The Gerald A. Lawson Endowment will support undergraduate and graduate students earning degrees in game design and computer science. USC Games has announced an endowment fund to financially support and empower minority students in pursuit of video game design and computer science undergraduate and graduate degrees. Read More: North Carolina A&T, the nation’s largest HBCU,…
“The spirit he played with and the way he carried himself changed the game and people’s attitudes. I’m glad he’s still going strong,” tweeted President Obama. Willie Mays is 90 and still making big moves. The baseball Hall of Famer turned 90 on May 6 and has a documentary dropping. A few notable fans ran to…
It’s clear by now that Lori Harvey has the men in her life wrapped around her finger so much so she has gotten them to take better care of their skin. On Wednesday, she shared her makeup routine look for Vogue’s “Beauty Secrets” segment, where she not only dished about her upcoming skin care line…
Ohio’s new voting bill, HB 294, would place restrictions on mail-in ballots, early voting, and drop boxes. Ohio has introduced a new voter suppression bill championed by Republican elected officials, joining Georgia and Florida which have signed similar legislation into law this spring. The bill, HB 294, is sponsored by representatives Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) and…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty A Georgia judge set a trial date for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, whose lynching at the hands of three vigilantes sparked a significant leap forward in the Black Lives Matter movement. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution broke the news on Friday. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley will oversee the trial, slated…
Black unemployment numbers are still historically higher than white America despite the administration’s pledge to bring justice and equity to the marketplace. President Joe Biden said the country is “still digging” its way out of a “very deep hole” as the nation unpacks surprising unemployment numbers from April. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the…
“What I want is for the criminal justice system to work,” said Calvina Strothers, the mother of Mikayla Miller. A mother demands answers and justice after her teenage daughter was found dead in their Massachusetts town last month. Read More: South Carolina teen found shot dead after going missing for weeks NBC News reported Calvina Strothers, the…
There hasn’t been a first-round pick from an HBCU since 1996 There are only two active HBCU alumni in the NBA today (Robert Covington from Tennessee State University and Kyle O’Quinn from Norfolk State University). While historically Black colleges and universities have a great history of sending players to the NBA, things have changed in…
Mendeecees Harris reportedly was given the green light to leave the country when a federal judge issued a May 7 decision approving Harris’ request to travel to Dubai to renew his vows to Yandy Smith. According to TMZ, Harris, who was released in 2020 after more than five years in prison for drug trafficking, is still under supervised…
“When someone like Beyoncé, who is so iconic and such a strong woman, says that she was inspired by the Spice Girls, I think that that’s quite something,” Beckham said. In a turn of events that no one saw come, Victoria Beckham a.k.a “Posh Spice” recently revealed that Beyoncé once confessed to her that her…
