Howard University Partners With Amazon Studios to Promote Diversity in Entertainment Industry
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-85px|||||"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]According to jbhe.com and deadline.com, Howard University and Amazon Studios have announced the launch of Howard Entertainment, a program designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for African-American students and other under-represented populations to train and...
Rosa Parks to Be Honored With Her Very Own Barbie Doll
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″ custom_margin=”-51px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″ min_height=”550px” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_margin=”-33px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”3.26.6″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″] Nationwide — Rosa Parks, known as the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, is being honored with a Barbie doll that resembles her. Children can now play with a toy that will truly …
New Children’s Book Series Encourages Black Boys to Become Doctors
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" min_height="656px" custom_margin="-83px|auto||auto||"][et_pb_column _builder_version="3.26.6" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]Nationwide — Dr. Dale Okorodudu is on a mission to inspire a generation of Black boys and girls to consider Medicine as a career option. It’s likely you’ve heard about his Black Men In White Coats Summits,...
Philly Kappas Donate To Cheyney and Lincoln Universities
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_column _builder_version="3.26.6" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-98px|||||"]After successfully hosting the 84th Grand Chapter Meeting of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. this past summer in the city of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi donated $20,000 to the two oldest Historically Black...
Apologues Live – Where Art Connects Change
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-82px|auto||auto||"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]Creator of Apologues Live, Zarinah Lomax. Photo courtesy of Snapture Photos. As violence and trauma have become the silent norm for our country, art continues to speak loudly. Apologues Live, was an event that channeled transparency from victims,...
Why More Governments Should Require Financial Education In Schools
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-49px|||||" min_height="987px" custom_padding="5px|||||"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_padding="0px|||||"][et_pb_column _builder_version="3.26.6" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]Last month we witnessed a truly historic moment in the life of financial literacy throughout Pennsylvania. Most notably this came through the state senate officially introducing legislation allowing high school students to apply personal finance...
HBCU Spelman College Receives Funding to Build Education Center for Women in STEM
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6" min_height="1393px" custom_margin="-52px|||||"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_padding="19px|||||"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]ATLANTA, GA – Spelman College recently received a $2 million grant from the Department of Defense to support its continued growth in STEM education. Spelman College The Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM, which...
Instead of Using Birthday Money for Disney World Vacation, 6-Year-old Uses It to Feed Hurricane Evacuees
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″ min_height=”1050px” custom_margin=”-52px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″] South Carolina – Rather than using his birthday vacation money to go to Disney World, this little boy chose to feed Hurricane Dorian evacuees instead. Jermaine Bell will be turning 7 years old on September 8th….
Longest Running Natural Hair Show to Host it’s 25th Annual Conference in Philly
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-43px|||||"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" min_height="1431px"][et_pb_column _builder_version="3.26.6" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]Philadelphia, PA — With all the various social justice rallies and daily incidents of injustices related to racism: white supremacy, hair discrimination to many may seem unrelated and superficial. Yet upon deeper examination, one can find a...
New App to Help Save Pregnant Black Women and Their Babies Gets $200K in Funding
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.26.6" custom_margin="-80px|auto||auto||"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.26.6"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.26.6"]New York, NY — Narrative Nation, Inc. a non-profit that creates multimedia content and new technologies to eradicate health disparities, has received a $200,000 grant from the Tara Health Foundation to develop its signature digital platform, Irth (as...
SPONSOR
Subscribe
Subscribe To Our Newsletter
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates.
Social Media