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Dr. Anthony Monteiro is a Duboisian scholar and founder of the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation. He joins us from Philadelphia to discuss the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump. We are already seeing some changes in policy before he takes office, such as his role in bringing about a ceasefire agreement in […]
US Black Engineer Magazine, published by Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) has released the 2020 Top Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Engineering List. This announcement follows the publication’s annual BEYA STEM Conference in Washington, D.C. Out of the many companies and corporations that were voted for based on their individual support to HBCUs, […]
This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. I rarely use Spotify because it’s ugly and doesn’t look as nice on my Apple iPhone. I consider it a necessary […]
In the mid-19th century, amidst a deeply segregated United States, education was a distant dream for African Americans. First established under the second Land-Grant Act of 1890, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) emerged during a time when post-secondary education was largely inaccessible to people of colour. While they represent just 1.4% of all post-secondary […]
by Sharelle Burt January 16, 2025 Well done, Mrs. Leftenant-Colon! The first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps following its desegregation after World War II, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, passed away at 104, VPM reported. Leftenant-Colon passed away peacefully on Jan. 8 at the Massapequa Center Rehabilitation and Nursing in Amityville, New York, […]
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court ruled in favor of billionaire investor Leon Black on Thursday, rejecting a defamation claim by a woman who also accused the Apollo Global Management co-founder of rape and sexual abuse.In a 4-1 decision, the Appellate Division in Manhattan said Guzel Ganieva’s October 2015 […]
Scenic and charming and tucked into the foothills, Altadena seemed like a secret just outside the reaches of Los Angeles. “I felt it was like back home — peaceful and calm and a little secluded,” said Shirley Taylor, who was raised in North Carolina and arrived in 1979. The town also offered a striking element: […]
Craig Reed, chief procurement officer for Corteva Agriscience and head of corporate real estate, received the Dave Barclay Affirmative Action Award at the just concluded Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference. The award recognizes efforts to promote affirmative action and advancement within an organization in education, job promotion, small-business development, and community activities. […]
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President–elect Donald Trump’s plans to shrink the federal workforce would have disparate impacts on Black employment, while potentially eroding a key conduit to economic mobility that many Black families have relied on for generations. Some researchers say a substantial cutback could push the Black unemployment rate higher, particularly in areas like Washington, DC, where Black […]