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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, […]
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. […]
U.S. Embassy in Vientiane Celebrates Black History Month US Embassy in Laos Source link
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 […]
A California-based company has partnered with the U.S. Army to develop solutions that can reduce the time taken to train the pilots and add autonomy to Black Hawk helicopters. Skyryse, which is the creator of the world’s first universal operating system for flight (SkyOS), has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army. The agreement also […]
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps when it was desegregated after World War II and the sister of one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen pilots, died Jan. 8 in Amityville, N.Y. She was 104. Leftenant-Colon died peacefully at Massapequa Center Rehabilitation and Nursing in Amityville, where she […]