Let's face it, we all have a little nerd in us, but a select few wear that character trait with pride.

With the holiday season upon us, it's only right to gift that blerd (Black nerd) moonlighting as your longtime friend or family member, something that captures all their geeky and quirky ways.

The following eight products make great presents for the eccentric, lovable and curious blerd who is always on-hand to provide a fun fact or source of trivia only they would know. Their imagination or sense of adventure might differ from yours, but the mutual love and respect will never waver.

1. "Anime and Trap Music" sweater

Branded as "the friendly geeks," snag your favorite blerd eagerly awaiting their next convention this "Anime and Trap Music" sweater from \n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\"> \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Be4ET_rh780/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; 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flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcQMcyHpl0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Adorned By Chi® (@adornedbychi)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":64,"content":65},"A unicorn pillow","\u003Cp>Jourdan Porte is the owner of Philadelphia-based \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/naturallyqueer_designs/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Naturally Queer\u003C/a>, a small business that caters to queer and transgender people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals who love to wear their hair curly or natural. Know someone obsessed with anything unicorns? This \u003Ca href=\"https://naturallyqueer.com/product/hand-painted-pillow/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hand-painted pillow\u003C/a> will remind them of your gesture every time they look at it. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6SrB-llO2/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6SrB-llO2/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6SrB-llO2/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Naturally Queer™️ (@naturallyqueer_designs)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":67,"content":68},"Blerd comic pop backpack","\u003Cp>Comic pop art will never go out of style, so it's only fair to give any comic aficionado this carryall with iconic sayings from \u003Ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/listing/779494861/blerd-comic-pop-backpack?ref=shop_home_active_63&frs=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blerd Official\u003C/a>. Features include a 15" laptop sleeve and a hidden pocket to secure a mobile device. Complete the look with these \u003Ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/listing/779495717/blerd-comic-pop-leggings?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=blerd&ref=sr_gallery-1-30&organic_search_click=1&frs=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">matching leggings\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEg83djDHGf/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEg83djDHGf/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; 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flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEg83djDHGf/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Blerd™ – Blerd.com (@blerdofficial)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":70,"content":71},"Afro-futurism comics ","\u003Cp>Based in North Philadelphia, \u003Ca href=\"https://amalgamphilly.com/harriet-tubman-demon-slayer-1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amalgam\u003C/a> is the only Black and woman-owned comic shop, and the first Black-woman owned comic book store on the East Coast. In stock is a fantasy story centering around \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/search/Harriet%20Tubman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harriet Tubman\u003C/a>, and the description is a must-gift for the Black and proud recipient with a larger-than-life imagination.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>"When slave owners can't stop the formidable ninja warrior Harriet Tubman, they call on the help of Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, & Demons to stop her," reads the book's synopsis. "Harriet Tubman must lead a family of slaves to freedom while battling an army of darkness."\u003C/p>\n\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GgOlnjGYa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GgOlnjGYa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GgOlnjGYa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse (@amalgamphilly)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":73,"content":74},"Black comic book series","\u003Cp>Basically, \u003Cem>The Avengers\u003C/em> with an all-Black cast, \u003Ca href=\"https://blacksuncomics.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black Sun\u003C/a> is a graphic series that tells the story of people from different worlds who must work together to restore order in their homeland after it has seized from an unknown, invading alien army. For anyone who wants to escape the difficulties of another day in quarantine, this is the perfect gift.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQx4ibFNjY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQx4ibFNjY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQx4ibFNjY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Black Sun Comics ???????? (@blacksuncomics)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":76,"content":77},"Wakanda flag pin","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/radical_dreams_pins/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Radical Dreams\u003C/a>' mission is simple: to change the world one pin at a time. Owned and operated by Shannon P., a Black student of medicine who is also a staunch advocate for \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/search/social%20justice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social justice\u003C/a>, this \u003Ca href=\"https://www.radicaldreams.net/collections/lapel-pins/products/black-panther-wakandan-flag-lapel-pin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wakanda flag pin\u003C/a> could make a great gift for fans of the blockbuster film who wishes every day they had access to vibranium.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfryAgnlwq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfryAgnlwq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfryAgnlwq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Radical Dreams Pins®️ (@radical_dreams_pins)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":79,"content":80},"\"Fly Nerd\" tee","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://flynerdapparel.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fly Nerd\u003C/a> is the brainchild of Mimi, a Baltimore-based creative who earned degrees from Towson University and Parsons the New School of Design. A self-proclaimed "fly" nerd at heart, make your loved one an official member of the weird crew and present them with this \u003Ca href=\"https://flynerdapparel.com/products/fly-nerd-too-hype-unisex-tee?variant=31602710347845\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unisex tee\u003C/a> for $30. Sizes go up to 4XL.