For author Thaïs Bass-Moore, syllabuses are not only essential for the classroom, but for life as a black woman. This year, Bass-Moore wrote and published her new book A Syllabus for Black Women: 110 Life Lessons for Sistahs in College

Many teenagers would probably be perplexed if their parents approved of their involvement with marijuana. However, Shayda and Sydney Torabi’s mom, Jennifer Torabi, was not only for it, but sparked the idea for the sisters’ successful Austin business, Restart CBD.