Written by the Bethune- Cookman University Newsroom, We are delighted to announce a new partnership with The Michelson Institute For Intellectual Property. The Institute aims to bring intellectual property (IP) education to a new generation of creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs, and we
By Benjamin Chavis There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not
By Toyin Owoseje, Issa Rae has spoken out about the lack of diversity in TV, revealing that she was once advised to always include a White character in her shows to ensure the project would “blow up.” In an interview with Mic magazine, the
By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Linh Tran, Nearly two weeks after a racist petition to bring back slavery circulated at her daughter’s school, Julie Stutterheim is still angry. She says it was yet another example of a racist incident at Park Hill South
By Dakin Andone, Officials at Fort Hood in Texas are searching for Pfc. Jennifer Sewell, a soldier who’s been missing since last Thursday. Sewell was last seen leaving her barracks around 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) October 7, according to a statement by
Written by Aaliyah Butler The 2021-2022 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series, chaired by political strategist and author Donna Brazile, returns Tuesday, October 12 at 5 p.m. EDT online via YouTube. This year’s series is themed “Make the
By Brianna Keilar and Ryan Bergeron, Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham has spent much of her Army career being a frontrunner. She is only the second African American woman ever to become a three-star General in the Army and as she advanced throughout her
By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational meltdown that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations in recent days. And they’ll continue well after the airline is back on schedule. Although this weekend’s problems
Written by Felecia M. Nave, Fred A. Bonner and Chance Lewis Numerous reports assert that the United States must increase its production of highly educated workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in order to maintain its competitive edge in
By Sonia Moghe, Eighteen former NBA players have been indicted on charges that they allegedly defrauded a health care plan of millions of dollars that served current and former players, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Manhattan federal prosecutors allege in the
