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June 26, 2023
Morehouse College has appointed Dr. Derrick Brooms as the new executive director of its Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) beginning August 1. An award-winning scholar, activist, educator, speaker, and writer, Brooms brings over two decades of higher education...
A new report from Nielsen and media company 'Group Black' confirmed what we've always known: Black creators drive popular culture. The Black Creator Impact Report analyzed insights comparing Black creator reach and influence to their non-black counterparts, across...
Reimagining STEM Education and Industries for Black Girls" challenges the exclusionary norms in STEM, proposing innovative strategies for fostering inclusivity.
As a teenage girl, being dubbed a ‘lesbian’ was the worst possible insult. I remember hearing it first when I was around 10. A boy had said it about a masculine-presenting female teacher. At the time, I was embarrassed without understanding why. But the next time I...
A federal commission that works to make sure Appalachian communities are able to sustain themselves and thrive is celebrating Historically Black Colleges and Universities during Juneteenth. The Appalachian Regional Commission posted on social media about the...
Three years ago, a group of Black women in Knoxville set out on a mission to launch their own businesses and to help other Black women do the same. And when Black women set their eyes on something, they go and get it. Tanika Harper and Deidra Harper, sisters who...
At Ferguson Middle School in St. Louis, women engineers from Boeing sat down with 75 girls for breakfast and an introduction to the world of science, technology, engineering and math. An opportunity to engage hands-on with STEM activities, such as building lava lamps...
If Ruth E. Carter didn’t get a role in a college play, she might never had become the first black woman to win Best Costume Design at the Oscars for 2018’s “Black Panther”; she repeated four years later for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Both films...
Since 2009, Kickstarter has been on a mission to help people bring their creative projects to life. The crowdfunding site has helped launch successful video games, films, books and more. And since he took over as the company’s first Black CEO in September...
On the hunt for recent reads by authors of color? These engaging and powerful books by Black authors will stay with you long after you've finished them. Books provide an entry point into the minds of others. Like an invitation to a well-thought-out event,...
As the founder of Human Re Sources, the company that started the careers of names like Brent Faiyaz and Pink Sweat$, and struck gold again with artists like RAYE who currently has the #2 album of the year, Erving is passionate about developing the...
