Influential People

Top Black Motivational Speakers to Lift Your Spirits

Anand SubramanianSeptember 23, 2022February 4, 202509 mins

With their words, motivational speakers can stir the whole globe to greatness.

7 BLACK WOMEN MAKING HISTORY

Minna DaviesSeptember 22, 2022February 4, 2025013 mins

Black women have contributed significantly to the advancement of American culture throughout history in every sphere, including politics, medicine, and athletics.

5 Best Dancers from South Africa

Anand SubramanianAugust 23, 2022November 5, 202409 mins

South Africa is more famous than any other nation in the world for its distinctive dance moves and the development of new movements. Dancing is a way of life in South Africa.

The Player & The Game: Diversity in Gaming Opens Pathways to New Careers

Annette John-HallJuly 31, 2022February 10, 2025013 mins

Nicodemus “Nico” Madehdou dreams big. That’s probably why, since childhood, Madehdou and gaming were a seamless match.

From trashman to author, Terrill Haigler shows us how to make lemonade out of lemons

Karen WarringtonJuly 21, 2022February 10, 202505 mins

For more than a year during the pandemic, Haigler was an anonymous Black man who picked up what we threw away.

Congratulations to Teia Hudson, the winner of the Philadelphia School District’s 2022 oratorical contest.

Karen WarringtonJune 7, 2022February 12, 202505 mins

Her winning essay entitled, “Dear Society,” squarely focuses on racism in America from the perspective of a young African American woman.

FunTimes salutes and congratulates two African American women journalists making big moves.

Karen WarringtonJune 3, 2022February 12, 2025010 mins

Vanessa Williams is the newly named deputy National political editor at the Washington Post and Sarah Glover, will be Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY.