Issa Rae, co-creator and lead star of HBO’s Insecure, is partnering with Walmart to create a new program for emerging Black content creators to explore
The educational and wealth gap in the Black community limits young adults from accessing resources to fulfill meaningful careers. Fly Girl Approved CEO Sakeya Donaldson
In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. Nearly everything closed — churches, businesses, stores, and most devastatingly, schools. Our literal
Lakeyshia Cunningham has been working in the cafeteria at Maynard Jackson High School for 18 years. She didn’t set out to provide school meals to
Loren J. Blanchard is a Louisiana native who frequented Houston, TX with his family as a child. His father looked forward to celebrating the Astros
So much can be learned by simply dining in a restaurant. Kindezi West and Kindezi Old Fourth Ward eighth graders took a field trip to
Monique Debi is the chief academic officer of Concentric Education Solutions, a Detroit and Baltimore-based organization dedicated to helping mentor and tutor students who may
The Elite Traveling Tutors develop individualized learning plans according to each student’s specific needs. They have been highly successful with students who are experiencing “test
On Oct. 17, President Joe Biden announced the formal launch of the federal application for Americans seeking student loan forgiveness, as the plan is expected
Prairie View A&M University now offers students an African American studies major and minor program. The program launched after a $1M contribution was made to
The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports, and Entertainment is a part of Jay-Z’s mission to educate the next generation of industry makers. The program
On Sept. 7, Benjamin Banneker High School in Union City, Georgia, was awarded $10,000 from the Witherite Law Group for their second annual Great Atlanta
Jay-Z and his mother have been helping send students to college for nearly two decades now. The Shawn Carter Foundation was co-founded by Gloria Carter
Nikki Giovanni, the legendary and world-renowned poet, is retiring from Virginia Tech after 35 years of professorship at the esteemed institution. Giovanni has stepped down
A great deal of responsibility comes with representing one of the premier HBCUs in the country. For Howard seniors Cecily Davis and Rashan Schoffner, the
Tasha McCaskiel, the CEO and founder of Black Girls in Media, a networking organization, spoke with rolling out about her passion for helping Black women
College students and graduates alike are celebrating around America thanks to the latest news coming out of Washington, D.C. Following up on a campaign promise
Chevrolet and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) concluded their sixth year of “Discover the Unexpected (DTU),” a 10-week immersive internship and scholarship program for
A private housing unit near the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, has banned White people from its common area, the media reports. Fox
The rapid enrollment rise at HBCUs in the past couple of years can be traced to several seismic sociopolitical and historical occurrences. According to the