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBSIiZHpBCj/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:16px;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBSIiZHpBCj/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Fly Nerd Apparel (@flynerdapparel)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Blessed should be the blerds this holiday season. \u003C/p>\n",true,false,1,{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":27},{"reviewer_name":10},"https://storage.googleapis.com/blavitynews/images/fallback.jpg","article","2026-03-25T08:20:05.798Z",{"list":91,"total":260},[92,149,218],{"id":93,"author":94,"authors":103,"title":105,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":106,"slug":107,"body":108,"categories":109,"tags":114,"featuredMedia":130,"publishedAt":139,"publishedAtGMT":140,"updatedAt":141,"updatedAtGMT":142,"type":143,"listicle":144,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":82,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":131,"readingTime":145,"customFields":146,"additional":147,"acf":148},72904484,{"id":95,"avatar":96,"firstName":97,"lastName":98,"displayName":99,"email":100,"username":101,"normalizedUsername":101,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":102},100880,"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bf7dd78d586c937b18ad8b77f3ee81a0f4fe2f9ab04571313a46ad2c11f46017?s=1024&r=g","Maya","Boddie","Maya Boddie","[email protected]","mayaboddie","2026-03-13T02:21:05+00:00",[104],{"id":95,"avatar":96,"firstName":97,"lastName":98,"displayName":99,"email":100,"username":101,"normalizedUsername":101,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":102},"The Iran War Disproportionately Impacts Black Americans, And Here's How","Here's how the Iran War could disproportionately impact Black Americans as they try to distance themselves from Trump’s reckless moves.","how-iran-war-disproportionately-impacts-black-americans","\n\u003Cp>As the United States quickly escalated a \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/are-trump-cabinet-members-ordering-bunkers\">war with Iran\u003C/a> earlier this month, one message began circulating across social media. Not from public servants or lawmakers but from \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/black-influencers\">Black influencers\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@_iamjamila/video/7612363949534678303?lang=en\" type=\"link\" id=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@_iamjamila/video/7612363949534678303?lang=en\">viral TikTok viewed 4 million times\u003C/a>, content creator Jamila Bell addressed Iran directly: “I just want to speak on behalf of my people,” she said. “We ain’t never had an issue with y’all.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The video is one of several posts in which Black influencers have jokingly but very clearly attempted to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s reckless moves.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@_iamjamila/video/7612363949534678303\" data-video-id=\"7612363949534678303\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> \u003Csection> \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" title=\"@_iamjamila\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@_iamjamila?refer=embed\">@_iamjamila\u003C/a> \u003Cp>I swear it’s not us!!! 😭😭\u003C/p> \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" title=\"♬ original sound - Jamila Bell\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7612363992199121695?refer=embed\">♬ original sound – Jamila Bell\u003C/a> \u003C/section> \u003C/blockquote> \u003Cscript async src=\"https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bell’s reaction also reflects broader public opinion, as Julienne Louis-Anderson emphasized in a recent \u003Ca href=\"https://wordinblack.com/2026/03/we-bombed-iran-black-folks-are-asking-who-is-we/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https://wordinblack.com/2026/03/we-bombed-iran-black-folks-are-asking-who-is-we/\">Word In Black op-ed\u003C/a> titled “We Bombed Iran. Black Folks Are Asking: Who Is ‘We’?” Black Americans are overwhelmingly against war with Iran, with one poll finding that 93 percent opposed military conflict.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Louis-Anderson noted that many Black Americans hear the use of collective language differently. The word “we” assumes that this attack was a group assignment, and that’s simply not the case. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Black communities have experienced war—from World War II, the Korean War, to the Vietnam War—as something that often demands significant sacrifice with little to no benefits as a result.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the war escalates, and as U.S. service members face injury and death, Black Americans are rightfully looking at history and urgently asking who actually pays the price when the U.S. goes to war?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here are three ways a war with Iran could disproportionately impact Black Americans.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-black-americans-serve-in-the-military-at-disproportionate-rates\">\u003Cstrong>1. Black Americans serve in the military at disproportionate rates\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Making up only about 13.7 percent of the U.S. population, Black Americans account for roughly 19 percent of active-duty military enlistments, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/us/pentagon-dei-minority-military-recruitment\">CNN\u003C/a>. That imbalance is one reason war often feels personal in Black communities.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For many young people growing up in neighborhoods with limited economic opportunities, the military is often presented as a pathway to college tuition, job training and stable employment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Military service has long served as a means of economic mobility for many Black men. A report from \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cato.org/research-briefs-economic-policy/army-service-all-volunteer-era#:~:text=Military%20service%20can%20have%20a%20number%20of,increase%20homeownership%20and%20marriage%20among%20black%20Americans.\">the Cato Institute\u003C/a> similarly describes military service as a key engine of upward mobility in the U.S., offering stable income, healthcare, housing and access to education through the GI Bill. But when conflicts escalate, those same pathways can also put a higher number of Black service members in danger, as \u003Ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-americans-are-much-more-likely-to-serve-the-nation-in-military-and-civilian-roles/#:~:text=Military%20service%20is%20heavily%20skewed%20towards%20men.,of%20economic%20mobility%20for%20many%20Black%20men.\">The Brookings Institution\u003C/a> notes.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-the-human-cost-of-war-ripples-through-black-communities\">\u003Cstrong>2. The human cost of war ripples through Black communities\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>War’s consequences do not end when soldiers return home.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“When the U.S. goes to war, Black Americans, whether as civilians, enlisted personnel or military families, often carry a disproportionate share of the burden,” attorney Liscah R. Isaboke told \u003Ca href=\"https://blackpressusa.com/black-americans-face-unequal-burden-as-u-s-inches-closer-to-war/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=black+press+usa+When+the+U.S.+goes+to+war%2C+Black+Americans%2C+whether+as+civilians%2C+enlisted+personnel+or+military+families%2C+often+carry+a+disproportionate+share+of+the+burde&sca_esv=9badeb6290be4fc7&rlz=1C5OZZY_enUS1137US1137&sxsrf=ANbL-n5UfBl54fQQvwfTA1zaqyE49RAyyg%3A1773782136156&ei=eMS5adaVCc6hiLMP_YacwQE&biw=1422&bih=675&ved=0ahUKEwjWsYmx7aeTAxXOEGIAHX0DJxgQ4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=black+press+usa+When+the+U.S.