This week, the NAACP kicks off its Scholarship Week, a week-long promotion of the organization’s current scholarship opportunities for outstanding and qualified Black students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. “It […]
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Tiger Woods returns to competein 2022 Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods will tee off today as part of the 2022 Masters Tournament field. Woods made the announcement Tuesday during his official press conference at Augusta National with just two […]
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson clears Senate committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to send Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the full Senate, moving her one step closer to becoming the first Black woman […]
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Drama swirling around the Thomas’ house
As the media and the nation rightly focuses on the nominating process of jurist Ketanji Brown Jackson to the highest court in the land, the illness of sitting Supreme Court […]
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Most African-American children with autism routinely misdiagnosed
There are unique experiences for Black families of children with autism. Autism does not discriminate across race, ethnicity, culture or socio-economic status. Yet, there is racial discrimination regarding diagnosis, access […]
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Amazon entities kick in $100,000 in venture capital for Black tech entrepreneurs
With the mission of improving equity in venture capital funding and providing support for compelling and representative Alexa applications, Amazon Alexa Fund, Alexa Startups and Blavity announced the Black Founders […]
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson clears Senate committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to send Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the full Senate, moving her one step closer to becoming the first Black woman and first […]
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Ray J set to venture into tech industry as launches digital network
According the Jasmine Brand/AfroTech, Ray J – actor, singer, television personality and entrepreneur – will be launching a digital network. Although specifications on the new venture have not yet been disclosed, it’s been […]
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Biden appoints Chris Paul and Taraji P. Henson to HBCU advisory board
President Joe Biden announced that he is appointing more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and athletes to his board of advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), […]
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Padilla optimistic about Jackson’s Senate approval
California’s junior U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla says he is as excited as he is honored to be serving on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. He and his colleagues are […]
