Mack Simmons donated a kidney to his terminally ill sister Tanita when he was barely 17 years old. Tanita died a few years later, and Mack suffered the consequences of his noble act. Mack was in tremendous discomfort due to kidney failure in his remaining kidney. “It was to the point where sometimes I would […] More
By merely talking and storing his selfies, a 22-year-old has become a millionaire. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali is off to a fantastic start this year. The Indonesian computer science student became a millionaire after a simple attempt to replicate a time-lapse of selfies over the course of five years. Surprisingly, according to The Independent, the […] More
A jury in Raleigh, N.C., awarded $75 million to two half-brothers were falsely convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in 1983. According to the Raleigh News & Observer, a jury decided that Henry McCollum and Leon Brown should each receive $31 million for the 31 years they spent in prison. Punitive […] More
Ashley Thomas and Latoya Wimberly used to be best friends for the fact that they have a lot in common. But one thing they didn’t know…they are not just simply best friends. They had the same gaps in their front teeth as children, as well as high cheekbones and a similar complexion. They even wore […] More
Eleanor Collins, a legendary Canadian jazz singer, has been honored by the Canada Post with her own stamp, as reported by the CTV News. On Friday, the stamp honoring the “Canadian First Lady of Jazz” was presented in a virtual event. “How do I feel? I feel wonderful and honored,” Collins said during the ceremony, […] More
EmauniJ Manley, a 7-year-old girl, found out that some of her classmates couldn’t afford school lunch and instantly, without any hesitation, she thought of a way to help them. This pushed her to start an internet fundraising campaign to which hundreds of individuals contributed to her reaching her goal. “I saw some kids just eating […] More
After dropping off his daughter during a custody exchange, a father was shot in the parking lot of a police station over the weekend. Stuart D. Jeffries, 33, was shot and killed by his ex-new wife’s boyfriend inside a Virginia police station last week, according to WTVR. During the custody exchange, Jeffries, who had gone […] More
It is undeniable that a sport like basketball can sometimes offer a story that is so riveting that taking your gaze away from it could be far from possible. Hansel Enmanuel Donato, an 18-year-old wonder, is an example of this as he gained the limelight through his basketball prowess. Donato only has one arm, yet […] More
The renowned plastic surgeon was nominated for the ‘International Man of the Year’ award for the 2021 HAPAwards for his notable and excellent accomplishments in his line of work and contributions to humanity. “HAPAwards is designed to bridge the cultural gap between Africa and the global community while giving back through the arts with the […] More
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar lawsuit to a Black woman who was detained naked inside her house in an unlawful arrest in 2019. As previously reported by Blavity, police raided Anjanette Young’s home in search of a male suspect who they believed lived there. The individual they were looking for, […] More
Aliko Dangote continues to amass wealth, which we applaud. According to a new Bloomberg report, Africa’s richest man — and the world’s richest Black man — increased his fortune by $1.3 billion when the stock price of his eponymous cement company soared earlier this month. The outlet confirms that Dangote Cement, PLC, “closed at the […] More
According to CNBC, Jordan Myers, an employee of the United States Postal Service, made a tidy $90,000 last year. Myers is based in Memphis, Tennessee, and receives a yearly salary of $41,000. Myers told CNBC that he was able to raise his compensation to $90,000 by adding overtime. “Everything is mental,” he explained. “If you […] More