+goes+to+war%2C+Black+Americans%2C+whether+as+civilians%2C+enlisted+personnel+or+military+families%2C+often+carry+a+disproportionate+share+of+the+burde&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAirAFibGFjayBwcmVzcyB1c2EgV2hlbiB0aGUgVS5TLiBnb2VzIHRvIHdhciwgQmxhY2sgQW1lcmljYW5zLCB3aGV0aGVyIGFzIGNpdmlsaWFucywgZW5saXN0ZWQgcGVyc29ubmVsIG9yIG1pbGl0YXJ5IGZhbWlsaWVzLCBvZnRlbiBjYXJyeSBhIGRpc3Byb3BvcnRpb25hdGUgc2hhcmUgb2YgdGhlIGJ1cmRlSABQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBAKABAKoBALgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAJIHAKAHALIHALgHAMIHAMgHAIAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">Black Press USA\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Black service members have historically been overrepresented in frontline roles while remaining underrepresented in officer ranks, she said. That imbalance can increase exposure to danger and create long-term disparities in benefits, career advancement and mental health care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Retired Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Donald Sparks also warned that many Americans underestimate the lasting trauma of combat, according to reporting from \u003Ca href=\"https://afro.com/veteran-warns-trump-iran-war/\">The AFRO\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The human toll is already visible. U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said “approximately 200 U.S. service members have been wounded” since the start of the operation, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/us-troops-iran-war\" type=\"link\" id=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/us-troops-iran-war\">The Guardian\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For communities that are overrepresented in military service, those numbers are not abstract. They represent real people, real families and real futures altered by war.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-war-s-economic-fallout-will-hit-black-families-hard\">\u003Cstrong>3. War’s economic fallout will hit Black families hard\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even Americans who never serve in uniform feel the effects of war. Conflicts in the Middle East often lead to rising oil prices, inflation and increased federal defense spending. Those pressures ripple through everyday life by raising the cost of gas, food and housing.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For Black families already navigating the racial wealth gap, that economic shock can land especially hard. Expanded military spending can also divert resources away from domestic investments such as housing, education and health care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>None of this diminishes the long tradition of Black military service. But that service has always existed alongside a difficult question: what does it mean to defend democracy abroad while still fighting for equality at home?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Because when America goes to war, Black Americans have learned from history that the sacrifices are rarely shared equally.\u003C/p>\n",[110],{"id":111,"name":112,"slug":113,"description":10,"image":27},120,"Politics","politics",[115,119,122,126],{"id":116,"name":117,"slug":118,"description":10,"image":10},77581,"Iran War","iran-war",{"id":120,"name":121,"slug":113,"description":10,"image":10},14608,"POLITICS",{"id":123,"name":124,"slug":125,"description":10,"image":10},44529,"top stories","top-stories",{"id":127,"name":128,"slug":129,"description":10,"image":10},32262,"Trump administration","trump-administration",{"url":131,"thumbnail":132,"credit":133,"title":134,"alt":135,"type":52,"width":136,"height":137,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-1458139494.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-1458139494-150x100.jpg","Photo: AndreyPopov via Getty Images","Black soldier","Rear View Of Military Man Saluting Us",2121,1414,"image/jpeg","2026-03-22T19:42:23-04:00","2026-03-22 23:42:23","2026-03-22T19:42:33-04:00","2026-03-22 23:42:33","default",[],3,{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":10},{"reviewer_name":10},{"id":150,"author":151,"authors":162,"title":164,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":165,"slug":166,"body":167,"categories":168,"tags":177,"featuredMedia":201,"publishedAt":209,"publishedAtGMT":210,"updatedAt":211,"updatedAtGMT":212,"type":143,"listicle":213,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":82,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":203,"readingTime":214,"customFields":215,"additional":216,"acf":217},72904149,{"id":152,"avatar":153,"firstName":154,"lastName":155,"displayName":156,"email":157,"username":158,"normalizedUsername":159,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":160,"registeredAt":161},99834,"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KyraAlessandrini-compress.jpeg","Kyra","Alessandrini","Kyra Alessandrini","[email protected]","KyraAlessandrini","kyraalessandrini","https://www.instagram.com/kyraless/","2023-04-03T03:46:17+00:00",[163],{"id":152,"avatar":153,"firstName":154,"lastName":155,"displayName":156,"email":157,"username":158,"normalizedUsername":159,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":160,"registeredAt":161},"MacKenzie Scott's Latest HBCU Donation: Record-Breaking $42M Gift To Elizabeth City State University","MacKenzie Scott has made a record-breaking $42 million donation to the HBCU Elizabeth City State University.","mackenzie-scott-donates-42-million-elizabeth-city-state-university","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/mackenzie-scotts-surprising-connection-to-toni-morrison-explained\">MacKenzie Scott\u003C/a> has made a record-breaking $42 million \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/mackenzie-scott-donates-80m-to-howard-university\">donation\u003C/a> to Elizabeth City State University. The gift is historic as it is the largest dollar per student enrolled gift of any HBCU that Scott has donated to so far. The news comes as Scott gave away $26 billion after pledging to donate at least half of her fortune in 2019.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elizabeth-city-state-university-is-gifted-42-million\">Elizabeth City State University is gifted $42 million\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The HBCU announced the donation during its Founders Day Convocation on Friday. Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove Sr. shared the news during his keynote address.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I want to express our deepest gratitude to MacKenzie Scott for this remarkable act of generosity and for her recognition of the critical role that HBCUs play in expanding opportunity and strengthening communities,” he said, according to a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.ecsu.edu/news/ecsu-receives-42-million-dollar-gift-from-philanthropist-mackenzie-scott.php\">press release\u003C/a> and as reported by \u003Ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2026/03/14/mackenzie-scott-makes-another-blockbuster-gift-to-an-hbcu/\">Forbes\u003C/a>. “Her investment affirms what we already know: that institutions like ECSU are powerful catalysts for change.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Scott gifted $42 million to the university, making it the largest dollar per student enrolled gift of any HBCU among her recent donations. It also marks Scott’s second donation to ECSU. In 2020, she gifted the university $15 million, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://thegrio.com/2026/03/16/mackenzie-scott-elizabeth-city-state-university-42-million-donation/\">The Grio\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The university will use the donation to help implement ASCEND 2030. The plan will help create endowed scholarship programs for students, establish endowments to support enhanced academic programs, as well as fund academic, athletic and residential infrastructure projects.