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7 Inmates Makes History, the First to Earn College Degree From Yale Prison Education Initiative
Seven offenders in New Haven, Connecticut, have earned an Associate Degree in General Studies as…
Who is Neema Swai? Tanzanian Pilot Who Just Made History Flying The First Cargo-only Aircraft in Africa
Tanzanians were overjoyed earlier this month when the country’s first cargo plane arrived.The freighter plane,…
20-Year-Old Awarded HBCU Entrepreneur of the Year After Graduating from College
Aaliyah Duah, a Virginia State University alumna, has been selected the HBCU Entrepreneur of the…
25-Year-Old Nomhle Ngwenya is the Youngest and First Black Woman PhD Graduate at Wits University’s Science Faculty
African girls and women in STEM confront a number of hurdles, including a lack of…
18-Year-Old Student Beats Cancer, Graduates High School With 4.7 GPA
Aya Osman, an 18-year-old African American girl from Orange Park, Florida, who has been battling…
13-Year-Old Among Group of Kids Graduating High School With Over 50 College Credits Earned Each
Meet Keniah Washington, thirteen, Keyanna Grant, fourteen, Miracle Butler, fifteen, Tyreek Nash, fifteen, and Kaitlyn…
Black Twin Sisters From Pennsylvania Headed To Harvard
It is obvious that admittance to an Ivy League school is not simple, as hundreds…
North Carolina High School Gets Its First Black Valedictorian In 100 Years
Gwendolyn Bailey, the first Black student to attend R.J. Reynolds High School after segregation, was…
12-Year-Old Black Girl Becomes Canada’s Youngest Person to Graduate College
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis, a 12-year-old student from Ottawa, Canada, has become the youngest person in…
How I Turned a Training Camp into an International Boarding School – Trevor Booker
Trevor Booker and Jonah Baize were roommates and teammates at Clemson University, where they formed…
14-Year-Old Girl From Texas Makes History, Graduates High School
Oforitsenere Bodunrin, a 14-year-old African American student from Arlington, Texas, has graduated from high school.…
Parents Surprise Their Son with Billboard For Graduating Medical School
Michelle and Roosevelt Boyland, delighted parents of Ryan Boyland, who graduated from medical school at…
Meet Rehan Staton, a Garbage Collector Who is Now a Harvard Law Grad
Rehan Staton was among the approximately 700 graduates who crossed the stage at the 2023…
Julianne Lukambo: Congolese Tops Her Class in U.S. and Gets $240K in College Scholarships
A high school graduate in Ohio is graduating at the top of her class after…
64-Year-Old Twins Earn High School Diplomas After Initial Academic Setbacks
Carol Baker and her twin sister, Carolyn Baker-Lowery, dropped out of high school when they…
Iman Abuzeid: Sudanese-American Makes It On Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women List
Iman Abuzeid, a Sudanese-American physician, is the co-founder and CEO of a digital nurse hiring…
Mother and Daughter Duo Graduates Together
A 71-year-old college graduate is proving it’s never too late to turn the tassel. Yvonne…
Princess Korkor Boateng Makes History as Ghana’s Youngest Chartered Accountant at age 18
Princess Korkor Boateng has yet to acquire an undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana,…
John W. Rogers Jr.: The Man Behind the Oldest Black-Owned Investment Firm in the U.S.
Ariel Investments was founded by John W. Rogers Jr., who also serves as co-CEO. Three…