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08/16/2026

08/15/2026

We always making history and breaking records

The Next Generation.

In 2022, at age 7, Dakota White made headlines as the “fastest kid in the nation” after helping her Xpress Track Club teammates set a new national record in the girls’ 8-and-under 4x100-meter relay at the AAU Junior Olympics, finishing in 59.08 seconds.

08/15/2026

Thalles Winner DeSouza spent his high school years working at a Wendy's in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and planned to leave for a job in construction after graduating. His managers, Usama El Sehrawey and the late Ernest Smily, had a different plan and promised to help pay for his education if he stayed on.

They kept that promise, setting aside extra money for every hour DeSouza worked and using it to cover three years of tuition at Cape Cod Community College. DeSouza made the most of the opportunity, earning straight A's, serving two terms as student body president and starting a campus religious club, before transferring to Bunker Hill Community College.

His grades and work ethic eventually earned him a full scholarship to Yale University, where he will begin classes this fall studying political science with a minor in human rights, on a pre law track toward becoming a lawyer.

DeSouza moved to the United States from Rio de Janeiro when he was thirteen years old. He has credited his bosses believing in him with changing the course of his life.

08/14/2026

When the last grocery store in her neighborhood closed down, Maya refused to watch her community live in a food desert. She spent her weekends clearing glass and debris from a vacant lot on her block, turning dead soil into a lush urban garden. Three years later, that lot yields thousands of pounds of fresh organic produce every season, distributed directly to elderly neighbors and low-income families without charging a single penny.

08/14/2026

Here’s the app: https://www.miiriya.com/miiriyas-links/

08/14/2026

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Ms. Rachel uses her platform to spotlight Miiriya, a Black-owned marketplace app that helps shoppers discover and buy directly from Black-owned businesses during Black Business Month.