Legacy

Image Image Credit Kevin Winter/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Cordell Broadus Image Size landscape-medium Just before 2024 came to a close, the XP Music Futures conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia united global innovators across music, tech, and culture. Among the mix was Cordell Broadus, who easily stood out as a shining example of ambition […]

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 […]

Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s legislative record and whether it improved the lives of African Americans. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. […]

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. politics, where Black Americans were historically shut out of public office, particularly in the South. Scott, 59, has represented South Carolina in the U.S. […]

President Jimmy Carter at the White House in March 1977. (Library of Congress/Marion S. Trikosko/Handout via REUTERS) · Handout . / reuters Jimmy Carter’s one term in the White House left varied imprints, from US relationships in the Middle East to how we think about inflation, but one of the 39th president’s most lasting legacies […]

SAN ANTONIO – Although former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is now gone, his legacy will not only be remembered, but it’ll also continue with Habitat for Humanity. After leaving the White House, the Carters spent their time volunteering and assisting in building homes for those in need. Habitat San Antonio was the first Habitat affiliate […]

Larry Laws is the 2023 winner of a legacy award named for retired utility executive and 2004 Black Engineer of the Year Anthony R. James, president and CEO of Savannah Electric and Power Company from 2001 through 2005. Laws has consistently delivered electrical services to Baltimore Gas & Electric’s 1.3 million customers. A U.S. Army […]

Legacy Awards, presented annually at the BEYA STEM Conference, honor a winner’s voluntary work in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community, as well as excellence in the STEM workforce. Before 2016, Legacy Awards were in a special recognition category. The awards were renamed to honor BEYA’s legacy dating back to 1987. Legacy awards […]

China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models.  Niphon | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday said it launched a new probe into legacy Chinese semiconductors that may go into everything from cars to household goods and defense systems. China “routinely […]

Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education, conservative lawmakers across the country have advanced their own state bans on diversity initiatives, especially those that might make students feel shame or guilt for past harms against people of color. This effort encompasses medical schools. Despite clear and persistent […]


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