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BLACK HISTORY • Oct 20, 2026
Happy 72nd birthday to Ruby Bridges, who made history at just 6 by becoming the first
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 20, 2026
Black woman baker Ashley La Bomme-Benson gets a shout-out from Ms. Rachel – 24 hours of orders cover her $3,650 monthly rent
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 20, 2026
SZA makes history as Vans' first Black woman artistic director - unveils the new "VANSZA" collection
BLACK WOMEN STORIES • Oct 20, 2026
18-year-old Black student faced cancer, chemo & classroom pressure – still graduated with a 4.77 GPA
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 17, 2026
Meet the Lawrence sisters – six Black women who turned homelessness into hope
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 14, 2026
All hail the Queen: Hip-hop icon Queen Latifah honored with a stunning new Brooklyn mural
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Oct 12, 2026
She was only 12: Black girl with a hazelnut allergy died
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 8, 2026
Tennis legend Serena Williams gets her second Barbie honor of 2026
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 8, 2026
Meet the Stephenson triplets – 23-year-old sisters who just made history in Alabama by graduating together with nursing degrees
BLACK HISTORY • Oct 7, 2026
Did you know? Jackie Ormes was the first Black woman cartoonist in U.S. history – shattering barriers through art and storytelling
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Oct 3, 2026
Black mother in tears – loses Section 8 housing the moment she gets a job, “I feel like I got punished for trying and getting a job”
BLACK GIRL WINS • Oct 2, 2026
Angel Reese is the 2026 WNBA defensive player of the year – and the first player in Atlanta Dream history to win it
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Oct 2, 2026
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr. Gabrielle Henry sues Miss Universe after 5-foot stage fall left her with a traumatic brain injury – “I did not trip”
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 30, 2026
They say I’m too young”: 26-year-old Shania Bennett is running for Philadelphia mayor in 2027 – challenging former boss Cherelle Parker
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 30, 2026
Seven Black women. Seven perfect 4.0 GPAs. Spelman College’s class of 2026 makes history with record-breaking valedictorians
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 26, 2026
11-year-old Black entrepreneur with dyslexia makes history: Ava N. Simmons launches STEM toy line in Whole Foods
BLACK HISTORY • Sep 26, 2026
Did you know? Black girls weren’t even allowed in Girl Scouts – Josephine Groves Holloway made
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 25, 2026
Patricia Williams – Black entrepreneur who owns every McDonald’s franchise in Compton & built $50M empire
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 24, 2026
MEET CHAMPALE ANDERSON: THE BLACK WOMAN & MOTHER OF SIX MAKING 100 LUNCHES A DAY SO NO CHILD IN HER COMMUNITY GOES HUNGRY
A mother of six is making 100 lunches a day so no child in her community goes hungry. We love to see it.
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 23, 2026
Indiana mom Quinzena Rancefer sentenced to 10 years after falling asleep with her 2-month-old daughter
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 22, 2026
Meet Ngozi Esther Edeme, the Black British-Nigerian makeup artist who achieved her “biggest goal”
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 22, 2026
Black woman Ranesha Scyrus, killed riding home from work – teen driver said he thought
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 21, 2026
WNBA legend Lisa Leslie makes history as first female pro athlete honored with a statue
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 21, 2026
Black IHOP employee Creshaun “Shonna” Jones says she was fired after stopping a pancake
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 19, 2026
Reality TV star Porsha Williams reveals heartbreaking hysterectomy after doctors found 21 uterine fibroids - one the size of a cantaloupe
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 18, 2026
Black woman makes history – Dr. Ashton Sellers becomes the first Black woman to own
BLACK HISTORY • Sep 18, 2026
Did you know? Andrea Motley Crabtree made history as the first Black woman deep-sea diver
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 18, 2026
BLACK HAIRSTYLIST R’RIYANA KLINE WINS FIRST EMMY FOR HER WORK ON APPLE TV+ SERIES ‘MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES’ — MAKING HER MARK IN HOLLYWOOD HAIR
From the salon chair to the Emmy stage — R'Riyana Kline wins her first Emmy for hairstyling on Apple TV+'s 'Margo's Got Money Troubles.' YASSSS SIS!
