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Identical Black twin sisters set to graduate at the top of their class have raked in more than $24 million in college scholarships and have over 200 offers from schools. Denisha and Destiny Caldwell, 18, seniors at Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admitted that they competed against …

Spelman College will celebrate its 140th anniversary. The all-female Historically Black College is marking its 140th year of academic excellence through a series of virtual events designed to honor its history and legacy. The 2021 theme “Undaunted: Founders Day @ Spelman” will be held virtually so that Alumnae and friends …

On Sunday, the Golden Globes virtually awarded its winners, and Black excellence brought home a few of those awards. John Boyega won Best Performance by an Actor in a television supporting role for his role as Leroy Logan in Amazon’s anthology series, Small Axe. He accepted his award at his …

The 78th Golden Globe Award nominees have been released, and some of our favorite Black celebs are getting their flowers. These award shows still need to work on their diversity and inclusion, but Black excellence still showed out this year in Hollywood. The late and forever great Chadwick Boseman was …

Kenya Barris, who is the creator of the popular ABC sitcom ‘Black-ish,’ is finally responding to the backlash he received in response to the announcement of his new NetFlix series, “Black Excellence.” When Barris recently announced his latest project along with the promo photo of the family cast, there was …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PDiddy is making his own list of people he sees as examples of Black Excellence with his hashtag Black 100. For the past few days, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been highlighting other successful members of the Black community in posts using the hashtag “Black 100.” What his followers …

VanessaWilliams is used to being awarded, and now she has a new honor to add to her long list of achievements. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has presented Williams with 2018’s Lifetime Achievement Award. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Williams was given the award on Thursday, the event took place at the Sheraton …

For several years, #Camden, New Jersey has been documented as the one of most dangerous cities in the country. While, the city has made tremendous progress over the years, it still holds the top spot for crime in New Jersey. Aside from the crime rate, the city, just across the #Delaware …

  In traditional media, the perception of people of color, especially #African Americans, is often painted in a negative light. #BallerAlert would like to take the opportunity to exhibit a different narrative; one that is more realistic and truthful. The beauty of black excellence is that it not only demonstrates …

In a community where (in most cases) resources are limited and government funding is scarce, it is important for people who can, to give back. Many superstars use their celebrity to raise awareness and donate millions to their hometown, to provide a better living situation and environment for the children. However, …