Amie Fornah Sankoh had been suffering in primary school in her native Sierra Leone due…
Category: Inspiring
Meet the Lawyer Who Shattered His Bar Exam on the First Attempt With a Score of 309 out of 400
Matthew Graham, a Baltimore citizen and lawyer, displayed black excellence and determination by passing his…
From an Apple Expert to a Pool Cleaner Bringing in $80K: Inspiring Story of Mark Jones
Mark Jones’ wife loved pools and so when they bought a house in New Orleans, they made…
Meet Rosalia Joseph, The First Female Entomologist in Namibia
First female medical entomologist in Namibia, Rosalia Nghitalesheni Joseph is a skilled researcher in public…
From Single Mother with No Degree to Running a Cleaning Business Worth $10M: Story of Sirena Moore-Thomas
Sirena Moore-Thomas, a single mother of twins without a college degree, set out on a…
Mom and Her Son Graduate Together from Georgia State University
Meet Indya Thomas, a former teen mother, and Kamau, her son who just graduated from…
School Custodian Shares How He Defied All Odds to Go Back to School at 45 to Earn Diploma
Elmo Desilva, a custodian for the Clarkston Public Schools at Indian Creek Elementary School, was…
Single Dad Earns Master’s Degree While Working 3 Jobs to Care For His Son
Desmond Durham, a 36-year-old single father from Newark, New Jersey, is celebrating having earned his…
4 Black Women Graduate as Valedictorians This Year at Spelman College
Spelman College, the prestigious all-women HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia, is making history once again at…
From a Graphic Designer to a CEO Worth over $2.98 Million: The Story of Don Charlton
Every stage of his childhood was a reflection of extreme poverty. Except when he wants…
How Single Mum Sold Cakes to Raise Money to Pay Her Mortgage and Became an Overnight Success
Her story moved many across the country; Angela Logan, a single mother, faced foreclosure on…
How Amos Winbush III Started a Business with $250 and Now Earns $13.5 Million a Year
Amos Winbush III’s career path was not obvious and predetermined from the beginning. Before he…
From Abandoned Child in Foster Care to White House Intern: Read Inspiring Story of Author Amnoni Myers
34-year-old author, child welfare advocate, businesswoman, and community leader Amnoni Myers is well recognized for…
Get to Know Mary Morgan, The African-American Woman Dominating The Airport Retail Landscape
In the United States, numerous airports run a variety of shops and eateries, but most…
She Learned How to Read at 13 Although Visually Impaired. Now She Has a Ph.D. at 36
Alanka Babb was born blind in Guyana and initially resided with her grandmother in one…
Abraham Buckner is the First Black Valedictorian in His Illinois High School’s 100-Year History
Since the school’s founding in 1913, no Black student had graduated as valedictorian at St.…
Former Times Square Street Vendor Turns Software Engineer and Teaches Thousands to Code
Devin Jackson made the journey from selling tickets to tourists in Times Square to becoming…
Meet Christon ‘The Truth’ Jones, Business Guru and Award-winning Motivational Speaker at 15
‘The Truth’ Christon Jones is a CEO, day trader, investor, internationally best-selling author, award-winning certified…
13-Year-Old Becomes Youngest African American to Graduate College with Degree in Computer Science and Cybersecurity
According to his family, Elijah Muhammad is the youngest African American to earn a college…
At 23, This U.S. Pilot raised in DR Congo is Looking to Become First Black Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Leona Serao, age 23, aspires to become the first Black woman to fly alone across…
How Oprah Winfrey Almost Turned Down The TV Job That Blossomed Into An Iconic Media Career
Oprah Winfrey has had an extremely successful career as a media mogul; in addition to…