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Thank you, Lonnie Johnson, for one of summer’s best toys — the Super Soaker
NASA engineer’s invention changed summertime
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The Jr. NBA partners with the Native American Basketball Invitational for 15th annual tournament
More than 80 high schoolers practiced fundamentals and life skills during the three-day camp
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There’s more to Jarrius Robertson than superfandom
The 15-year-old Jimmy V Perseverance Award recipient is transforming lives through organ donation awareness
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ASL interpreter Matt Maxey went from viral video sensation to working with Chance the Rapper
Founder of DEAFinitely Dope is working to unite hearing and deaf communities through music
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Isiah Warner’s inspirational teaching at LSU never stops pushing STEM careers
The 2016 SEC Professor of the Year holds the highest professorial rank in the LSU system
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Harlem’s 125th Street is getting its very own 20-story Hip Hop Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum founder JT Thompson’s vision is coming to life after 25 years of planning
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Black celebrities are answering a call to action that will improve the lives of at-risk youths
Tyler Perry, Tom Joyner and Monica Pearson are among the black public figures to donate time and resources to Be Someone
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This 9-year-old launched her own line of bath products
Jelani Jones has become a pro at running a business while balancing life as a fourth-grader
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NBA standout Serge Ibaka is a standout single father too
‘To me, to be a father, it’s a dream,’ says the forward as he celebrates his first Father’s Day with his 11-year-old daughter Ranie