Retired Milwaukee Public School ( MPS ) educator Gertrude Payton was inducted into the Alcorn State University (formerly Alcorn A&M College) Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies held in Vicksburg, MS.She was the only female among the 10 inductees in the 2013 Hall of Fame Class.Mrs. Payton played guard on Alcorn’s 1947 Varsity Conference Championship […]

 In our effort to feature profiles of the best and brightest African American youth locally, nationally and global, we are proud and indeed honored to share this update of two past outstanding profiles who are still and very much Young, Gifted and Black.Saheela Ibraheem and Stephen Stafford have been included in the recent listing of […]