They all come from different backgrounds, but these 3 teens hold the distinction of being accepted to multiple Ivy League universities. The news has mostly covered Kwasi Enin, the 17-year-old Long Island public school student and first generation Ghanaian-American who was accepted to all 8 Ivy League universities. Kwasi attends the William Floyd High School…
➠ Continue Reading“It doesn’t matter what they think of me. I know what I think of myself. I am great. I am amazing. I am significant.” Singer/actor Tyrese Gibson posted an adorable video of him and daughter Shayla doing their affirmations along with the caption; Self confidence starts at home… #DaddyDaughter #SelfLoveDrill. In her article about building…
➠ Continue Reading“It doesn’t matter what they think of me. I know what I think of myself. I am great. I am amazing. I am significant.” Singer/actor Tyrese Gibson posted an adorable video of him and daughter Shayla doing their affirmations along with the caption; Self confidence starts at home… #DaddyDaughter #SelfLoveDrill. In her article about building…
➠ Continue Reading12-year-old Jaden Wheeler and 11-year-old Amaya Selmon are quite the entrepreneurs! They operate Kool Kidz Sno Konez and are the youngest food truck operators in Memphis Tennessee! Their mother, Katrina Robinson, encouraged them to start a business after she tired of them always asking for money. They started out selling sno-cones in their front yard,…
➠ Continue ReadingRecently Darcel wrote an awesome post called 7 black homeschool bloggers you should know. The post went viral as moms found it and added their names to the list. Among those who commented is Paula Penn-Nabrit, a consultant, lawyer and Wellesley college graduate who homeschooled two of her three sons to the Ivy Leagues and…
➠ Continue ReadingHow beautiful is this! 10-year-old twins Imani and Nia Lindsay have been accepted to The American Ballet Theatre’s prestigious summer program on scholarship. The girls started walking at just 8 months old, and have always had a passion for movement and dance. They are trained in acrobatics, jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary dance, and…
➠ Continue Reading1. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Nigeria) (1900-1978) I first learned of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti while enjoying the Broadway musical FELA. In the play, Fela’s character mentions how powerful his mother’s influence is in his life. Upon researching her life, I realized that she is a shero in her own right. In addition to many other awesome things, she…
➠ Continue ReadingBefore becoming a mom to two little girls, I remember having a conversation with a friend about girls and self-worth. My friend said, “We should not tell little girls they are ‘cute, ’ instead we should tell them that they are ‘smart!’” She argued that because we tell girls how cute they are at a…
➠ Continue ReadingI love reading all kinds of stories to my children, but I especially love reading books that feature African American characters, because I know that it affirms them. I previously wrote about books that affirm African American girls that I love to read to my daughter. Now, I would like to share some books that…
➠ Continue ReadingI love reading all kinds of stories to my children, but I especially love reading books that feature African American characters, because I know that it affirms them. I previously wrote about books that affirm African American girls that I love to read to my daughter. Now, I would like to share some books that…
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