Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind Rap-A-Lot Records– J. Prince. Birth Date: October 31, 1964 Hometown: Houston, TX Fun Facts:  J. Prince launched Rap-A-Lot Records in the 1980s and it was named after J. Prince’s brother– ‘Sir Rap-A-Lot’ J. Prince helped to bring the Geto Boys (Scarface, Willie D, and […]

For the project “Representation is Key,” Milwaukee College Prep teacher Terrence Sims teaches his students why pride matters.

Tori Franklin's big natural hair stands out as she flies through the air. The Nike professional athlete is an American record holder. Get into her inspiring story about how she overcame every obstacle set up to make her fail.

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received two Golden Globe awards, one Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory and Best Actor for his role as corrupt detective Alonzo Harris in the crime thriller Training Day.

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind Motown–Berry Gordy. Birth Date: November 28, 1929 Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Fun Facts:  Berry Gordy founded the epic label Motown, which helped develop artists like the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and other great acts Berry Gordy has 8 kids Berry Gordy’s son […]

Morgan State University won a three-year, $1.6 million Aerospace Workforce and Leadership Development Grant.

A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Travis Scott.

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the mogul Jay-Z. Birth Date: December 4, 1969 Hometown: New York City, New York Fun Facts:  Jay-Z’s real name is Shawn Carter Jay-Z is an entrepreneur, producer, and artist that co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 with Damon Dash and Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Jay-Z is married to R&B singer […]

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the mogul Sean Combs. Birth Date: November 4, 1969 Hometown: New York City, New York Fun Facts:  Sean goes by many names such as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and simply Diddy Sean is an entrepreneur, producer, and artist that started Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993 Sean is also known […]

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William Henry Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer of film and television. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke’s works primarily in the action and crime drama genres, but occasionally appears in comedy.[1] Frequently a character actor, he has starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando and Predator, […]

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Birth Date: January 29, 1954 Hometown: Kosciusko, Mississippi Fun Facts:  Oprah is an entrepreneur that started OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Harpo Studios, and O Magazine Oprah is the first female Black billionaire in the world Oprah’s real name is actually spelled “Orpah” Oprah attended […]