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Gifts like this do more than provide resources; they accelerate momentum,” Hargrove said. “This gift allows institutions like Elizabeth City State University to move boldly toward the future while remaining grounded in the mission that has guided us for 135 years.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>About 2,500 students are currently enrolled at ECSU, which celebrated its 135th anniversary on Friday.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mackenzie-scott-has-donated-over-26-billion-so-far\">MacKenzie Scott has donated over $26 billion so far\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Scott’s fortune was valued at $28.4 billion after settling her divorce with Jeff Bezos in 2019. At the time, she received a 4% stake in Amazon, according to Forbes. She then pledged to donate at least half of her fortune.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share,” she wrote in May 2019 as she signed the \u003Ca href=\"https://yieldgiving.com/essays/giving-pledge/\">Giving Pledge\u003C/a>. “My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care. But I won’t wait. And I will keep at it until the safe is empty.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Her pledge has resulted in over $26 billion donated to a variety of institutions and organizations. In 2025, she donated $7.2 billion, according to Forbes. Scott has given out mainly unrestricted donations to dozens of HBCUs, tribal colleges and nonprofit organizations focused on college access and affordability for underserved students.\u003C/p>\n",[169,173],{"id":170,"name":171,"slug":172,"description":10,"image":27},70685,"Blavity-U","blavity-u",{"id":174,"name":175,"slug":176,"description":10,"image":27},70684,"HBCU","hbcu",[178,182,185,189,192,196,200],{"id":179,"name":180,"slug":181,"description":10,"image":10},74288,"Blavity U Top Stories","blavity-u-top-stories",{"id":183,"name":184,"slug":184,"description":10,"image":10},36612,"donation",{"id":186,"name":187,"slug":188,"description":10,"image":10},2383,"Elizabeth City State University","elizabeth-city-state-university",{"id":190,"name":175,"slug":191,"description":10,"image":10},38270,"hbcu-2",{"id":193,"name":194,"slug":195,"description":10,"image":10},54851,"mackenzie scott","mackenzie-scott-2",{"id":197,"name":198,"slug":199,"description":10,"image":10},35991,"Philanthropy","philanthropy",{"id":123,"name":124,"slug":125,"description":10,"image":10},{"url":202,"thumbnail":203,"credit":204,"title":205,"alt":206,"type":52,"width":207,"height":208,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cdn.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2100039841.jpg.webp","https://cdn.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2100039841.jpg.webp","Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images","MacKenzie Scott","MacKenzie Scott at event",1024,728,"2026-03-17T11:14:21-04:00","2026-03-17 15:14:21","2026-03-17T11:14:51-04:00","2026-03-17 15:14:51",[],2,{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":10},{"reviewer_name":10},{"id":219,"author":220,"authors":221,"title":223,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":224,"slug":225,"body":226,"categories":227,"tags":229,"featuredMedia":245,"publishedAt":252,"publishedAtGMT":253,"updatedAt":254,"updatedAtGMT":255,"type":143,"listicle":256,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":82,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"readingTime":214,"customFields":257,"additional":258,"acf":259},72903540,{"id":152,"avatar":153,"firstName":154,"lastName":155,"displayName":156,"email":157,"username":158,"normalizedUsername":159,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":160,"registeredAt":161},[222],{"id":152,"avatar":153,"firstName":154,"lastName":155,"displayName":156,"email":157,"username":158,"normalizedUsername":159,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":160,"registeredAt":161},"2 Chainz’s Daughter Heaven Epps To Attend Howard This Fall, Continuing Parents' HBCU Legacy","Rapper 2 Chainz's daughter will be attending Howard University in the fall of 2026. Both her parents attended HBCUs.","2-chainz-daughter-heaven-will-attend-howard-university-hbcu-legacy","\n\u003Cp>The daughter of rapper \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/2-chainz-rouge-room\">2 Chainz\u003C/a> will be attending \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/howard-athletes-not-allowed-to-kneel-during-national-anthem\">Howard University\u003C/a> this fall. Heaven Epps received an acceptance letter in December 2025 and has toured the university campus several times ahead of her enrollment. The rapper, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, and Heaven’s mother, Kesha Ward Epps, both attended HBCUs.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rapper-2-chainz-s-daughter-is-set-to-enroll-at-howard-university\">Rapper 2 Chainz’s daughter is set to enroll at Howard University\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Heaven’s mother took to social media to announce her daughter’s achievement. In December 2025, she shared the news in a celebratory post featuring the acceptance letter.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Screaming to the top of my lungs🥳 IM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!” she wrote in the caption of an \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DSm4pTpjQV0/\">Instagram post\u003C/a>. “@howard1867 thank you for accepting Heaven into Howard University 🎉🎉🎉🎉we are on our way! Bison Pride let’s go 🦬🦬🦬 So grateful and blessed to share my baby’s accomplishment.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>2 Chainz commented under the post at the time to also publicly congratulate his daughter, writing, “Overly proud of my baby girl.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Kesha has since posted several updates regarding her daughter’s upcoming enrollment at Howard University. In February, she announced that Heaven had officially accepted the offer.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I’m so proud of you, Heaven. You are truly a sweetheart. You have given me nothing but joy these wonderful 17 years on this earth, and I thank God every day for blessing me with you,” she wrote in the caption of a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeFTKCkaFR/\">post\u003C/a> which showed Heaven surrounded by congratulatory balloons and Howard merchandise. “I’m also so grateful He surrounded you with such amazing friends who came over and decorated for you. We love you, Heaven.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Chainz daughter Heaven Epps has been accepted to Howard University set to attend this fall. \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/0Y6DPjfzwm\">pic.twitter.com/0Y6DPjfzwm\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GAFollowers/status/2019199293912129710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026\u003C/a>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Heaven appears to have visited Howard’s campus several times with her family. In July 2025, she toured several HBCUs, including \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DNERHYRP_vh/\">Spelman College\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DM9BHMbATlB/\">Florida A&M University\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“There will be many more days like this,” her mother captioned another \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6uoiIjQ80/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6uoiIjQ80/\">Instagram post\u003C/a> shared in February.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Kesha shared several photos and videos of Howard’s campus and her daughter posing in front of “HU” letters on a wall.