learn more about Florence courtesy of Bio.com Born in Detroit in 1943, singer Florence Ballard, became famous in the 1960s as a member of The Supremes, a group […]
In February during Work with Karen its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month with #SheFacts of female trailblazers. Why We Love Her: Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks was a diligent women filled of brilliance that knew a simple “No” would go a long way. She knew by stating “NO” she would inflict a change […]
In February during Work with Karen its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month with #SheFacts of female trailblazers. Why We Love Her: Donyale Luna was stunning in front and behind the camera. She is one the originators who showed the world just why black is beautiful.. She made the black women features the it […]
In February during Work with Karen its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month with #SheFacts of female trailblazers. Why We Love Her: Michelle Obama This classy women was such a gracious first lady and accomplished a lot alongside her husband President Obama. Everything this iconic lady did was with so much style, fun […]
The Selma and Middle of Nowhere director will be the first African-American female director to spearhead a film with $100 million plus budget. DuVernay will be collaborating with Oprah Winfrey on the new film, A Wrinkle in Time According to reports, in addition to its own production budget, A Wrinkle in Time was allocated the highest amount of tax credits from the […]
Richard Overton, of Austin, Texas, believed to be America’s oldest veteran is celebrating his 110th birthday on Wednesday. Overton, fought in the 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion in World War II, and served as a corporal in Hawaii, Guam and Iwo Jima. He was born May 11, 1906, making him the oldest living World War II veteran. […]
More than 70 years ago, the U.S. military sought to keep its ranks entirely male and white, former Tuskegee Airman, Eugene Richardson visited local south jersey school St. Cecilia School in Pennsauken to help encourage the black and other minority students to consider careers in the armed forces. 90 year old Richardson, was among the first […]
A new report shows that the number of businesses owned by African-American women has grown a very strong significance of 74% since 1997, according to Fortune magazine. Women now own 30% of all businesses in the U.S., making up 9.4 million firms. The most interesting part of this story is, African American women control 14% of these companies, […]
In 1921, Greenwood, a successful, all-black enclave in Tulsa, was the site of the deadliest race riot in U.S. history. For the inhabitants of “the Black Wall Street,” life would never be the same. But old Jim Crow laws followed them northwest. Tulsa was divided into two cities. Whites held court in the southern end […]
I don’t know what you have planned for February 3, 2014 but let me suggest you pull up a chair, turn on PBS and check out this documentary “American Promise.” This film follows the lives of two black boys from grade school to high school and uncovers their trials and triumphs as their parents are […]
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