MEET SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD CHEF PRODIGY, RAHANNA BISSERET MARTINEZ
Rahanna Bisseret Martinez is barely sixteen-years-old and has already built a professional resume that seasoned professional chefs twice her age...
NINE-YEAR-OLD AND FRIENDS RAISE $40,000 FOR BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
Nine-year-old Kamryn Johnson, daughter of former NFL player Ron Johnson, like so many during these unsettling and turbulent times, has...
THAT GIRL LAY LAY INKS DEAL WITH NICKELODEON
Thirteen-year-old social media and hip-hop artist Alaya "That Girl Lay Lay" High has added a new title to her resume-Nickelodeon...
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OFFERS GEORGE FLOYD’S DAUGHTER FULL SCHOLARSHIP
Texas Southern University, TSU, an HBCU located in Houston, TX, is honoring the memory of George Floyd in a big...
LIDYA JEWETT SHARES HER EXPERIENCES AS A YOUNG BLACK ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD
Thirteen-year-old Lidya Jewett is opening up about her story as a young black actress in Hollywood. Recently, the Good Girls...
MEET FOUR OF THE ROOT’S 2020 CLASS OF YOUNG FUTURISTS
There is no age limit on #blackexcellence and The Root is unquestionably proving that true with their Young Futurists 2020....
THE EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON HOW TO TALK TO YOUR TODDLERS ABOUT RACE
Talking to your children about race is important more now so than ever. Yet, when is too early to start?...
TEEN IS REWARDED WITH CAR AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR CLEANING AFTER PROTESTS
Eighteen-year-old Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, NY and sprung into action. Grabbing...
NINE-YEAR-OLD HAVANA CHAPMAN-EDWARDS SHARES POWERFUL POEM” “WE, THE KIDS, NEED ANSWERS”
Actress, model, and activist, Havana Chapman-Edwards first gained global attention in 2018 when she was the only student at her...
BLACK TEEN’S TIKTOK OF “UNWRITTEN RULES” GOES VIRAL
From very young ages, black parents have no choice but to educate their children on the "unwritten rules" of life...