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11-Year-Old Boy Creates and Produces a Family Friendly Sitcom About Smart Kids of Color

11-year-old Nicholas Buamah noticed that there weren’t shows on television showcasing intellectual children of color like himself, so he created one. With the help of his mother Danielle, Nicholas hired a team of professional script writers, producers, a director, and then began creating his family friendly sitcom, Nick’s House. Nick’s House is about a 10-year-old business savvy kid who runs a successful business with his friends out of his parents’ home. The chaos ensues when his immature uncle, played by Comedian Boogie B. Montrell, moves in to be his nanny. Nicholas has taken on the role of creator, executive producer, and the star of the show. […]

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After Veteran’s Administration Rejected Payment for His Cancer Treatment, Black Veteran Credits HBCU for Saving His Life

     But, in the opinion of Lawrence Davis, a master mechanic who was diagnosed with prostate cancer nine years ago, an HBCU actually provided for him a service that was equal to or even greater than any one of these benefits. Davis credits Hampton University for literally saving his life after the Veteran’s Administration declined to pay forchosen cancer treatment – Proton Beam at Hampton University.    […]