Black Woman CEO Helping Educators Launch Online Schools

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BLACK WOMAN CEO OF ONLINE K-12 VIRTUAL SCHOOL HELPING OTHER EDUCATORS START THEIR OWN ONLINE SCHOOLS

Dana Delane-Williams, founder and CEO of American High School, is committed to assisting other Black educators in establishing their own online/virtual schools. She recently made history as the first Black woman in the country to create an online virtual school for grades K-12. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in Business Administration in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

American High School (AHS) is an online distance learning school known for its affordability and accredited college-preparatory education for Grades K-12. AHS offers over 350 online courses including general, honors/AP, gifted, and career & technical (CTE). The CTE courses lead to industry certifications. AHS is an approved NCAA provider for students seeking to play sports in college on scholarships.

“In 2018, we launched the adult high school diploma program for students over the age of 20,” says Dana who has revolutionized online education in the US since 2002. “The global health scare has changed life across many spheres and has affected education processes too. We want to help black educators planning to open schools within their communities by providing them the support they need to achieve their goals.”

Ultimately, Dana wants to empower blacks and other minorities to achieve success in the educational sector as well as to empower today’s youth by providing them with high-quality online education and industry certifications. “Our black and minority kids value learning and education and with online education becoming more acceptable, we can bring technology and 21st-century leaning skills to those who may not have had access in the past.

Black Female Real Estate Developer Investing in Brunswick, GA

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MULTI-FACETED REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, JESSICA MYERS, TO REINVEST IN BRUNSWICK, GA COMMUNITY WITH "LOVERS OAK COTTAGES"

Atlanta/ Brunswick, GA -- CEO of ItsJessicaMyers and Epiq Collective Co-Founder, Jessica Myers, formally announces the purchase of six single-family homes as part of the "Lovers Oak Cottages" project in Brunswick, Georgia. The estimated $500,000 project, will provide much-needed affordable and quality housing for potential residents.

Located in South East Georgia, the city of Brunswick took center stage on February 23, 2020, with the untimely death of Ahmaud Arberry. As Myers has a strong familial connection to the community, she would like to reinvest and provide opportunities for others who are largely underrepresented in the real estate industry, such as women and people of color.

Speech Drops "A Different World" Single

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Legendary Hip Hop Icon Speech Reacts to Capital Insurrection in His New Single "A Different World"

“This song had to be made to become proactive in shaping our collective future, because the rebellion that happened on January 6, 2021 in Washington D.C. was the curtain being pulled back on race, lies and darkness in America,” Speech explains. “It’s obvious that about half of America is living in a fictitious bubble and are responding accordingly. That’s why I wanted to share facts about the lawlessness and hypocrisy that was occurring. We may be at the start of another Civil war and a lot of bloodshed.”

Atlanta, GA -- Like millions of other Americans, Grammy Award-winning artist Speech of the legendary Afro-centric Hip Hop group Arrested Development watched in horror as a swath of die-hard Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. As the dedicated MC he is, Speech put the pen to paper and spit out the single “A Different World,” an anthemic call-to-action that both preserves his artistic integrity and passion for socio-political issues.

See How Esi Orijin Journeyed From Losing Love For Her Blackness at School to Owning a Black Doll Company at Only 6-Years Old

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6 Year-old Esi Orijin Starts Line of Black and Brown Dolls To Raise Self Esteem

Rooted in her African culture, prior to starting school, 6-year old Esi Orijin loved everything about herself. To her, being Black was “normal” and feeling included was a way of life. However, Esi struggled with confidence issues within three weeks of starting private school and being the only black girl in her class.

Her mother, Melissa Orijin, was devasted and needed to find a solution after witnessing Esi’s preference for toys change and her self-love take a dip. Esi no longer loved her skin tone or her curly hair.

She wanted only white dolls with straight blonde hair. After struggling to find dolls that truly represented her daughter to show her that she was in fact included, Melissa, together with her daughter, Esi, decided to start Orijin Bees.

Discover Why This Entrepreneurial Couple Developed Their Innovative Black-Owned 3D Animation Agency

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COUPLE LAUNCHES BLACK-OWNED 3D ANIMATION AGENCY TO FILL A MULTI-CULTURAL VOID IN THE CONTENT CREATOR WORLD

Meet Brian & Darnitra Jackson, a Black husband and wife team with over 20 years of combined experience in graphic design, marketing, photography, and 3D animation. Their company, Unimation Media, promised to shake things up and 6 months later, the receipts are in.

Previously, with even a passing glance, a person would notice these types of media graphics and ended up being disappointed because there was not a diverse choice of multi-cultural assets. Brian, who is the lead 3D animator at the firm, comments, "Things were always going to change when we launched the Scroll Stopping Dance Pack."

He continues, "Where you will likely always see our competitors doing the same old thing, we wanted to make a point to provide various multi-cultural media that will wow audiences and fill the void with no sacrifice in quality. We do this because we believe these realistic 3D animated assets will help various businesses make more money and engage new customers.

Diverse assets like these didn't exist until innovation drove progress into gear and our ideas became reality for various businesses and marketers, using these assets in their digital projects. Ultimately we knew it was going to be a tremendous benefit to our customers because it will save them time, money and help them closely represent, connect and engage with their audience."

200-Year Old Black Community in Michigan Struggles

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200-YEAR OLD HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY IN MICHIGAN CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AFTER YEARS OF DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND RACIAL INEQUITY

If you live in one of 10 contiguous South Oakland County, Michigan suburbs (one of the wealthiest counties in the United States), you are living on the stolen land and looted lives of a historically Black community called Royal Oak Township, dating back to 1819 and before Michigan’s 1837 statehood. White security and wealth were built simultaneous and interdependently through the destruction and annexation of historically Black Royal Oak Charter Township, now a .55 square mile remnant of an area that once spanned 36 square miles.

