By Mary Yang Google is the latest tech giant to announce a massive layoff: the company announced on Friday that it is slashing about 12,000 jobs. The company already has notified affected employees in the United States, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an email to all Google employees. Layoffs will take longer in other countries due
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America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. The Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders — especially politicians — too often
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By Brittany Bailer The second annual MLK Day Classic saw the Howard Bison take on the Morehouse Maroon Tigers in a game that drew over 2,500 spectators from all around the country. The Bison won the game in an 89-65 victory and led by as much as 40 points. The game was broadcast nationally on Fox Sports. Sophomore Elijah Hawkins led
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By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry’s (SBI) Interdisciplinary Center for Creativity and Innovation (ICCI) has partnered with the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to create and enhance the entrepreneurial mindset at FAMU and in the surrounding Southside community. LaunchPad is a grant-funded program awarded to FAMU’s ICCI initiative that provides entrepreneurial
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By William H. Kelley III The Margaret Walker Center presents the 28th Annual “For My People” Awards Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 13. at noon in the Jackson State University Student Center Ballroom. The ticketed event will honor Euvester Simpson, Tiyi Morris, and Angela Stewart for their contributions to African American history and culture. The ceremony will also recognize journalist-activist Charlie Cobb, who is
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