Success Stories

The Denver Broncos has added former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to their ownership group. Led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, the Walton-Penner group agreed last month to...

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe was going about her normal duties when she received a phone call informing her that she had won the 2020 Africa Food Prize alongside Burkina...

The contributions of black people to America’s history across various fields have, over the years, been largely forgotten and this is also evident in the spirits industry. The...

After 18 years of working as a news reporter and a producer, Sheila D. Brooks decided to call it quits in 1990 and become her own boss. Her...

While Black women win every day, it’s not every day they all have a common ancestry. On the African continent, Nigeria is lifting the continent’s name high while proving...

Lashanta and Lateasha Witherspoon are breaking barriers and challenging gender norms associated with certain types of jobs in the United States. They are the founders of a trucking...

The daughter of a civil servant and a housewife, Fatou Bensouda grew up in the West African city of Banjul, the capital of Gambia. Her father, Omar Gaye...

Nigerian-born Ope Bukola left a career at Google to start her own business. She is the co-founder and CEO of Kibo School, an online university that offers affordable...

At just 13 years old, Alena Analeigh Wicker is set to become the youngest Black medical student in U.S. history. After graduating high school just last year, she...

Hussein A. Jakhura, alongside his son, started Malawi-based Nyama World in 2009 and focused on processing beef and goat meat for sale to the domestic market through its...