First Boulevard announced that Academy Award-nominated executive producer, actor, author and entertainment reporter, Terrence J, will be its new Strategic Advisor of the digital neobank. Together they have launched Project Tassels: 1,000 students, 1,000 degrees, 1,000 new outlooks on life. Terrence J will also spearhead the Financial Education initiative to promote financial literacy among HBCU
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While STEM fields have been largely white, male domains, American Airlines is changing that. Four HBCU alumni are at this push’s center, doing everything from coding to ensuring safety. With an engineering degree from Southern University and A&M College, Candace Johnson works with the Federal Aviation Administration to keep American’s fleet safe. Proving herself at
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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a significant opportunity to develop their STEM programs while boosting national defense. In February the U.S. Army hosted a virtual conference centered on stronger research ties with HBCUs. 48 of the 101 HBCUs registered, a good sign. It will be mutually beneficial. Historically, the military has reaped great
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Kansas City Chiefs’ phenom Patrick Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies Foundation announced a long-term partnership with the HBCU Legacy Bowl. The first game will be at Tulane University the Saturday after 2022’s Super Bowl LVI. At 25, quarterback Mahomes’ has won a Super Bowl, led the Chiefs to another, and he’s been league MVP. Still,
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Spike Lee’s 2000 movie “Bamboozled” scorched white-owned fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger for targeting Black markets. Black fashion responded. Led by HBCU alumni, that response is now flourishing. Black designers have dovetailed a sense for flair with an urge to promote HBCUs. Support Black Colleges puts that right in its name. “A lot of people don’t
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Analysis by Gene Seymour It’s not unusual in American conversations on race for somebody to proclaim, “I don’t see color,” as his or her own personal credo on the matter. It sounds, on its surface, like an admirable quality. But it’s one that doesn’t stand up to closer scrutiny or deeper interrogation. In “not seeing
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By Alaa Elassar The Library of Congress has added Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” and Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow Connection” to its National Recording Registry. The songs are among 25 “audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage,” the Library
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By Natasha Chen and Theresa Waldrop When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean to voters, particularly Black voters. But Wallace, who is Black, noticed
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By Kristen Holmes and Devan Cole The Biden administration is currently working to develop a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to a senior administration official. Multiple government agencies are engaged in conversations and planning, coordinated by the White House, as this kind of system will play a role
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By Kate Bennett It has been more than two months since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a historic moment for the country, as Harris is the first woman and the first woman of color to hold the second highest office in the land. Yet, Harris — along with
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