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The Chicago-based nonprofit The Healing is creating safe spaces for Black men to practice mindfulness through yoga.
The son of Texas’ first Black architect donated $1 million to his father’s alma mater.
Pamela Culpepper has made history as the first Black woman appointed to serve on Prada’s Board of Directors.
Tiffany Capri Hainesworth made history as the first Black woman to solely own a tequila brand.
Livingstone College received a $2.24 million endowment to advance its STEM initiatives.
The Bray School—the nation’s oldest standing schoolhouse for African American children—recently received a $5 million preservation grant.
11-year-old Caden Harris is transforming a bus into a mobile financial literacy center for youth.
Howard University received a $2 million endowment to digitize its Black Press Archive.
TIME’s Kid of the Year, Orion Jean, distributed over 500,000 books to youth throughout the country and provided over 100,000 meals for families facing food insecurity.
Spelman alumna Dr. LaMonica Davis Taylor has launched a mobile dentist facility to serve underprivileged youth in Mississippi.
Tracy Morgan will make history as the first Black person to receive the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award.
Emilie Kouatchou recently became the first Black woman to play the lead role of Christine Daae in Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera.