If it’s one thing for certain, Tasties Soul Food restaurant owner, Barbara Devan, sure knows how to run a successful business. Related: Black-Owned Sundays: Owner of Black & Mobile Shares How He & His Brother Started The First Black Food Delivery App Only 34 years old, the Southwest Philly food mogul already owns three restaurants, […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeUk5OFBciY Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is a superwoman of science. The first African-American woman to earn a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she’s also the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the United States. Born to Beatrice and George Jackson on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3EY8QqjrRc Throughout the years many influential African Americans have been awarded for their amazing accolades. Recognized for their immaculate talent on the big screen. Many different award shows have awarded the most talented African American actors/actresses, but do you know who was awarded from every platform? What Is EGOT? “EGOT” is an acronym for the […]

Backing and creating ownership in African American and brown communities is vital in a post-Trump era where racism and classism continue to divide America. Related: Philly’s Black & Mobile CEOs Featured In Pharrell and Jayz’s New BLM-Inspired ‘Entrepreneur’ Video Not only does supporting black-owned businesses strengthen local economies, but it also aids in closing the racial […]

https://youtu.be/yM-KodrZwWQ   On November 22nd, 1942 a man by the name of Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. was born. Little did anyone know that he was going to eventually make an impact on not only African American history, but the world. Bluford was born in Philadelphia with his two brothers Kenneth & Eugene. Guion was the […]

Was the Lone Ranger Black? Was Bass Reeves the inspiration behind the iconic character, The Lone Ranger?

https://youtu.be/4w6OmHwwAcM Black Girl Magic was started by CaShawn Thompson in 2013 as a way to “celebrate beauty, power, and resilience of Black women,” and has since become a widespread term. We knew all along it existed but didn’t quite know how to describe it. I imagine women like Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes saw the early […]

Learn about the history of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers