Echoes of Glory

12/02/2025

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Families in Louisville’s Russell and Portland neighborhoods no longer have to travel far for essential medications. Childhood friends Deshawn King and Isaiah Jones have opened Good Brothers Pharmacy on West Main Street, just blocks from Norton West Louisville Hospital. Officially launched on August 27, it is recognized as Louisville’s first Black-owned pharmacy.

At the grand opening, King shared, “Today, we open our doors not just as a pharmacy but as a family. Today we follow the footsteps of Dr. Zhil Palmer, who opened the first Black-owned pharmacy in Lexington, KY.”

Good Brothers Pharmacy marks a historic milestone in healthcare access and representation for Louisville’s West End.

12/02/2025

12/01/2025

Aliyah Griffith has made history in marine science, becoming the first Black scholar to earn a Ph.D. in the field from UNC Chapel Hill. Her achievement follows another milestone in 2022, when she became the first to receive a master’s degree in the discipline from the same university—paving the way for more diversity and representation in ocean research. 🌊🎓

12/01/2025

Meet Celeste Jackson — one of the most promising young hoopers out of Austin, TX.

Before even stepping foot in a high school classroom, has already earned five Division 1 offers:

🏀 University of Houston
🏀 Texas State
🏀 Prairie View A&M
🏀 Old Dominion
🏀 University of Incarnate Word

Standing at 6’0”, Celeste is heading into her freshman year at Stony Point High School and already turning heads across the country.

She started playing just 5 years ago — inspired by her dad, who played college ball — and now she’s dominating the AAU circuit and lighting up the radar of college coaches nationwide.

💬 “What I love most is competing with my teammates — basketball is fun and I love winning.”

When she’s not hooping, Celeste is shopping, eating, and catching up on sleep like most teens. But don’t let that fool you — her vision is clear:

🎓 Play at the D1 level
🏢 Launch a commercial real estate business

This is just the beginning.

12/01/2025

After being paralyzed in 2024 from an e-scooter accident, Jaiden Picot walked the graduation stage at Virginia Union with the help of robotic technology. He missed his high school graduation due to COVID, but this time, he was determined to walk proudly. His strength and perseverance moved everyone in the crowd. 🎓💪

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12/01/2025

On the Keke Palmer podcast (July 29, 2025), Marlon Wayans revealed NBC passed on The Wayans Bros. after calling John Witherspoon’s “Pops” character “too ghetto.” Execs pushed for a more “Danny Glover type,” but Marlon and Shawn refused to recast. “It’s John or nothing,” they said. The show later found a home on The WB, airing from 1995 to 1999.

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