Martin Folsom, a former high school senior at Philip Randolph Career Academy, has just graduated as his class’ valedictorian. Folsom and his mother, Melva, have been in and out of homeless shelters since he was a child in an effort to escape from Melva’s ex-husband, a convicted murderer. Continue reading From Homeless Shelters to College Bound: Meet the Valedictorian who Defied all the Odds
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States, business owner Shontay Lundy refused to let her company suffer the economic devastations that could come. Continue reading This Black-Owned Business Defied the Odds of COVID-19
On the evening of May 25, near the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, rapper Waka Flocka tweeted that he was going to dedicate his life to suicide prevention and mental illness. This tweet likely stemmed from the reminder of his deceased brother’s upcoming birthday, which would happen less than a week later. Continue reading This Rapper is Joining the Fight for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention
When it comes to encouraging diversity, especially during the Black Lives Matter movement, here are some of the companies that are supporting racial equality. Continue reading These Companies are Stepping Up in the Fight for Racial Equality
Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us educated many people on the story of the Exonerated Five, the young men wrongly convicted in the attack on a Central Park jogger in 1989. Continue reading Ava DuVernay Launches ‘When They See Us’ Online Education Initiative
Transitioning from military life back into civilian life is a challenge for any veteran. While there are many different approaches in choosing a career, one U.S. Navy Veteran decided that she would approach her career choice by following her passions. Continue reading Meet Brittney Nicole: Navy Veteran Turned Fashion Entrepreneur
Martin Jarmond, the first and most recent athletic director at Boston College and the youngest director to ever be in the Power Five Conferences, will be breaking another record with his newest position. Continue reading Meet UCLA’s First African American Athletic Director
The Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index has become the nation’s standard for recording the best LGBTQ+ companies in the nation. Continue reading Meet the Companies that are Scoring 100% on the Equality Index
By Natalie Rodgers
A fully taped production of the Broadway hit, Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is being released to Disney+ in its entirety on July 3, 2020, just in time for Independence Day. Continue reading The Original Broadway Showing of Hamilton is Coming to a TV Near You
Teachers work every day to support their students, no matter their students’ walk of life. The impact that teachers make can be everlasting, but this can be especially true for LGBTQ+ students. Continue reading These Five Tips will Make Teachers Better LGBTQ+ Allies
By Stacey A. Gordon
A financial study of 1,000 large companies by McKinsey & Co. found that the more diverse the management, the higher the profits, compared with companies composed of less diversity. Continue reading The More Diverse the Management, the Higher the Profits
African Bean Company is the first nationally certified, African-American-owned coffee supply company providing national distribution. The company’s coffee is branded Roots Java Coffee. Continue reading African Roots is a Big Part of the Roots Java Coffee Company