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 17, 2026
Black hairstylist R'Riyana Kline wins first Emmy for her work on Apple TV+
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 17, 2026
Meet Champale Anderson: the Black woman & mother of six making 100 lunches a day
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 15, 2026
Arizona sues L'Oréal over alleged cancer risks tied to hair relaxers
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 13, 2026
Black fashion designer Amari Carter brings Black church style to New York Fashion Week
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 13, 2026
Black media mogul Cathy Hughes, founder of Urban One, was rejected by 32 lenders
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 13, 2026
Actress & producer Marsai Martin says she doesn't want "Black pain" projects - she wants Black stories
BLACK HISTORY • Sep 11, 2026
Black woman known as "Dust Lady" survived 9/11 attacks - tragically died at 42 from cancer she
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 11, 2026
25-year-old Black woman Regan Hutsell makes history as Miss America 2027 - crowned while proudly wearing her
BLACK HISTORY • Sep 10, 2026
DID YOU KNOW? ANDREA MOTLEY CRABTREE MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN DEEP-SEA DIVER IN THE U.S. MILITARY
Her story deserves to be remembered. Andrea Motley Crabtree made history as the first Black woman deep-sea diver in the U.S. military — and it's time we say her name.
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 8, 2026
Black mom still fighting for answers after 12-year-old daughter Iyhari Weddle died days after eating recalled chicken
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 8, 2026
Four Black Baltimore middle school girls win $13,000 to turn a city bus into a fresh
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Sep 7, 2026
Meet Lawana Lee - The Black woman from Compton behind GLAMMMEVENTS, specializing in luxury balloon designs
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 6, 2026
Black woman Andrea Dalzell makes history as New York State’s first wheelchair-using registered nurse after 76 rejections
BLACK HISTORY • Sep 6, 2026
Meet 111-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle – she survived the destruction of Black Wall Street at just 6 & is now the last living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 4, 2026
Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland back $8.4M permanent housing project – creating real solutions for Houston’s homeless community
BLACK GIRL WINS • Sep 3, 2026
Rihanna invested $1.75 million in Barbados’ Queen Elizabeth Hospital to expand cancer treatment in honor of her late grandmother
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Sep 2, 2026
After years of Black women being told “we don’t do that type of hair,” New York now requires cosmetology schools to teach textured hair
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Aug 29, 2026
Blac Chyna expands her Hearts Pure Beauty brand into women’s sports – launches her own women’s 3x3 basketball team in California
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Aug 27, 2026
Meet Brittany Bygrave of Butter’d Bodycare – creator of Helly Jelly, the #1 Black-owned plant-based petroleum alternative
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Aug 27, 2026
Black woman Chantel Brooks vanished after leaving work in San Francisco
BLACK HISTORY • Aug 26, 2026
Did you know? Black women in 1870s Virginia sold fried chicken through train windows
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Aug 26, 2026
Viola Davis rejects Target's apology after children's Halloween costume sparks blackface backlash
BLACK WOMEN NEWS • Aug 25, 2026
13-year-old North West, daughter of Kanye West, reveals she wants to work at Starbucks
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES • Aug 25, 2026
Meet Gina Merritt – Black real estate developer who raised $310 million
BLACK GIRL WINS
PATRICIA WILLIAMS – BLACK ENTREPRENEUR WHO OWNS EVERY MCDONALD'S FRANCHISE IN COMPTON & BUILT $50M EMPIRE WITH HER DAUGHTERS
BLACK WOMEN NEWS
REALITY TV STAR PORSHA WILLIAMS REVEALS HEARTBREAKING HYSTERECTOMY AFTER DOCTORS FOUND 21 UTERINE FIBROIDS – ONE THE SIZE OF A CANTALOUPE
PRETTY MELANIN BOSSES