With a multi-racial, intergenerational effort, they are currently engaged in work to create a campaign, Truth Toward Reconciliation: "The Vision, Journey, and Voices of Royal Oak Charter Township,” in southern Oakland County whose history is a microcosm of the destruction of black communities, i.e., Detroit’s Black Bottom, Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, and Rosewood’s Massacre.

Self-Reparations, Black America's Wealth Strategy

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ADVISOR CREATES BLACK AMERICA WEALTH STRATEGY TO CLOSE GROWING RACIAL WEALTH GAP, USHERING IN A MODEL FOR SELF-REPARATIONS

Kelvin Harris, president and CEO of Kel-Star Consulting, a full-service business solutions and wealth strategy advisory firm, is on a mission to educate the Black community on the basic financial concepts, principles, and secret financial strategies used by the wealthiest 1% — and to close the wealth gap by empowering the Black community to enact a form of "self-reparations" to reverse these statistics.

Harris comments, “If Black Americans are to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, it will start by acquiring the basic understanding of how money works and how to make it work for them.”

Black Filmmaker Making History

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MEET THE BLACK FILMMAKER WHO IS RELEASING BLOCKBUSTER FILMS WITH NO BUDGET OR SUPPORT FROM MAJOR STUDIOS

In a world full of creatives, there are so many ways to express yourself through the lens or a canvas to deliver a beautiful masterpiece. Claiming his fame and recognition from his viral outbreak in 2019 with Auntie, a horror spoof about the infamous Aunt Vivian Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and also in 2020 with follow up hit Coronaman, a satire spoof based on the upcoming Candy Man sequel, a high stakes comedic relief which urges the world to stay safe at home. Atlanta native Bobby Huntley doesn’t see an end date in his future.

Bobby Huntley is a director, producer, writer, and editor who began his journey as a filmmaker at the age of 10-years old. Upon seeing his knack for storytelling, his teachers began to encourage him to submit short films and mini-docs instead of written assignments. Since completing film school, Bobby has continued to study his craft and hone his voice as a filmmaker. He builds his brand and growing numbers of supporters by independently touring the country with his award-winning projects. Throughout his travels, he makes a point to speak at high schools and universities to give students a real in-depth look at indie filmmaking, both the highs and the lows.

University Urges Blacks to Take Vaccine

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MUSC BLACK AND HISPANIC/LATINO FACULTY URGE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO TAKE THE COVID-19 VACCINE

Given the devastating impact of the COVID-19 virus on communities of color, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Black Faculty Group (BFG) and the MUSC Hispanic/Latino faculty encourage Blacks and Hispanics/Latinos in South Carolina and across the nation to take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they can schedule an appointment.

“Our lives depend on it,” said Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, and director, Population Sciences and Cancer Disparities at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. A leader of the MUSC BFG for nearly 16 years, Ford stated the group’s perspective, noting that “The vaccine is needed in these communities for three reasons. First, COVID-19 has caused more deaths in the United States than in any other country in the world. Second, COVID-19 infection rates are much higher among Blacks and Hispanics/Latinos than among Whites. Third, COVID-19 death rates among Blacks are double in comparison to the death rates among Whites.”

Black Woman, Coloring Books About Credit

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BLACK FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR CREATES COLORING BOOKS TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT CREDIT

Meet Kishanna Heyward, the author of Credit is King, Kareem and Credit is Queen, Charlene who was inspired to create a credit coloring book series when her 4-year old daughter asked her about credit. After an unsuccessful search for resources online to help her daughter’s understanding, she decided to create her own.

"I created the credit coloring books to help our youth learn about credit at a very early age. As a former elementary school teacher, I know firsthand how much time is dedicated to standardized testing which often leaves the subject of financial literacy up to parents to teach. Providing kids with a solid financial foundation allows them to avoid mistakes most adults make,” said Kishanna.

Black-Owned Restaurant For Homeless Gets Help From Indie Musician

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BLACK COUPLE WHO OWN RESTAURANT THAT CATERS TO THE HOMELESS PARTNERS WITH INDIE ARTIST TO RAISE FUNDS

As the beloved Drexell and Honeybee’s, a top-notch soul-food restaurant with a donation-only policy, was hit especially hard during the pandemic, one musician is on a mission to keep the local institution alive by offering $1 downloads of his new song that serves as a tribute to the spirit, charity and togetherness the restaurant has shown the community over the years.

The song ‘I Was Hungry (and You Fed Me)’ by Maxamiliano Nealon is a moving homage to the restaurant that’s served as a safe haven for those in need of a hot meal and has touched many lives over the past years. Owners Lisa and Freddie Thomas-McMillan have enthusiastically embraced the song and as passionate music lovers themselves; they see it as a unique opportunity to raise awareness of their mission. The song can be purchased for $1 and downloaded here: https://maximilianonealon.bandcamp.com/track/i-was-hungry-and-you-fed-me.

“With all of our donations based on anonymity and the pandemic forcing us to offer only take-out meals, we’ve had to unfortunately stop accepting contributions as we don’t want to take the chance of someone not getting a meal because they feel embarrassed about what they can or can’t provide in these unprecedented times,” said Lisa McMillan, co-owner of Drexell & Honeybee’s. “Feeding the needy has always been a higher calling for us and with this initiative, we’re hoping we can rally additional support from the community and continue delivering hot meals to those who need it most for many years to come.”