Posts Tagged ‘award’
General Motors development engineer Eric Fonville has 20 patents to his credit
Eric Fonville is an award-winning, patent-holding, development engineer who works in General Motors‘ virtual powertrain and electrification department at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. His career has spanned over three decades and he currently works in the areas of sealing and structural integrity of engine, transmission and battery components. Fonville received his first…
Read MoreQuarterback Lamar Jackson wins NFL’s biggest award
Not bad for a running back. After Lamar Jackson was urged to switch positions from quarterback to running back, the second-year Baltimore Ravens starter put on one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring performances the NFL has ever seen. Jackson, 22, became just the second player to ever win the Associated Press’ Most Valuable Player…
Read MoreAva DuVernay shades Golden Globe Awards because she already won
Despite electrifying the culture and winning a pair of Emmy Awards, Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” television miniseries on Netflix was, conspicuously and inexplicably snubbed by the Golden Globe voters. “When They See Us” revolved around the “Central Park Five” — now known as the “Exonerated Five” — which was falsely charged and convicted…
Read MoreJacquees shares his life’s journey with Chicago high school students
Millennial R&B crooner and the King of R&B (for this generation) Jacquees was in Chicago recently to perform at the WGCI Big Jam concert and also to speak to some students. Students from South Shore International College Prep, Kenwood Academy and Martin Luther King College Prep High School were there to see their beloved artist.…
Read MoreSchoolboy Q defends Macklemore’s Kendrick Lamar text
When Seattle rapper Macklemore took home the Grammy award for Best Rap Album this year, he sent fellow hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar a much-maligned text, apologizing for “robbing” Lamar of an award many thought the Compton rhymer deserved. Macklemore posted the text on Instagram, resulting in a backlash from critics calling his apology over-the-top and/or disingenuous.
Read MorePolitic365’s Kristal High Offers Advice to Young Women of Color and Receives Award
It’s clear that New York City and Washington, D.C., are two of the most important cities in the northeast corridor, and arguably, in the world. New York Urban League Young Professionals have managed to capture that essence by acknowledging the role that Politic365, “the premier digital destination for politics and policy related to communities of…
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