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-heaven-epps-is-stepping-into-her-parents-hbcu-legacies\">Heaven Epps is stepping into her parents’ HBCU legacies\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In choosing to attend an HBCU, Heaven is continuing her parents’ legacy. The rapper first played as a Division I basketball player at Alabama State University from 1995 to 1997. He then enrolled at Virginia State University, where he obtained a psychology degree, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://hbcugameday.com/2026/02/02/daughter-of-hip-hop-star-hbcu-legacy/\">HBCU Gameday\u003C/a>. Heaven’s mother also graduated from an HBCU, having earned a degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Alabama State University.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>2 Chainz has used his platform as an artist to highlight HBCUs in the past. The music video for his 2023 song “Money Maker” featured the Human Jukebox, Southern University’s marching band. It also included shoutouts to schools such as Florida A&M, Jackson State, Grambling, Texas Southern, Clark Atlanta and Morehouse.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to HBCU Gameday, the rapper expanded the initiative into the Money Maker Fund, a partnership with YouTube that offered grants to HBCU entrepreneurs.\u003C/p>\n",[228],{"id":29,"name":30,"slug":31,"description":10,"image":27},[230,234,235,239,240,244],{"id":231,"name":232,"slug":233,"description":10,"image":10},37481,"2 Chainz","2-chainz-2",{"id":179,"name":180,"slug":181,"description":10,"image":10},{"id":236,"name":237,"slug":238,"description":10,"image":10},54143,"celebrity kids","celebrity-kids-2",{"id":190,"name":175,"slug":191,"description":10,"image":10},{"id":241,"name":242,"slug":243,"description":10,"image":10},36032,"howard university","howard-university-2",{"id":123,"name":124,"slug":125,"description":10,"image":10},{"url":246,"thumbnail":247,"credit":248,"title":249,"alt":10,"type":52,"width":250,"height":251,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/design-2026-03-12T133823.173.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/design-2026-03-12T133823.173-150x84.jpg","Photo: Getty Images","design – 2026-03-12T133823.173",2048,1147,"2026-03-12T14:08:53-04:00","2026-03-12 18:08:53","2026-03-12T14:09:02-04:00","2026-03-12 18:09:02",[],{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":10},{"reviewer_name":10},279,{"list":262,"total":574},[263,321,400,451,513],{"id":264,"author":265,"authors":272,"title":274,"subTitle":275,"excerpt":10,"slug":276,"body":277,"categories":278,"tags":280,"featuredMedia":296,"publishedAt":303,"publishedAtGMT":304,"updatedAt":305,"updatedAtGMT":306,"type":55,"listicle":307,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":81,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"readingTime":214,"customFields":318,"additional":319,"acf":320},376704,{"id":266,"avatar":267,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":268,"email":269,"username":268,"normalizedUsername":270,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":271},94683,"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/beff3a595af5beaf99c7ba2fc564e798524e70654b2978c89eee1bbfc6377294?s=1024&r=g","Rashad Grove","[email protected]","rashad-grove","2022-02-17T12:42:10+00:00",[273],{"id":266,"avatar":267,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":268,"email":269,"username":268,"normalizedUsername":270,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":271},"Actor John Cena Posts His 'Black Twin' And The Resemblance Is Uncanny","The WWE superstar noticed a striking resemblance he had with a Black bodybuilder on social media.","actor-john-cena-posts-his-black-twin-and-the-resemblance-is-uncanny","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Everyone has a doppelganger and apparently John Cena has a Black one, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/entertainment/john-cena-jamal-cena/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports\u003C/a> from CNN.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The actor and WWE superstar posted a photo of trainer and bodybuilder Brendan Cobbina that has been circulating on social media because of their resemblance. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Cena \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYaSrPtG8Y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">posted \u003C/a>the photo on his Instagram without a caption and none was needed as Cobbina could easily be mistaken for a Black version of Cena.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYaSrPtG8Y/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYaSrPtG8Y/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by John Cena (@johncena)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">According to the comments, many also noticed how much the two looked alike and named Cobbina “Jamal Cena."\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Cobbina has embraced his newfound status as the “Black John Cena.”\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">"24. You may know me as the 'Black John Cena' or the owner of OmegaMuscles. Bodybuilder. Coach,” his Twitter bio \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/iamcobbina?s=20\">reads.\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Of course, you can always count on Twitter to share some hilarious reactions. Here are a few of the funniest tweets about the "Black John Cena."\u003C/p>\n",[279],{"id":29,"name":30,"slug":31,"description":10,"image":27},[281,285,288,292],{"id":282,"name":283,"slug":284,"description":10,"image":10},454,"Brendan-Cobbina","brendan-cobbina",{"id":286,"name":287,"slug":287,"description":10,"image":10},14579,"doppelganger",{"id":289,"name":290,"slug":291,"description":10,"image":10},453,"John-Cena","john-cena",{"id":293,"name":294,"slug":295,"description":10,"image":10},34816,"WWE","wwe",{"url":297,"thumbnail":298,"credit":299,"title":300,"alt":300,"type":52,"width":301,"height":302,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GettyImages-2202199110-Cropped.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GettyImages-2202199110-Cropped-150x94.jpg","Photo: Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images","The Rock and John Cena at WWE event",819,512,"2021-08-12T15:55:50-04:00","2021-08-12 15:55:50","2026-03-24T12:23:16-04:00","2026-03-24 16:23:16",[308,310,312,314,316],{"title":10,"content":309},"\u003Cp>One person thought that the moniker “Jamal Cena” was hilarious.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Someone said Jamal Cena ???????????? \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/sxUSO0ZEMn\">https://t.co/sxUSO0ZEMn\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>— Yxng’J???? (@aoethemindset) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aoethemindset/status/1424714594048675842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":311},"\u003Cp>Another person couldn’t believe that Cena posted the photo.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Cena posted him ???????????????? \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/91SGw4CpfW\">pic.twitter.com/91SGw4CpfW\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>— Chidden Nuddet (@Maraculousness) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Maraculousness/status/1425076135679959040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2021\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":313},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">bro is literally black John Cena \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/p45R4xzPbR\">https://t.co/p45R4xzPbR\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>— cryptic incognito (@CrypticNoHoes) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CrypticNoHoes/status/1424793096181714948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":315},"\u003Cp>Another person noticed a few celebrities have a doppelganger of a different race.