Month: January 2026

When astronauts Neil Armstong and Buzz Aldrin journeyed into space and became the first astronauts to walk on the moon in 1969, they inspired the young Bernard A. Harris Jr. to literally “reach for the stars.” “At 13, I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon and inspire the whole world with the notion that the human race could travel to another heavenly body,” Harris said.…

By Derik Hicks When Jalen Hinton sat in his high school guidance counselor’s office and contemplated a four-year college degree, he said he felt the pressure to go to college and get a bachelor’s degree that many high school students face.…

By Alicia Benjamin These legendary Black men from North Carolina have greatly influenced music worldwide. Representing over 100 years of life, these musicians have elevated the artform of music, not only during their lifetimes, but for generations in the future. Thelonious Monk / Jazz (1917 – 1982) Credited as one of the innovators of modern jazz, Thelonious Monk played with jazz giants Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and many others beginning in the 1940s.…