According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the word “Murraya” is defined as a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals. However, to a young 14-year-old girl from New Orleans, Louisiana by the name of Zaila Avant-garde, the word “Murraya” means a whole lot more thanContinue reading “Congrats to #ZailaAvantGarde on Winning the #Scripps National #SpellingBee!!”
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Audrey Jackson Is Making Sure the Legacy of #PopSmoke Continues Through His #ShootForTheStars Foundation!
It’s hard to believe it’s been one whole year since Brooklyn rap phenomenon Pop Smoke (born Bashar Barakah Jackson) passed away. The young, talented rapper was just getting his feet wet and becoming a huge force to be reckoned with in the music world when he was taken away from us during a home invasionContinue reading “Audrey Jackson Is Making Sure the Legacy of #PopSmoke Continues Through His #ShootForTheStars Foundation!”
#RestWell #Coach #JohnThompson! -xoxo #BrooklynGirlCode
Legendary Basketball Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson passed away surrounded by family at his Arlington, Virginia home on August 30th, 2020. In 1984, with the assistance of NBA legend Patrick Ewing, Coach Thompson became the first Black coach to lead an NCAA Division I basketball team to the national championship beating the Houston CougarsContinue reading “#RestWell #Coach #JohnThompson! -xoxo #BrooklynGirlCode”
#ThankYouVince: Vince Carter Retires from #NBA with Record-Breaking Career!
#ThankYouVince!
#StayStrong and #KeepStriving! -xoxo #BrooklynGirlCode™🖤
You couldn’t have told me three months ago that this would be the state of the 🌍 today! Everyday it seems like something new is threatening our normal lives. It feels like we’re living in the Apocalypse. As humans and as a Black woman—especially, I’m aware of struggling and facing adversity first hand. But I’mContinue reading “#StayStrong and #KeepStriving! -xoxo #BrooklynGirlCode™🖤”
#BrooklynGirlCode Has a #SundayFunday in #Brooklyn with #NowThis Sports!
It was a #SundayFunday for #BrooklynGirlCode this past weekend when we spent the day at the Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club with NowThis Sports!
#TheBiggest #News Stories of #Summer2018!
It was a crazy and very eventful Summer ’18 to say the least! While some people attributed all the weird and wild events to Mercury Retrograde, others claimed it was just the weather. Either way, #BrooklynGirlCode was there for every weird and wild news happening that occurred. From the tragic news of Aretha Franklin’s passingContinue reading “#TheBiggest #News Stories of #Summer2018!”
The 38th Annual #TempleOpen Goes Down This Weekend at #TempleUniversity!
#BrooklynGirlCode will be heading to Philly this weekend to watch the lovely young ladies pictured above and the rest of the Division I Temple University Women’s Fencing team win at the 38th Annual Temple Open! The event which is the largest collegiate individual meet in the country will be held this year at theContinue reading “The 38th Annual #TempleOpen Goes Down This Weekend at #TempleUniversity!”
#TigerTiger #TigerWoodsYall!
“Tiger Woods y’all! Tiger Woods y’all! Tiger-Tiger-Tiger-Tiger-Tiger-Woods y’all! Heeeey Tiger Woods y’all.” – Actor Chris Rock in Paramount Picture’s Down to Earth (2001) The man with the golden club is back! Golfing legend, Tiger Woods was back in his glory this week when he returned to the golf course at the Hero World Challenge currently takingContinue reading “#TigerTiger #TigerWoodsYall!”
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