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Life is just a lie. We got Black John Cena, White Kobe and female Tupac \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/ggUd5HZKkb\">pic.twitter.com/ggUd5HZKkb\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>— BlackOut (@SicknessOG) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SicknessOG/status/1424848385685680141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":317},"\u003Cp>This is what John Cena saw when he looked in the mirror in 2005 \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/f8HitfI2KS\">pic.twitter.com/f8HitfI2KS\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003Cp>— KloutMachine (@KloutMachineTM) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KloutMachineTM/status/1425187292923277312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2021\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Besides finding his long-lost Black twin, Cena has been busy starring in \u003Cem>The Suicide Squad,\u003C/em> playing Peacemaker and recently, he made his long-awaited \u003Ca href=\"https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2021/07/19/john-cena-wwe-return-money-in-the-back-summerslam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">return\u003C/a> to \u003Cem>WWE Smackdown.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n",{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":10},{"reviewer_name":10},{"id":322,"author":323,"authors":331,"title":333,"subTitle":334,"excerpt":335,"slug":336,"body":337,"categories":338,"tags":340,"featuredMedia":363,"publishedAt":370,"publishedAtGMT":371,"updatedAt":372,"updatedAtGMT":373,"type":55,"listicle":374,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":81,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"readingTime":214,"customFields":397,"additional":398,"acf":399},72472064,{"id":324,"avatar":325,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":326,"email":327,"username":328,"normalizedUsername":329,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":330},94522,"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f8eb52660d8b8be94e59634f2a01c1477c0a47da81d7ac50cffea2e1d30d7d38?s=1024&r=g","Danteé Ramos","[email protected]","Dante Ramos","dante-ramos","2021-08-23T00:00:00+00:00",[332],{"id":324,"avatar":325,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":326,"email":327,"username":328,"normalizedUsername":329,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":330},"Dennis Rodman's Daughter Trinity Rodman Is The Highest-Paid Player In National Women's Soccer League","They say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.","Trinity Rodman is the highest-paid player in league history. The 2021 Rookie of the Year received a contract extension.","trinity-rodman-highest-paid-in-national-womens-soccer-league","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://firstsportz.com/nba-news-dennis-rodmans-daughter-trinity-rodman-outraces-megan-rapinoe-and-alex-morgan-to-become-highest-paid-player-in-nswl-history/\">Trinity Rodman\u003C/a>, 19, the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/im-trying-to-go-this-week-dennis-rodman-plans-to-visit-russia-to-rescue-brittney-griner?category1=news&category2=politics\">Dennis Rodman\u003C/a>, is the highest-paid player in league history. The 2021 Rookie of the Year received a contract extension with the Washington Spirit. \u003C/p>\n",[339],{"id":29,"name":30,"slug":31,"description":10,"image":27},[341,343,347,351,355,359],{"id":342,"name":171,"slug":172,"description":10,"image":10},152,{"id":344,"name":345,"slug":346,"description":10,"image":10},170,"Blavity-U-News","blavity-u-news",{"id":348,"name":349,"slug":350,"description":10,"image":10},31113,"Dennis Rodman","dennis-rodman",{"id":352,"name":353,"slug":354,"description":10,"image":10},53634,"highest paid","highest-paid",{"id":356,"name":357,"slug":358,"description":10,"image":10},2332,"Trinity Rodman","trinity-rodman",{"id":360,"name":361,"slug":362,"description":10,"image":10},53633,"women soccer","women-soccer",{"url":364,"thumbnail":365,"credit":366,"title":367,"alt":10,"type":52,"width":368,"height":369,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_5383-compress.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_5383-150x84.jpg","Tim Nwachukwu / Leon Bennett","IMG_5383",800,450,"2022-08-29T20:04:36-04:00","2022-08-29 20:04:36","2022-08-29T20:05:10-04:00","2022-08-29 20:05:10",[375,377,379,381,383,385,387,389,391,393,395],{"title":10,"content":376},"\u003Cp>Her new extension includes a four-year deal for $1.1 million, currently more than what she was earning under her prior agreement — a three-year contract with a net pay of $42,000 to play in the National Women’s Soccer League.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":378},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trinity Rodman is the highest-paid player in NWSL history.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The 19-year-old signed a four-year, $1.1M guaranteed contract with the Washington Spirit 👏 \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/cx8sPXl1cy\">pic.twitter.com/cx8sPXl1cy\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>— B/R Football (@brfootball) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1488888807336427520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":380},"\u003Cp>She has an option to extend her contract with the 2024 NWSL Champion team until 2025. Trinity will earn $281,000 yearly, surpassing the $250,000 salaries of Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, two United States women’s national team superstars.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":382},"\u003Cp>Rodman signed a three-year contract last year with an average base pay of $42,000 plus housing and bonuses. Trinity has made a name for herself, having a successful season, which led her to be selected as the league’s youngest player in the first round of the NWSL draft in January 2021.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":384},"\u003Cp>Rodman won the Rookie of the Year, the Young Player of the Year award from US Soccer, and was the only one from her team to be invited to the US Women’s National Team training camp.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":386},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgm1WK3O2bO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgm1WK3O2bO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Trinity Rodman (@trinity_rodman)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":388},"\u003Cp>Since joining USWNT, Trinity has been compared to other soccer superstars, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, who have acquired substantial financial contracts over their careers. The annual income of Megan and Alex, however, is $250,000.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":390},"\u003Cp>Many speculate Trinity will soon become a star for the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-uswnt-soccer-news-nba-news-nba-legend-dennis-rodmans-daughter-outclassed-soccer-queens-megan-rapinoe-and-alex-morgan-to-become-highest-paid-player-in-nwsl-history-in-2022/\">USWNT\u003C/a> and reach the heights of Morgan and Rapinoe.