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Meet the first Black male to become Dean of Students at Harvard Law School

March 17, 2022 - 05:55 PM Nationwide — Stephen L. Ball, who is from Detroit, has been chosen to be Harvard Law School’s Dean of Students, making history as the first Black male to hold the position in the institution’s 205-year history. According to reports, Ball is the first Black man to serve in the role at the school since its inception in 1817. He was the second Black person to serve in the role overall since the first one had been a Black woman. Ball earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. He was th...

Woman becomes most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history

March 09, 2022 - 10:42 AM Nationwide — After winning her 5th medal, Elena Meyers Taylor has officially become the most decorated Black athlete in the nearly 100-year history of the Winter Olympics. Even more impressive is that she managed to achieve the feat after recovering from a bout with COVID-19. During the ...

Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1st Black woman pilot

February 18, 2022 - 11:30 AM PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A woman who was once rescued from the Superdome on a helicopter during Hurricane Katrina has gone on to become the Louisiana Army National Guard’s first Black female pilot. Warrant Officer Tatiana Julien of New Orleans pilots a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in B Comp...

29-year-old becomes 1st Black woman to win gold medal in Olympic Speed Skating

February 15, 2022 - 09:10 AM Nationwide — Erin Jackson has made history as the first Black woman ever to win a speedskating medal after bagging the gold medal in the 500-meter speedskating event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The 29-year old skater won the women’s 500 meters at the National Speed Skating O...

1st Black woman astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station

November 24, 2021 - 09:30 AM BAMM Network - Jessica Watkins, a 33-year old female astronaut from Lafayette, Colorado, will make history in April 2022 when she becomes the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station. Watkins will serve as a mission specialist on the ISS as part of the SpaceX Crew-4, wh...

Does the 58th anniversary March on Washington illuminate missteps of the past and present?

October 25, 2021 - 02:35 PM By TOLSON BANNER - Martin Luther King, Jr. (King of Love) in his prophetic way differentiated between the drum major instinct and the drum major. The King of Love warned us of the drum major instinct in which he acknowledged led to a lot of the race problems in America: A need for some people to fee...

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

September 17, 2021 - 02:10 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After winning the Miss Galway crown, Pamela Uba continues to break barriers with her recent coronation as Miss Ireland 2021. And for the first time in 74 years, she became the first Black woman to hold the title since 1947. The 26-year old part-time mode...

TRiBL founder announces plan for a new Black Wall Street

August 24, 2021 - 10:10 AM ATLANTA, GA (BAMM Network) — With the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the infamous Tusla Riots, Founder & CEO of TRiBL, Ikechi Nwabuisi, offers a daring vision of building a new Black Wall Street that will create generational wealth. He believes that with so many lessons learn...

Nagast Footwear CEO to support student-athletes under the new NCAA ruling

August 17, 2021 - 01:09 AM Atlanta, GA (BAMM Network) — With the new NCAAA ruling allowing student-athletes to profit from sports revenue, Tarik Edmonson, founder of a Black-owned sneaker company, announces his intention of supporting and educating them to avoid getting taken advantage of. The approval from the N...

New Orleans Entrepreneur & Music Executive donating 500+ toys to families in need on Christmas Eve

December 22, 2020 - 04:24 PM NEW ORLEANS, LA. (WTDN) – After spending ten years in prison, Generra Woodfork is on a mission to keep youth in New Orleans from following the destructive path that lead to his conviction in 2007. The now 32-year-old is working to encourage young people to stay dedicated to their education, an...

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Meet the first Black male to become Dean of Students at Harvard Law School

Woman becomes most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history

Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1st Black woman pilot

29-year-old becomes 1st Black woman to win gold medal in Olympic Speed Skating

1st Black woman astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station

Does the 58th anniversary March on Washington illuminate missteps of the past and present?

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

TRiBL founder announces plan for a new Black Wall Street

Nagast Footwear CEO to support student-athletes under the new NCAA ruling

New Orleans Entrepreneur & Music Executive donating 500+ toys to families in need on Christmas Eve

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