High school teacher Rebecka Peterson recognizes that it's rare for students to be taught by a biracial, bilingual female in mathematics. That's one reason why — as Oklahoma's Teacher of the Year, and this year's National Teacher of the Year — she's lifting up her identity as a Swedish-Iranian immigrant.
It’s Famous Friday! Bruno Mars, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, is a highly talented and versatile American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, he rose to prominence in the music industry with his distinctive blend of pop, R&B, funk, and soul influences. His father is half Puerto Rican and half Jewish, while his mother has Filipino and Spanish ancestry. Mars gained recognition for his debut album in 2010, which featured hits such as "Just the Way You Are" "Grenade" [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel and I’m highlighting Brittany Collins, more commonly known as Coi Leray! Collins was born on May 11, 1997, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mom, Debra Antney, is Danish and Cape Verdean and her dad is Black and Puerto Rican. Her mom heavily influenced her career, Antney was known for managing artists like Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj. Coi Leray started her music career in 2017, but it really kicked off in 2018 when she released her single Huddy. A year later she signed with Republic [...]
We are very pleased to announce our new Teen Board for the 2023-2024 school year. Our teens work very hard to serve our youngest membership. We wish our graduating board members continuing success in college and welcome our new and rising members. PROJECT RACE TEEN BOARD Anna Garrison - President - New Jersey Julien Joseph - Vice-President - Massachusetts Elle Pierre - Vice-President- Michigan Ella Garrison - Vice-President - New Jersey AJ Rempel - Vice-President - Texas
Happy Friday! Today’s Famous Friday is highlighting the actor Giancarlo Esposito. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 26, 1958, to an Italian father and African American mother. Esposito began acting at age seven and his Broadway debut in 1968 was in the musical Maggie Flynn. He also earned a 2 year degree in radio and television communications from Elizabeth Seton College in New York City. Giancarlo Esposito is best known for his role in the television series Breaking Bad, as the character Gus Fring. Besides this, he has [...]
Hello and welcome back to this week’s famous Friday this week we will be talking about award-winning singer/rapper Nicki Minaj. Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty Professionally known as Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982, in Trinidad. To her mother Carol who is of Afro-Trinidadian descent and her father Robert who is of South Indian descent. From her debut album to her newly rekindled fame after the popularity of a song of hers that was included in the Barbie Movie, her music never disappoints. In her most recent musical creations, [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I’m AJ Rempel and today I’m highlighting Alexandra Shipp, an actress in Barbie. Alexandra Shipp was born in Pheonix Arizona on July 16th, 1991. Her father is black and her mother is White. Shipp attended Arizona School for the Arts and St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Pheonix. Alexandra Shipp has been an actress since she was a child. Alexandra Shipp debuted her acting career in 2009, for a minor role in Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squekual. She also starred in the third season of Nickelodeon’s [...]
LOOKING FOR KIDS AND TEENS Project RACE has current openings for the next school year to be on our Kids and Teen panels. The work is minimal, and the rewards are great! To be considered as part of our team, please email susangraham@projectrace.com with your background and current contact information. The deadline is July 28th.
Happy Friday! This week we are highlighting singer Miguel Jontel Pimentel, better known simply as Miguel. He is of Mexican American and African American descent. Miguel was born in San Pedro, California on October 23, 1985. He grew up there and attended and graduated from San Pedro High School. As Miguel grew up, he was exposed to a myriad of music genres. He listened to all different styles of music from Funk, Hip Hop and R&B, to Classic Rock and Jazz. Throughout high school, Miguel created music; and in [...]