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":392},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLL5kxvtQE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLL5kxvtQE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Washington Spirit (@washingtonspirit)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":394},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Her father, \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/dennis-rodman-accused-of-refusing-to-properly-wear-face-mask-during-flight?category1=news\">Dennis Rodman\u003C/a>, also known as \u003C/span>“The Worm,”\u003Cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was a legendary player in the NBA. Dennis holds five NBA titles, and twice he made the NBA All-Star team. He won the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award twice and spent eight seasons as a member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. \u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":396},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2011 Rodman was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2022 he became a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary team.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\n",{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":82,"headScript":27},{"reviewer_name":10},{"id":401,"author":402,"authors":403,"title":405,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":406,"slug":407,"body":408,"categories":409,"tags":417,"featuredMedia":436,"publishedAt":443,"publishedAtGMT":444,"updatedAt":445,"updatedAtGMT":446,"type":143,"listicle":447,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":82,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"readingTime":83,"customFields":448,"additional":449,"acf":450},72743473,{"id":324,"avatar":325,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":326,"email":327,"username":328,"normalizedUsername":329,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":330},[404],{"id":324,"avatar":325,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":326,"email":327,"username":328,"normalizedUsername":329,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":330},"Atlanta Restaurant Owner Introduces 'Grits That Give Back' Initiative, Directing 100% Of Proceeds To HBCU Student Scholarships","Ebony Austin, owner of Nouveau Bar & Grill and Nouveau Creations in College Park, Georgia, is making a big difference. ","atlanta-grits-that-give-back-initiative-100-proceeds-to-hbcus","\n\u003Cp>Ebony Austin, owner of Nouveau Bar & Grill and \u003Ca href=\"https://nouveaucreations.myshopify.com\">Nouveau Creations\u003C/a> in College Park, Georgia, is making a big difference. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As part of her initiative “Grits that Give Back,” Austin donates 100% of proceeds to scholarships for students attending HBCUs. Her mantra in life, “Never tell a child no,” has driven her passion for supporting HBCU students, according to\u003Ca href=\"https://www.wishtv.com/focus-on-food/focus-on-food-stories/atlanta-restaurant-owner-giving-back-to-hbcu-students/\"> WishTV\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Austin has awarded four Spelman students $5,000 scholarships and partnered with U.S. Foods to alleviate food insecurity at Howard University and Morehouse College. 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She covered their first year’s rent and provided resources for sustainable living. Her four eateries and thriving food truck are expanding to Dallas with Nouveau Noir, a high-end brunch spot she’s opening soon.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We are so excited about coming to North Dallas,” Austin told CW33. “Not only are we looking forward to helping boost the city’s economy by opening our third location there, but we are eager to pour into the community, which continues to be a huge passion of mine.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Through her annual Christmas event, Nouveau Bar & Grill has provided more than 5,000 families with ring lights, computers, XBoxes, Playstations, bicycles, dirt bikes, BEATS by DRE headphones, cash, and gift cards.\u003C/p>\n",[410,411,416],{"id":170,"name":171,"slug":172,"description":10,"image":27},{"id":412,"name":413,"slug":414,"description":415,"image":27},118,"Culture","culture","Commentary on culture, happenings, and the things that move us. 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Since then, she’s been donating large lump sums of money to numerous organizations. She also joined the other billionaires part of the Giving Pledge, created by Warren Buffett and \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/bill-gates-afrobeats-burna-boy-rema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill\u003C/a> and Melinda Gates, in committing to give most of her riches away to philanthropic organizations that are combatting an array of societal issues.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":493},"\u003Cp>“I have no doubt that tremendous value comes when people act quickly on the impulse to give. No drive has more positive ripple effects than the desire to be of service,” she said in her \u003Ca href=\"https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledge letter\u003C/a>. “There are lots of resources each of us can pull from our safes to share with others — time, attention, knowledge, patience, creativity, talent, effort, humor, compassion.”\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":495},"\u003Cp>\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>In December 2022, the 53-year-old launched a website database called \u003Ca href=\"https://yieldgiving.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yield Giving\u003C/a>, founded by Scott to “share a financial fortune created through the effort of countless people” and provide transparency for all the money given on her behalf since 2019. According to the site, the charitable association has donated over $17 billion to over 2,300 charities.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":497},"\u003Cp>Last month, Scott revealed that following a review of YG’s \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/mackenzie-scott-launches-new-open-call-pledging-250m-for-community-focused-nonprofits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 open call applications\u003C/a> from numerous small charitable groups, she’ll be giving 361 nonprofit groups $640 million, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/mackenzie-scott-open-call-yield-giving-bezos-ae809a469080e9e61a945a14a230629e#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AP News\u003C/a>. A movement that will benefit the most from the grant funding is \u003Ca href=\"https://www.birthingbeautiful.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birthing Beautiful Communities\u003C/a>, the only, “community-based doula program” whose mission is to ensure safe pregnancies and birth for at-risk women of color by providing one-on-one support to growing families before, during and after the pregnancy. In addition, mothers and infants can continue getting aid until the newborn’s first birthday per the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">site\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":499},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3QoMhvOoH0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center;\">\u003Ca style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3QoMhvOoH0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Birthing Beautiful Communities (@birthingbeautiful)\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n",{"title":10,"content":501},"\u003Cp>On March 19, the Cleveland-based institution, created by African American trained Perinatal Support Persons, announced the good news online via a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/2m-mackenzie-scott-grant-awarded-to-clevelands-birthing-beautiful-communities-supporting-medical-equity-for-black-mothers-regionally/\">press release\u003C/a>. Jazmin Long, BBC’s president and CEO, expressed her gratitude for the donation.