That’s such high praise, Brian‼️ Congrats 🥳🥳

Wonderful weekend to U too, Nicky ☮️😎🎶

After 20 years in Harlem, Chef Melba Wilson is bringing her signature comfort food to the bustling Grand Central Dining Concourse Known for attracting fans from Zendaya to Prince Harry, the new outpost delivers the exact same hospitality and homemade red velvet cake as the 2005 original. secretnyc.co/melbas-restaura…

I added 70 plus Black Owned Food Brands to Black Zone Magazine. If you own a Black Owned Food Brand DM me and send information (no cost) We must support Black Business… And walk away from companies and brands that are racist toward us. issue.blackzonemagazine.com/…

Good morning all. Finally made it back to spend some time with Sean. Will get to see him for a couple hours after school today. Lots to accomplish while he is in school. Off on that long walk to grab my car. Have the best blessed day🤗😊👋🏻🙏🏽🎵🎶🎼

At 13 years old, Alena Analeigh McQuarter became the youngest Black student ever accepted into a U.S. medical school. Now 17, she had already graduated high school at age 12, earned a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, interned at NASA, and founded The Brown STEM Girl — an organization dedicated to encouraging young people in science, technology, engineering, and math. Her remarkable achievements demonstrate the power of discipline, hard work, and intellectual curiosity. In a country that rewards merit and determination, nothing — not even age — can stand in the way of someone truly committed to excellence. Stories like Alena’s remind us that the future belongs to those who prepare for it through personal responsibility and relentless effort. #PersonalResponsibility #MeritMatters #HardWorkPaysOff #AmericanDream #STEMEducation #DisciplineEqualsFreedom #IndividualExcellence #FutureLeaders #EducationMatters #InspiringAchievement

They say it takes a village, well I made a promise to mother on her death bed that I would make sure my nephew graduated from high school. Mission accomplished. Now he is on his way to an Electrical apprenticeship program so he continue his goal of becoming an electrician.

"If you can't feel the blues, you got a hole in your soul." Remembering Howlin' Wolf, born on this day 1910 in White Point, Mississippi,

#OTD 1995 Dr. Vivienne Malone-Mayes passed away. Malone-Mayes was a widely respected mathematician who became Baylor University's first Black professor in 1966.

Nyakim Gatwech, known worldwide as the “Queen of the Dark,” has become a powerful symbol of confidence and beauty for dark-skinned women everywhere. Born in Ethiopia to South Sudanese parents and raised in the U.S., Nyakim rose to fame through striking Instagram photos that celebrate her rich, flawless complexion. She’s gone on to land major brand campaigns, runway work, and influencer partnerships while consistently challenging narrow beauty standards. Now 33 and still glowing with nearly a million followers, she continues inspiring millions by owning her unique look unapologetically and using her platform for empowerment. This is real proof that authenticity and self-love can create lasting success in the industry. Big respect to Nyakim for turning her glow into a movement. 👏🏾

Patrice Lumumba has streets named after him in Serbia 🇷🇸 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Nigeria 🇳🇬 Morocco 🇲🇦 Ghana 🇬🇭 Belgium 🇧🇪 Egypt, Iran, South Africa 🇿🇦 Morocco 🇲🇦 Uganda 🇺🇬 Burundi 🇧🇮 Kenya 🇰🇪 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Haiti 🇭🇹 Zambia 🇿🇲 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Germany 🇩🇪 Iran 🇮🇷 Mozambique 🇲🇿 & Tanzania 🇹🇿 There is a university named after him in Russia 🇷🇺 There are estates and a hospital named after Patrice Lumumba in Kenya 🇰🇪 There are several university halls named after him around the world. Rest in power hero.

Aww. I love us. I support us. And we need to uplift and educate ourselves. That is all I’m trying to do! It’s time to cleanse ourselves of the propaganda, lies and stereotypes. It’s time to forget those trying to suppress us, and focus on uplifting and building ourselves.

Thank you Regina. Means a lot.

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26 year old Langston Hughes at Lincoln University in 1927 (he attended 1926-1929) —Born in Joplin, Missouri February 1, 1901 James Mercer Langston Hughes had already spent two years in Paris working as a busboy in a Montmartre restaurant owned by WWI pilot Eugene Jacques Bullard. It was in that club he first heard the music of Black American jazz greats who fled to France following the war. One of the earliest innovators of “jazz poetry”, Hughes is best known as the Poet Lauréat of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes died May 22, 1967 in NYC.—

When any white man in the world says "Give me liberty or give me death", the entire white world applauds When a black man says exactly the same thing, word for word, he's a criminal & treated like one and everything possible is done to make an example of him —James Baldwin

Back in the day, Black queens rocked their crowns. We need to revive those old days when self-love was a top priority. ✨

"I was born with music inside me. It was a necessity..." Ray Charles September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004

Jalen Rose at the Graduation Ceremony of his Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. This is the 13th straight graduating class from his charter school with a 100% College & Postsecondary Acceptance Rate🎓💯

🖤 June is Black Music Month. No better way to celebrate than with Sly & The Family Stone‼️🎶