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The Owner Of Springfield, Illinois’ Only Black-Owned Dental Practice Wants To Inspire Black Youth To Pursue Dentistry: ‘We Are Diversifying Our Community’

When the entrepreneur held the grand opening of Crawford Family Dental, he became the first Black dentist in Springfield to accomplish this milestone, The State-Journal Register reported. Now, one year later, he’s celebrating the first anniversary of his small business thriving. Growing up, the practitioner never pictured himself in his current profession as he leaned […]

WWE Recruites Howard University Track Star To Pursue Professional Wrestling Dreams Through Its ‘Next In Line’ Program

“I actually am not nervous at all,” Darci Khan told NBC Washington. “I feel like I would be a great wrestler. Because I feel like I have the dramatics. I have the skills.” Khan is a senior track-and-field athlete at Howard University. She specializes in hurdles and broke three school records throughout her collegiate career […]

Tabitha Brown Receives Honorary Degree From SCAD Over 25 Years After Leaving To Pursue Entertainment

Brown’s business ventures include several brand endorsements, as well as her own clothing line, cookware, restaurants and hair care, Essence reported. The inspiring entrepreneur recently announced that she is partnering with the popular food company McCormick to introduce five new products. The 44-year-old also said she’s planning to soon release a book. “I am actually […]

(BPRW) UNCF Launches Expansion of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Help HBCU Students Pursue Business Ownership | Press releases

(BPRW) UNCF Launches Expansion of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Help HBCU Students Pursue Business Ownership (Black PR Wire) Entrepreneurship and innovation are the ways forward to growing wealth in the Black and other communities of color and to advance the progress of the nation. With that focus, UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation’s […]

Child Sex-Trafficking Survivor Chrystul Kizer Granted Chance To Pursue Affirmative Defense Law In Her Case

Chrystul Kizer, a child sex-trafficking survivor charged with killing her alleged abuser, will be permitted by an appeals court in Wisconsin to lean on a state law that could potentially acquit her if her actions are deemed a “direct result” of her abuse. As Blavity previously reported, the 20-year-old is accused of fatally shooting Randall […]

Chicago 14-year-old with three college degrees continues to pursue her dreams

14-year-old Dorothy Jean Tillman has been hunger for knowledge since a young age. “For me, I had always been really advanced and I was enrolled in a gifted kids’ school where I may be at the 4th grade level doing 6th to 8th grade work on a daily basis,” Tillman told WGTV 9. Tillman family […]