When Marcus Hammond moved to Charleston to play basketball for the College of Charleston, he fell in love with the city, the Post and Courier reported. After graduation, he stayed in the area and worked in the banking industry as a relationship manager. In 2022, he created the Black Food Truck Festival, which brought out […]
Empire, Wyoming was an Black community founded in 1908 by Charles and Rosetta Speese along with three of Charles’ brothers—John, Joseph and Radford and their families. John’s brother-in-law, Baseman Taylor, and relative, Otis Taylor joined the settlement as well. The families moved from Nebraska. After selling their land in Nebraska and a $10,000 inheritance from […]
Toy company, Orijin Bees recently announced that their Baby Bee Doll Collection on Target online, showing beautiful skin tones and array of curly hair patterns. The company founded by 7-year old Esi amd her mother Melissa Orijin. Esi struggled with her confidence of being the only Black girl in her class. This deal with Target […]