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Dr. Umar Johnson featured at Firefighters Hall for Black History Month

February 15, 2014

By Taki S. Raton Nationally Certified School Psychologist Dr. Umar Abdullah Johnson will be returning to Milwaukee as a featured speaker this Black History Month on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black History Month, Milwaukee Brotherhood Fire Fighters Hall, Taki S Raton, True Blue Productions, Umar Abdullah Johnson, Umar Johnson

11 year-old Nigerian girl among list of top 100 most influential Africans

February 1, 2014

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Our YG&B feature this week was headlined in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa, thereby being at the age of 10 the youngest person … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: NewAfrican 100, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black, Zuriel Oduwole

13 year-old a successful entrepreneur, bestselling author, motivational speaker and philanthropist

January 18, 2014

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton “Everyone remembers their first job, whether it was a paper route, a babysitting shift, or a lawn-mowing gig around the neighborhood,” writes … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Enterprise Teenpreneur of the Year, Entrepreneurship, Gabrielle Jordan Williams, Jewelz of Jordan, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

12 year-old launches his own fashion line one bow at a time

January 4, 2014

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Always impeccably styled in a button down, creased slacks and dress shoes, our talented feature this week after school pins patterns and sews … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bow Ties, Fashion, Mo's Bows, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

15 year-old builds $3.5 million tech startup in Missouri

December 21, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton His interest in Information Technology (IT) began with a video editing course taken in third grade. Five years later, our Hazelwood, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bledsoe Technologies, Entrepreneurship, Independent Youth Network, Jaylen Bledsoe, Scott C. Schnuck, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

Hamilton High senior has sights on 2016 Olympics

December 6, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton The January 17, 2013 posting of The Couch Gymnast shares that our feature this week is “one of the biggest hopes for USA Men’s Gymnastic … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Carolyn Crenshaw, Gymnastics, Marvin Kimble, Olympics, Paul Hamm, Stacy Maloney, Swiss Turners, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

6 year-old studies Philosophy, Math, and History at Oxford

November 23, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton For those of you who may have taken a breath upon reading this headline, please be mindful that this feature is reflective of what has become … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Joshua Bedford, Oxford, Stormfront, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

YG & B scholars included among “World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers” list

November 9, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton In our effort to feature profiles of the best and brightest African American youth locally, nationally and global, we are proud and indeed … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: 50 Smartest Teenagers, Saheela Ibraheem, Stephen Stafford, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

9 year-old Nigerian among world’s youngest Microsoft office specialist

October 26, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Are we seeing the next Bill Gates or personal computer entrepreneur, marketer, inventor and Apple CEO, Steve Jobs? He is young, gifted and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, Microsoft Certified Professional, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

Brooklyn teen represents United States in World Youth Chess Tournament

October 12, 2013

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton It is the mission of this YG&B series to highlight exemplary and accomplished profiles of African American youth locally, regionally, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chess Masters, Rochelle Ballantyne, Taki S Raton, Young Gifted and Black

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