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10-Year-Old Black Girl Farmer Makes History, Awarded Full Scholarship to HBCU

Nationwide — Kendall Rae Johnson, a 10-year-old African American girl from Atlanta, Georgia, who is known as the state’s youngest certified farmer, has been awarded a full scholarship to South Carolina State University. Kendall’s journey in agriculture began early. As a toddler, she started gardening with her great-grandmother, Laura “Kate” Williams, on a small patio. They planted cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and collard greens together. At four, her parents built her a bigger garden bed at home. That was the turning […]

todayAugust 9, 2025

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Bennie Thompson awarded Presidential Citizens Medal by Biden in a full-circle moment for the Mississippi lawmaker

Longtime Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., received one of the highest civilian honors on Thursday when President Joe Biden awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal. Closing out the final days of his term, which ends on Jan. 20, Biden presented Thompson, 76, with the prestigious presidential award during a White House ceremony held in the East Room. For Thompson, who has been in Congress for more than 30 years and before that, served in local government, the presidential honor is years […]

todayJanuary 2, 2025 1

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Black-Owned Construction Company Awarded $215M Contract to Renovate Charlotte Hornets Arena

D.A. Everett Construction Group, a Black-owned construction company, is set to take charge of the $215 million renovation project for the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. Donovan Everett, the 42-year-old President and Owner of D.A. Everett Construction Group, shared his excitement to be part of the renovations of the arena where the Charlotte Hornets play."It's been an exciting opportunity to do this because it's such a high-profile project," Everett told QCity Metro. "Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime, […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024