Dr. Carolyn L. Robertson Payton is the first woman and first Black director of the Peace Corps. As a leading psychologist and educator of her era, Dr. Payton helped give group therapy techniques wider exposure among Black clients and providers. Payton was born May 13, […]
West Point cadet marching band on Broadway in a procession honoring police officers killed in the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in New York City in 2016. Rihanna: Singer Makes History as First Woman to Create Original Brand Under […]
Missy Elliott and Justin Timberlake both received honorary doctorates at the Berklee College of Music’s commencement on Friday. Elliott and Timberlake, along composer Alex Lacamoire, were honored for their “influences in music and for their enduring global impact,” according to reports from E! News. Following the […]
*Luxury brand group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has announced the launch of Fenty Maison, a new fashion house from singer and make-up mogul Rihanna. The 31-year-old singer has made history for being the first woman to create an original brand at the famed […]
South Africa’s government is stepping up to appeal a controversial ruling that would force one of their star athletes to alter her body’s alchemy. As Blavity reported, last week The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) ruled to uphold The International Association of Athletic Federations’ […]
A new rule proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development would prevent people who are in the country illegally from receiving federal housing aid. The department estimates 25,000 families would be targeted due to their “mixed” status, leaving as many as 55,000 children […]
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