How a Georgia Tech MBA student made history
Rachel Dixon is an anomaly. The young Atlanta professional has returned to school, thanks to encouragement from her husband Jalen, and is making waves in
March 12, 2024
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Rachel Dixon is an anomaly. The young Atlanta professional has returned to school, thanks to encouragement from her husband Jalen, and is making waves in
Jonathan Barry-Blocker has always been smart. While other kids were watching cartoons and playing video games, it was a family practice for the children to
Ash Exantus, also known as Ash Cash, has been dubbed the “Hip-Hop Financial Motivator.” He employs a culturally relevant way of teaching financial literacy and
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has decided to take her talents to Howard University after being denied tenure at the University of North Carolina at
Hannah Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American author and an MFA candidate at the New School for creative writing. In 2016, Sawyerr was named the Youth
Some scribes write novels. Some write memoirs. Others write graphic novels or comics. Ta-Nehisi Coates, however, writes all of the above. Author of the bestselling
Black writers do not often get the opportunity to make their mark in the publishing world. The New York Times recently released a statement that
Cole Brown is the author of GreyBoy: Finding Blackness in a White World. However, he was not always a writer. Growing up, Brown bounced back
It’s Black History Month, and to ensure you keep the momentum of celebrating Black excellence all month-long, we’ve created a list of literary gems that
Dr. Peniel E. Joseph is Professor of History at Tufts University and he recently explained how his mother shaped his view of what it means to be an intellectual and activist.
A Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, and Director of the African, Black and Caribbean Studies Program at Adelphi University, Dr. Marsha Darling has long been one of the most socially-committed African American scholars and intellectuals in the country.
Dr. James Peterson is an MSNBC contributor and Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. While discussing the role of black intellectuals in public discourse, Peterson recently spoke about a February article in the New York Times, a piece by Dr. Eddie Glaude entitled “Black Intellectuals Have Sold Their Souls,” and addressed his own record as more than just a pundit for the 24-hr news cycle. He stated that his own status as on MSNBC should not obscure his work in the community.
Dr. Farah Griffin is an author, scholar, activist and artist. The Harvard graduate is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University, and she has published a wide range of literary works, including If You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday, Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African American Travel Writing and many more.
George Zimmerman’s murder acquittal continues to spark outrage across the nation. Black professors who teach or have taught at some of the nation’s most prestigious
Carl Hart has dedicated himself to examining the effects of drug use and drug laws. Hart, who serves as an associate professor of psychology at
Princeton’s Center of African American Studies is one of the preeminent institutions dedicated to the research and teaching of the African American experience. Developed in
