As the tech landscape continues to evolve, historically Black colleges and universities across the country are ensuring their scholars are equipped with the tools, knowledge and resources needed to thrive in the space. Clark Atlanta University has received an $11.8 million endowment for the creation of a metaverse hub. The metaverse isn’t just for cryptocurrency…
Whether it’s through poignant songs like “Preach” that call for social justice or backing nonprofits centered on bail reform, singer and activist John Legend has continually used his voice to raise awareness about societal issues. The Grammy award-winning music artist—whose real name is John Roger Stephens—will be honored by The Recording Academy with its inaugural…
Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty Congressional Democrats are ramping up calls for the president to extend the current pause on federal student loan repayment and cancel some portion of student loan debt. In a letter dated March 31, Democrats asked President Biden to extend the pause through the end of the year and take steps…
Erica Dixon’s daughter with Lil Scrappy turned 17-years-old on March 31, and fans were shocked by exactly how much the teen looks like her mother after the former “Love & Hip Hop” star shared her daughter’s picture on Instagram. Emani Richardson looks all grown up in the Instagram photographs while wearing a plaid outfit styled…
Marcus Bullock of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is the founder of Flikshop, a mobile app for people to upload and send digital postcards with photos and messages that make their way to their loved ones currently incarcerated. “We’ve shipped over 700,000 postcards and connected over 170,000 families,” Bullock said. Bullock knows firsthand the impact…
Source: Bill Clark / Getty Congress moved one step closer to decriminalizing marijuana as the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE Act). Led by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the MORE Act would remove marijuana from the schedule of controlled substances. The bill does not legalize marijuana but is seen…
TikTok creator Bria Blake brought attention to the incident in a now-viral video calling the Black professor’s response “extremely unreasonable and dangerous.” Georgia State University is investigating reports of a Black professor calling the police on two Black students for coming to class two minutes late this week. As reported by NBC News, professor Carissa…
Two weeks after rapper 50 Cent announced he was standing behind comedian Mo’Nique, vowing to “put her back on” and talk to several movers and shakers in Hollywood to re-open doors for the Oscar-winning actress, she is set up for one of the biggest comebacks ever. As he does with many of his campaigns, he…
The 34-year-old producer spoke with The Associated Press about the relevance of winning a Grammy and how Pharrell Williams’ advice helped him. Hit-Boy won top Grammy rap honors with some of hip-hop’s biggest heavyweights — Jay-Z, Kanye West, known as Ye, and Nas — and now he is ascending into a new musical weight class…
While Black sociologists and historians applaud a new federal law that declares lynching a federal hate crime for its symbolism, they say more intentional reforms are needed. President Joe Biden signed the measure, dubbed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, on March 29. It requires a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and fines for…
