Twin Founders Marcus and Markee Baskerville of The Black-Owned Battery Brand VoltCell Celebrate Being the First to Sell on Amazon

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TWIN BROTHERS, FOUNDERS OF BLACK-OWNED BATTERY BRAND CELEBRATE BEING THE FIRST TO SELL ON AMAZON

Marcus and Markee Baskerville, twin brothers and the founders of VoltCell, are making history as the owners of the first and only Black-owned battery brand being sold on Amazon. This momentous occasion marks a significant milestone for diversity and representation within the battery industry.

VoltCell's relentless commitment to the entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional product quality, and community empowerment will hopefully garner nationwide attention as the brand catches stream. Customers can find VoltCell's high-performance batteries available for purchase on Amazon's platform.

"This time is a moment of immense pride and joy for the VoltCell team. Being the first black-owned battery company on Amazon is a testament to our dedication to excellence and our ability to never give up. It is an honor to represent diversity and provide customers with a diverse choice for their battery needs," stated Marcus Baskerville, Co-Founder of VoltCell.

Get The Scoop On How Cameron Davis Is Helping The Homeless Community In California

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LEARN HOW
CAMERON DAVIS IS
HELPING THE HOMELESS

COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA

Cameron Davis is a 17-year-old high school senior from Los Angeles, California. She is an honor student at Brentwood School and has committed her time to helping the unhoused community in the city.

“I’ve been volunteering to help feed the unhoused community since I was very young,” Cameron tells us. “When I was 9 years old, I was crowned Little Miss California and I chose poverty alleviation as my community service platform. Los Angeles has one of the largest homeless populations in the United States and it is impossible to ignore this humanitarian crisis.”

Cameron first started volunteering with My Friends Place serving food on Skid Row. Throughout the years as well as during the pandemic she has also created meals and hygiene kits for the Hollywood Food Coalition and Midnight Mission. All her many hours of dedication and volunteer work have earned her the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Get The Scoop On How This Detroit Non-Profit, Mobile Mentoring Bus, and New Apparel Line Inspires Black and Brown Youth

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BLACK NON-PROFIT USES
MOBILE MENTORING BUS AND
NEW APPAREL LINE TO
INSPIRE BLACK AND
BROWN YOUTH

Calvin T. Mann, President and Founder of Encourage Me I’m Young (EMIY) Inc., a Detroit-based non-profit organization has launched both a mobile mentoring bus and an apparel line to inspire Black youth.

EMIY is all about supporting Black and brown boys, girls, and their families against the negative forces they deal with every day.

“Negative influences have been normalized today, like violent video games and toxic social media–and it’s causing higher suicide rates, more bullying, heightened racism, more violence, and substance abuse,” Mann said. “We’ve created a new line of family-friendly apparel that schools and families can use to create positivity in our communities and help us continue the important work of encouraging others.”

EMIY Founder & President Calvin T. Mann

The EMIY mobile mentoring bus (as seen on Fox 2 Detroit) is used to reach young Black youth who are in crisis because of not having a positive figure in their lives. The concept is to pull up at sporting events and community activities and provide immediate encouragement to the young children who are there.

Learn Why More Blacks Are Needed For This Autism Research Study

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AUTISM STUDY LAUNCHES NEW VIDEO CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS

SPARK, the largest study of autism families across the United States, hopes a new video campaign helps the research initiative capture the attention of more Black and African American individuals and families. SPARK contends that autism research is more powerful when children and families from varying racial and ethnic groups are fully represented.

Since launching nationally in April 2016, SPARK has enrolled more than 120,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – 80% autistic children and 20% autistic adults. So far, more than 15,000 African American and Black autistic individuals and families – roughly 12.5% – participate in SPARK.

“We have a good number of African Americans and Black autistic individuals and families involved in SPARK, but we really want to capture as many people as possible to get that richness and diversity we need to fully have the chance to uncover the secrets to a condition that has implications for a lot of other people,” says Dr. Wendy Chung, Director of Clinical Research at the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and principal investigator of the SPARK study. “We hope that hearing some of the personal stories of our participants will inspire others to join our efforts so we can move toward equal representation and provide everyone with an equal chance to have a happy, healthy, and productive life.”

2023 Detroit Black Doll Show to Provide Empowerment and Fun

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2023 DETROIT DOLL SHOW TO PROVIDE EMPOWERMENT AND FUN WITH THE HELP OF AMERICAN GIRL AS A CORPORATE SPONSOR

Sandy’s Land LLC is an entertainment service where the mission is to “Party with a Purpose” to provide amusement and empowerment. Its 2023 Detroit Doll Show will include new and returning vendors and a power-packed program to delight every child as well as the inner child of an adult.

Attendees will experience a variety of vendors that include authors, artists, selfie stations, Christmas Diorama, and black dolls. The event has moved to the Marygrove Conservancy to provide free parking, food trucks and comfort in the heart of the west side community on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 11am to 6pm. The first one hundred people will receive a swag bag.

Program will include tribute in honor of Detroit’s Icon Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson and character developer of Melody Ellison American Girl Doll; legacy award presentation to honor Tawana Petty Founder of Petty Propolis; Rev. Mayowa Reynolds, Principal; Lil Dee Davis and Luciana Gilmore, Founders of Our Brown Boy Joy; Panel Discussion, “The Negative Impact of Colorism in our Community”; Food Trucks, DJ (Live Music), Raffles, Arts & Crafts, Giant Games, Best Dressed Reborn Doll, Largest Doll Look-Alike Group Selfie, African Drumming & Dance; and a special announcement in regards to the Butterfly Garden & Black Doll Museum.