Pharrell Williams To Open Small Private Schools For Low-Income Families

Pharrell Williams will be opening small private schools for low-income families! The 48-year-old musician and entrepreneur has established YELLOWHAB, which ‘will be the first of a network of micro-schools offering individualised learning aligned to the future of work.’ In a press release to The Virginian-Pilot, Pharrell stated: “If the system is fixed and unfair, then it needs to be broken. We don’t want lockstep learning where … Continue reading Pharrell Williams To Open Small Private Schools For Low-Income Families

Meet Sarah Gamal: The First Arab And African Female Basketball Referee To Officiate At Olympics

Sarah Gamal is paving the way for many! The 32-year-old will be officiating the 3-on-3 basketball games at the Olympics making her the first Arab and African woman to do so. The Olympics is set to take place in Tokyo from Friday, 23 Jul 2021 to Sunday, 8 Aug 2021. Officiating male athletes, the Egyptian referee stated: “I have refereed men’s games in the past … Continue reading Meet Sarah Gamal: The First Arab And African Female Basketball Referee To Officiate At Olympics

Meet Freddie Figgers: The Millionaire Tech Inventor That Was Abandoned As A Baby

Freddie Figgers, 31, is an entrepreneur and the founder of Figgers Wireless, a telecommunication company that is worth more than $62 million. Despite having a hard life at first, the young inventor was able to turn his love for technology into a million dollar business!  As a baby, Freddie was abandoned and put in a dumpster in the countryside of Florida. He was taken in … Continue reading Meet Freddie Figgers: The Millionaire Tech Inventor That Was Abandoned As A Baby

Super Mum Saves Her 6 Children From A Devastating House Fire, “If I birthed 6 kids, I’m gonna get 6 kids out”

On December 2020 at the Swedish Heroes’ Gala, Emma Schols was named Lifeguard of the Year after the mum of six rescued all her children in a house fire. Born in Sweden, the 31-year-old was asleep in her home when the entire bottom floor was engulfed in flames. Her two younger sons were asleep there. As she opened her front door her entire house suddenly … Continue reading Super Mum Saves Her 6 Children From A Devastating House Fire, “If I birthed 6 kids, I’m gonna get 6 kids out”

Meet ‘Afghan Dreamers’: The First All Female Robotics Team In Afghanistan Who Built Ventilators From Car Parts To Help COVID Patients

‘Afghan Dreamers’ – a name that made headlines after a Robotics team of Afghan teenage girls were awarded for their ground breaking invention in an international US competition. The girls built a lightweight, low-cost ventilator using old car parts to help COVID patients in Afghanistan. Team captain Somaya Faruqi, 17, told Thomson Reuters Foundation: “Our machines are built out of a combination of a Toyota … Continue reading Meet ‘Afghan Dreamers’: The First All Female Robotics Team In Afghanistan Who Built Ventilators From Car Parts To Help COVID Patients

Marcus Rashford Becomes The Youngest Person To Top The Sunday Times Giving List

Continuously inspiring the next generation, Marcus Rashford has become the youngest person to top The Sunday Times Giving List! The Giving List reports that despite Rashford’s annual wealth estimate of £16 million, his recent donations to food, poverty and community charities (partnering with FareShare) equate to £20 million. This makes 23-year-old’s giving index 125%. Continue reading Marcus Rashford Becomes The Youngest Person To Top The Sunday Times Giving List

78-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Vivian Cunningham Has Earned Her College Degree

Vivian Cunningham is proving that one is never too old! The 78-year-old great-grandmother just earned her undergraduate degree in liberal studies at Alabama’s Samford University. She told Today, “If I could have done cartwheels across the stage, I would have.” It took Vivian – a retired Alabama Power Company worker, mother of two, grandmother of three and great-grandmother of three, six years to complete her … Continue reading 78-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Vivian Cunningham Has Earned Her College Degree

Woman Who Received $50,000 Scholarship In Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ Video Graduates With Her Master’s Degree

God’s plan! In 2018, Destiny James appeared in the music video of Drake’s song ‘God’s plan’. In the video she received a $50,000 scholarship cheque. Fast forward to today, she recently just graduated with her master’s degree! Destiny began her studies at the University of Miami in 2015 and graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree. She then went to … Continue reading Woman Who Received $50,000 Scholarship In Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ Video Graduates With Her Master’s Degree

Cllr Mohammed Khan Becomes The First Bangladeshi Mayor Of Milton Keynes

Cllr Mohammed Khan has become the first Bangladeshi Mayor of Milton Keynes! He will be the Mayor for 2021-22. Born in the city of Sylhet in Bangladesh, he moved to Bletchley with his parents in 1982. He was first elected to Milton Keynes Council in 2013. Mayor Khan attended Water Hall Primary School and Leon Secondary School in Bletchley. He then studied IT at MK … Continue reading Cllr Mohammed Khan Becomes The First Bangladeshi Mayor Of Milton Keynes

Princess Beatrice And Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Expecting First Child Together

Congratulations to princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi! The couple are expecting their first child together. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news and announced that the baby will be due in autumn. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo got married last year July (2020). Their child will be the Queen’s 12th great-grandchild. Prince Harry and Meghan’s second child, who will be born in this summer, will … Continue reading Princess Beatrice And Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Expecting First Child Together