Category Archives: Black Excellence

Open Thread | I Have Been Trying To Find The Words…

Posted on November 1, 2024 by rikyrah

And, I just can’t. 🤔🤔 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 8:10 PM on Tue, Oct 29, 2024: New on @MSNBC: Vice President Harris plans to spend election night in Washington, D.C., at her alma mater, Howard University. (https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1851431351695573320?t=wyj4l3lOTkKwE8ZR-9ALqw&s=03)

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Legend Frankie Beverly Dead at 77

Posted on September 11, 2024 by rikyrah

There are those that are “Black famous”. Known and truly revered by the Black community…. Across generations…. That’s Frankie Beverly. Noooooooo😪😪😪 RIP🙏🏾🙏🏾 rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) posted at 7:04 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024: BREAKING NEWS: Frankie Beverly has passed away … Continue reading →

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Actor James Earl Jones Dead at 93

Posted on September 9, 2024 by rikyrah

Legend James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93 By Adam B. Vary, Carmel Dagan James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Ed Dwight: A Dream Deferred…Not a Dream Denied….

Posted on May 31, 2024 by rikyrah

Coloradoan Ed Dwight Makes History Again With Space Flight He was supposed to be America’s first Black Astronaut…but….you know…racism….. Yet a dream deferred turned out not to be a dream denied. Honoring The Man Who Could’ve Been The First African-American … Continue reading →

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Weekend Open Thread

Posted on May 11, 2024 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend, fully vaccinated and boosted, with family and friends. That new booster shot is out…be sure to get it. Congratulations to these two brilliant young women👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Open Thread | President Biden to Deliver Commencement Address at Morehouse College…and Those College Protests…

Posted on April 24, 2024 by rikyrah

It came out yesterday that President Biden would be delivering the Commencement Address at Morehouse College. Morehouse College (@Morehouse) posted at 6:39 PM on Tue, Apr 23, 2024: Morehouse College will welcome Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | America’s Top Young Scientist

Posted on October 30, 2023 by rikyrah

14-year-old who invented soap to treat skin cancer named America’s Top Young Scientist Story by Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY • “America’s Top Young Scientist” is a 14-year-old who invented a soap that treats skin cancer. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Meet The Newest Senator from California

Posted on October 3, 2023 by rikyrah

Senator Laphonza Romanique Butler. Only the third woman to serve as a United States Senator, she is the first openly gay Black woman to serve as Senator. Born in Mississippi and a graduate of Jackson State University, she is the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | These Racists Never Stop

Posted on August 23, 2023 by rikyrah

UH HUH UH HUH The unmitigated gall. A conservative activist, Edward Blum, who was involved in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject affirmative action in college admissions, has filed a lawsuit against Fearless Fund, a Black venture capital firm … Continue reading →

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Weekend Open Thread

Posted on August 12, 2023 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend, fully vaccinated and boosted, with family and friends. What a moment this will be: Honored to have Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman on the Supreme Court, speak … Continue reading →

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