Category: Black History

• February 10, 2022

  No Payne, No Gain

  Birmingham Natives Become International Royalty The Payne family has quickly risen to international prominence from very humble beginnings. While Toni, Stephen, and Nicole’s home is in Birmingham, Alabama, their foundations come from Nigeria with their parents Mojemilat and Oyeleke Payne. The Nigerian backgrounds of Mojemilat and Oyeleke obviously opened the door for Toni and Nicole…
• February 4, 2022

  Cleveland Lewis: The Unknown Legend

  Who Was Cleveland Lewis? Simply, Cleveland is the son and sibling of Pan American and Olympic Gold Medal winners in Track and Field who decided to break the trend and become a professional soccer player. Sounds pretty simple, right? If it was that simple, I would not be sharing this story. The Birmingham born footballer…