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Thelma and Penny From 'Good Times' Reunite at Essence Festival Almost 50 Years Later
Bern Nadette Stanis, the actress who played Thelma on Good Times is now 68 years old and is still …

13-Year-Old Laura Winslow From 'Family Matters' is Now a 46-Year-Old Mom and Still Acts
When the TV sitcom Family Matters debuted in 1989, Kellie Shanygne Williams, the young actress who…

Pearl From '227' and Wanda From 'Good Times' Had A Career That Spanned 60 Years
You may know this actress as Pearl from 227 and Wanda from Good Times but her name in real life is…

That Cute Little Girl From Tyler Perry Films & TV Shows is Now 23-Years Old and All Grown Up
Singer and actress China Anne McClain, who used to play the role of a cute little girl in Tyler Pe…

17-Year Old Black Teen Makes History, Gets Accepted into All 8 Ivy League Schools
Ashley Adirika, a 17-year-old teen from Miami, Florida, has made history after getting accepted to…

53-Year Old Tichina Arnold, From "Sesame Street" to Almost Starring in a "Martin" Spinoff
Most people don't know it, but actress Tichina Arnold began her career in 1986 with an appeara…

Beautiful Sanaa Lathan is Now a 50-Year-Old Film Director Worth $5M and Making History
Sanaa Lathan made her debut as an actress more than 30 years ago back in the 1990s, but at 50 year…

How Bill Cosby Discovered 3-Year Old Raven-Symoné (It Wasn't By Accident)
Raven Symone was just 4 years old when she first appeared on The Cosby Show in 1989, and her addit…

Woman Makes History as Kenya Airways' First Ever Female Pilot of a 787 Aircraft
Women hold relatively few senior positions in the air transport industry. However, Captain Irene M…

This Former Housekeeper Just Become the First Black Vice President of Colombia
History has been made in the South American country of Colombia as 40-year-old Francia Márquez has…

$29K in Scholarship Awards Given to Young Black Girl Hockey Players
The Black Girl Hockey Club (BGHC) has been awarded $29,000 worth of scholarships for the summer of …

Woman Football Player, Founder of Sneaker Brand Signs Deal With Athlete's Foot Shoe Stores
After shattering all the rules by becoming the first sneaker company ever owned by a woman athlete…

Actress Marla Gibbs at 91-Years Old is Coming Back to Daytime Television
91-year-old veteran actress Marla Gibbs will be bringing her talent to the popular daytime televis…

At Just 7-Years Old, Victory Brinker Became the World’s Youngest Opera Singer
As of 2019, Guinness World Records has added a new name to their list of young achievers. Meet Vict…

Single Mom of 3 Built Her First House at 27-Years Old, Now a Professor at Univ. of Ghana
Nana Ama Browne Klutse has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Ghana just tw…