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":503},"\u003Cp>“We’re overjoyed and deeply grateful for this transformative gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call. This generous support propels Birthing Beautiful Communities into an exciting new chapter, empowering us to amplify our impact and further our mission of ensuring every mother, baby, and family receives the care and support they deserve,” Long said, per the press release. “With this funding, we’re poised to continue transforming maternal health outcomes in Northeast Ohio and beyond, ushering in a future where every birth is a beautiful and healthy experience.”\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":505},"\u003Cp>\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Since the BBC was founded, they have helped train, certify, and employ other PSPs who provide services for Northeast Ohio at-risk women who may likely have complications during childbirth that result in the death of the infant. They have been able to successfully facilitate classes to certify \u003Ca href=\"https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/about/\">over 75 women\u003C/a> who were interested in birth work while simultaneously serving over \u003Ca href=\"https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">600 clients\u003C/a>. Furthermore, outside of pregnancy and postpartum support, the holistic health organization offers wealth-building opportunities for Black women, who can typically struggle economically due to society’s class structure, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.blackenterprise.com/mackenzie-scott-donation-doula-program/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Enterprise\u003C/a> reported.\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":507},"\u003Cp>Long also shared in a video announcement made to help celebrate and spread the news about the $2 million grant, that the money will help build out their second location.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --> \u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“This generous support helps to propel us to a new chapter,” she said. “A new chapter that helps take us to our new birth center, which is set to break ground in this fall.”\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":509},"\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe title=\"Thank You Yield Giving: Announcing Our Award\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/3NMkJEU2z2s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C/iframe>\u003C/p>\n",{"disableConnatixPlayer":82},{"disableAd":82,"enabledComments":81,"headScript":10},{"reviewer_name":10},{"id":514,"author":515,"authors":516,"title":518,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":519,"slug":520,"body":521,"categories":522,"tags":530,"featuredMedia":540,"publishedAt":545,"publishedAtGMT":546,"updatedAt":547,"updatedAtGMT":548,"type":55,"listicle":549,"disableContentGate":82,"disableListicleNumbers":81,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":570,"readingTime":214,"customFields":571,"additional":572,"acf":573},72748975,{"id":454,"avatar":455,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":456,"email":457,"username":458,"normalizedUsername":458,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":459},[517],{"id":454,"avatar":455,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":456,"email":457,"username":458,"normalizedUsername":458,"description":10,"htmlBio":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":459},"The Black Food Truck Festival Is A Rapidly Rising South Carolina Event, Founded By A Former College Of Charleston Basketball Player","The Black Food Truck Festival is now a staple in Charleston, South Carolina, drawing attendees from Georgia and Florida as well.","black-food-truck-festival-founder-south-carolina","\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.blackfoodtruckfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Food Truck Festival\u003C/a> in Ladson, \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/angel-reese-and-kamilla-cardosa-will-be-wnba-teammates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Carolina\u003C/a> is gearing up for its fourth annual get-together this weekend.\u003C/p>\n",[523,526],{"id":524,"name":525,"slug":36,"description":10,"image":27},70683,"Black Owned Business",{"id":527,"name":528,"slug":529,"description":10,"image":27},70681,"Small-Business","small-business",[531,535,539],{"id":532,"name":533,"slug":534,"description":10,"image":10},71071,"food festival","food-festival",{"id":536,"name":537,"slug":538,"description":10,"image":10},35682,"South Carolina","south-carolina-2",{"id":123,"name":124,"slug":125,"description":10,"image":10},{"url":541,"thumbnail":542,"credit":543,"title":544,"alt":10,"type":52,"width":136,"height":137,"mimeType":138},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1125671385.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1125671385-150x100.jpg","Photo: SolStock via Getty Images","Friends Sharing Pizza at Festival","2024-04-24T11:34:23-04:00","2024-04-24 15:34:23","2024-04-27T14:43:40-04:00","2024-04-27 18:43:40",[550,552,554,556,558,560,562,564,566,568],{"title":10,"content":551},"\u003Cp>\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>When Marcus Hammond moved to Charleston to play basketball for the College of Charleston, he fell in love with the city, the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.postandcourier.com/moultrie-news/news/business/black-food-truck-fest-founder-reflects-on-growth/article_0c8a56a8-fad9-11ee-92fe-4fa75f8fcb9d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post and Courier\u003C/a> reported. After graduation, he stayed in the area and worked in the banking industry as a relationship manager. In 2022, he created the Black Food Truck Festival, which brought out 5,000 guests during its first year.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":553},"\u003Cp>“We’ve got everything from the diaspora to Gullah Geechee to soul food, seafood, Charleston staples like the chewies, Gullah rice and red rice,” he said.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":555},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3z-mttLRMO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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We aim for that perfection knowing that we’ll fall short. But it’s always our aim.”\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":561},"\u003Cp>This year, over 15,000 people are estimated to come out and fill up the Exchange Park Fairgrounds with most attendees expected to come from states nearby like North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":563},"\u003Cp>Hammond shared some new additions to the festival that include “Rhythms & Booze” (April 26), The Melanin x BFTF AM Workout (April 27) and the “Trappyoke” Afterparty” (April 28).\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":565},"\u003Cp>“Those are tweaks that we have made seeing the data that a lot of people came here from out of town. So, [it’s] what we wanted to do [with] Charleston being No. 1 in tourism hands down throughout the country for more than the last decade. But oftentimes, when we see those tourist attractions, they’re not always guided toward Black-curated events,” Hammond explained. “So, what we wanted to do is change the narrative from people thinking of the deep south, old Charleston, to being able to come to Charleston for a full weekend and experience Black culture and Charleston, curated by Black people.”\u003C/p>\n",{"title":10,"content":567},"\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5qhJjLgLIG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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