By Ellie Wolfe When Hal Daume started studying artificial intelligence 25 years ago, it was “this weird little academic subdiscipline that no one had heard of.” But now it appears that higher education, and the world, may finally be taking notice. Daume, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland, now serves as the
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By Tomas Kassahun Tyler Perry took to Instagram on Sunday to call out insurance companies for failing to cover homeowners who are losing their property amid the wildfires in Los Angeles. Perry specifically shared the story of a woman who was using a garden hose to protect her parents’ uninsured home. “Watching a daughter use a garden hose
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By Deirdre Walsh Two Democrats are aiming to trade the halls of Capitol Hill for governor’s mansions in their home states of New Jersey and Virginia. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, 52, and Abigail Spanberger, 45, were part of a wave of Democratic recruits with national security credentials who helped their party regain control of the House of Representatives
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We can’t have it both ways. We can’t. When the Democratic nominee for president hails from a Historically Black College or University, we want to puff out our chests and swell with pride. “Kamala Harris is a Bison,” we bragged. “She’s reppin’ Howard U.” Some of us had never even stepped on a Black campus,
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By Ariayana Griffin Black Girls Code (BGC) is an organization dedicated to breaking down barriers to access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics for Black women and girls ages seven to 25 years old. The organization’s work is essential due to the low numbers of Black women partaking in fields related to technology. A research
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University, recognized as a leading technology and innovation hub, has been selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development to spearhead advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in the semiconductor sector. The SMART ‘AI for ALL’ Research and Training Center at TSU and International Programs will play a crucial role in
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Courtesy of Morgan State University The University of California, Los Angeles has entered into a partnership agreement with Morgan State University, a historically Black educational institution in Baltimore. The program will primarily be carried out through an exchange student opportunity between the two locations – something that will benefit students at both schools. The UCLA-MSU
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By Stephen J. Gaither Deion Sanders has allegedly expressed interest in the head coach opening with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to new report with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Las Vegas Raiders are in need of a head coach as they have fired head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco following a 4-13
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By Miles Parks For Donald Trump and his supporters, concerns about election administration quickly dissipated once it became clear he would win the 2024 presidential election, and in surveys since, most Republican voters say the election was run well. But for the wing of the Republican Party that has been pushing sweeping election reform since the
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By Steve Overly Google has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, the company confirmed to POLITICO Thursday, matching contributions from Meta, Amazon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Tech companies have clamored to win Trump over in the months since his election, with Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai among a line of
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