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15/07/2024

Melody Millicent Danquah (6 January 1937 – 18 March 2016) was a Ghanaian pilot. She was the first female pilot in Ghana 🇬🇭 and one of the earliest in Africa.She followed in the footsteps of Lotfia Elnadi who was the first Egyptian 🇪🇬 woman as well as the first woman from Africa to earn a pilot's license on 27 September 1933.

25/06/2024

Dam shame!

ordered to pay 7 figures in divorce settlement and 8k a month in child support for care of their two daughters. It was reported previously that Iman was asking for half of Teyana’s royalties from before their marriage, which wasn’t granted.

The ex Cavaliers player was reportedly spending $112,500 per month. This is said to include over $14,000 per month on eating out Uber and Door Dash, over $14,000 per month on his podcast, and over $6000 per month on his video music production.

22/06/2024

On Saturday, June 22, join NYC Parks, the NBPA, and additional community partners at the iconic Rucker Park to celebrate the opening of tournament season this summer—for free!

08/06/2024

Multiple reports said that USA basketball has chosen the 12-woman roster for the Olympic team in Paris and it does not include one of the biggest names in the sport.

08/06/2024

08/06/2024

Jack Daniels Whiskey...$480 million dollar High School dropout....Fawn Weaver and Uncle Nearest Whiskey

A high school dropout who left home at just 15, Fawn faced numerous challenges early in life, including a harrowing moment at 20 when she tried to take her own life.

In 2016, a photograph in the New York Times caught her eye—a black man sitting next to Jack Daniel. This was George Green, the son of Nearest Green, a former slave who was erased from many historical accounts. The story online at the time was that Jack Daniels had stole the recipe from a slave. But Fawn had another theory.

For her 40th birthday, she took a trip to Lynchburg, Tennessee, thinking she would write a book about Green. They left after making an unexpected purchase: spending $900,000 for the 300-acre farm she hadn’t realized was on the market, the same location where Green first taught Daniel how to make whiskey.

Fate had one more twist: Weaver eventually found primary documents proving that the farm is the original home of Daniel’s first distillery. As Weaver researched Green’s history—she learned that a 20-year-old Daniel had hired him to be his first master distiller after founding his eponymous distillery in 1866—she also traced his genealogy, reconnecting unknown relatives.

She knew that the three descendants who still worked at Brown-Forman wanted to know why Green had been erased from tours. (The two brands now collaborate on a summit promoting Black-owned businesses.) She had already begun gobbling up trademarks, shocked that Jack Daniel’s had not secured them. And when one descendant shared the opinion that Green deserved his own whiskey, Weaver’s mission became clear.

Fawn started Uncle Nearest Whiskey in 2017.

Today, Uncle Nearest has not only tripled its sales since 2021, projecting $100 million in revenue this year, but it has also become the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in history.
Forbes estimates the company’s worth at $1.1 billion, with Fawn's personal stake valued at approximately $480 million. The brand has garnered over 1,000 awards, emphasizing its excellence and impact on the industry.

Fawn is no 68 on Forbes self-made women's list.

31/05/2024

17/05/2024

AGAIN:

“Look, reality is coming. There’s levels to this thing. And that’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to be playing against some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”

— Diana Taurasi

09/05/2024

26/04/2024

08/04/2024

Buy Patti LaBelle tickets at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ for Jun 07, 2024 at Ticketmaster.

08/04/2024