Although the film Everest, the fictionalized version of the 1996 Everest season that resulted in the deaths of 13 people, features leading men Jake Glyllenhal and Josh Brolin, Hollywood producers should consider putting Sophia Danenberg’s story on the big screen. Danenberg is the first Black woman to climb atop Mount Everest and just […]
The National Council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) has announced that in conjunction with HBCU Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU), they have launched “Advancing the Legacy,” a celebration of the accomplishments of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, who is the founder of both the NCNW and B-CU. Falsely Accused […]
As a black woman in her mid-30s, Terrica Smith has cleared many hurdles to accomplish a number of major feats. She is the owner of Cachet Real Estate and a managing partner for Salt Capital Equity Group. Smith is also bringing her dream to […]
A Pennsylvania inmate has spent more than a year in solitary confinement because he refuses to cut his dreadlocks. Eric S. McGill, 27, filed a handwritten lawsuit in October naming three senior jailers at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. Last week, a group of lawyers […]
Meet Ramon Hood – the newest CEO at Fedex! Hood is the first Black woman to become CEO in the company’s history. The company announced today that former VP of operations, strategy, and planning today bringing more than 28 years of company experience to […]
“A limited partnership of investors that uses high-risk methods, such as investing with borrowed money, in hopes of realizing large capital gains” is the motto or this student-run hedge fund that is aimed to give back to minority entrepreneurs under-served by established hedge funds. Founded […]
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