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12/28/2025

I Happy 71st Birthday to Denzel Washington.

Born Dec. 28, 1954, He is an actor and filmmaker. Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two Silver Bears.

In 2016, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2020, The New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century.

12/28/2025

Meet Utlwanang Mmeti, a 17-year-old CEO from South Africa who is stepping boldly into entrepreneurship as the founder of the sneaker brand Dapper Shooz.

Utlwanang’s journey began at just 16 years old, working out of his mother’s garage in a small village in South Africa’s North West province. With limited resources but unlimited vision, he started designing vibrant, eye-catching sneakers that reflect creativity, confidence, and youth culture.

Although Dapper Shooz officially launched this year, Utlwanang had already been laying the groundwork since 2021, using social media to build an audience, test ideas, and promote his brand long before his first official sale. That consistency and foresight paid off. Today, his sneakers are sold online, reaching customers far beyond his village.

What makes Utlwanang’s story remarkable isn’t just his age, it’s his discipline, patience, and belief in starting where you are. Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, he turned a garage into a launchpad and social media into a storefront.

Utlwanang Mmeti is proof that innovation has no age limit and that global dreams can be born in the most humble places. His story is just beginning, and Dapper Shooz is already walking a path paved with purpose, creativity, and ambition. 👟✨

12/28/2025

Souadou Niang, who once worked as a housekeeper at the Ritz-Carlton in the U.S., is now the owner of Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel in Dakar, Senegal. She opened the five-star hotel in 2017, employing a staff that is 80% female. Niang aims to expand her Afro-chic boutique hotels across Africa and internationally. 🌍

12/28/2025

Staff Sgt. Sanders H. Matthews Sr., a distinguished Buffalo Soldier, was honored in September 2021 with West Point’s first-ever outdoor statue of a Black man at the U.S. Military Academy in New York. The 10-foot bronze monument depicts Matthews on horseback, recognizing the African American cavalrymen who began serving and teaching horsemanship at West Point in 1907. 🐎🖤

12/28/2025

Alicia Graf Mack begins her first full season at Alvin Ailey, honoring its history while setting the tone for what comes next.

12/28/2025

Ahmed Muhammad, an 18-year-old from Oakland, California, made history as the first Black male valedictorian at Oakland Technical High School with a 4.73 GPA. He is also a varsity basketball player and the founder of Kits Cubed, a science education company creating hands-on kits for younger students. Accepted to 11 top universities including Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford, he plans to pursue engineering and computer science. 🎓

12/28/2025

Ramona Hood became the first Black female President and CEO of a FedEx operating company after starting her career as a receptionist at Roberts Express in 1991. A 19-year-old single mother at the time, she spent decades rising through roles in operations, safety, sales, and strategy before being appointed CEO of FedEx Custom Critical on January 1, 2020. Her journey highlights the power of mentorship, perseverance, and internal growth. 👏🏽

12/28/2025

💰 Money only matters because of what it allows you to control.

If it does not give you time, flexibility, and peace, then it is just another distraction.

Too many people chase income and end up more trapped than before.

The purpose of earning is to create options, not obligations.

Real success is having the freedom to choose your schedule, your priorities, and your pace.

If money costs you your health, your relationships, or your peace of mind, it is not success.

Use money as leverage, not as an identity.

Freedom is the finish line.🏞

12/28/2025

New Horizon Baking, a family-owned company led by CEO Trina Bediako, produces millions of buns, muffins, and breads each week for brands like McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Starbucks. Founded by her father Tilmon “Tim” Brown, the business now supplies 5,500 McDonald’s restaurants through 12 distribution centers. Bediako continues her father’s legacy while building her own, proving the power of family, leadership, and vision. 🍔

12/28/2025

CONGRATULATIONS! Kortnee Solomon, an 11-year-old from Texas, has participated in nationally televised rodeo events, including the first televised Black rodeo. She first competed at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo at age five and has since received recognition in ladies barrel racing and junior breakaway categories. With guidance from her family and experience gained alongside her horse, Tiny, Solomon represents continued involvement of younger generations in rodeo traditions.

(Photo: Kortnee Solomon)

12/28/2025

Camo for survival.
Red for sacrifice.
Yellow for elevation.
This isn’t fashion — it’s meaning.
Drop: February 22, 2026

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