Hampton University Cancels All Outstanding Student Balances For Spring 2022 Semester
They’re leading by example! Hampton University has canceled all outstanding student balances for the Spring 2022 semester, Hampton University News reports. The Virginia HBCU has been leading the charge in financial and economic relief for students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, University President Dr. William R. Harvey and his wife made […]
New Jersey Teacher Saves Student From Choking On Water Bottle Cap
She recently took a refresher course in first aid! A New Jersey teacher saved the life of a third grader who was choking on a water bottle cap, NJ.com reports. JaNiece Jenkins has been a teacher for 14 years, working at the East Orange Community Charter School for the last five years. The veteran educator also […]
Ameshya Williams-Holliday Blazes Trail As First HBCU Player To Be Drafted Into WNBA In 20 Years
The WNBA has only drafted five players from an HBCU in their nearly 30-year history. Ameshya Williams-Holliday has made history as the first HBCU player to be drafted to the WNBA in 20 years, CNN reports. Williams-Holliday is a senior center at Jackson State University. A three-time Southwestern Atlantic Conference defensive player of the year […]
Tope Awotona Becomes One Of America’s Wealthiest Immigrants After Putting Life Savings Into Starting Calendly
He decided to go all in and it paid off! A founder, who put his life savings into Calendly, is now one of America’s wealthiest immigrants, Forbes reports. Tope Awotona is a native of Lagos, Nigeria, the son of a microbiologist/entrepreneur and a banker. In 1996, years after the tragic death of his father, 15-year-old Awotona […]
University Of Maryland-Baltimore County Welcomes First Woman President
The students are already taking a liking to her! Valerie Sheares Ashby is making history as the first woman to become president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), WBAL TV reports. The University System of Maryland Board of Regents just appointed Ashby as UMBC’s new president, the veteran educator making history as the first […]
The Longest Serving Black Aviator In Massachusetts Army National Guard Is Officially Retiring
He’s been called a modern-day Tuskegee airman! The longest serving Black aviator in the Massachusetts Army National Guard is officially retiring, Cape Cod Times reports. Stephen Boyd enlisted in the Massachusetts National Army Guard in 1984. Nearly four decades later, he is one of the most decorated pilots to date, having completed missions in Kuwait […]
Saint Augustine’s University Starts First HBCU Women’s Rowing Team In The Nation
They’ve been working on the rollout for the past year. Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) makes history, launching the first HBCU women’s rowing team in the nation, St-Aug reports. During the 1960s, Howard University sponsored a rowing team in which a 1964 Sports Illustrated article highlighted the challenges of “the first Negro institution to crash the […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Family Honors His Life And Legacy With New Exhibit
There are hundreds of pieces of never before seen, recovered artwork! The family of Jean-Michel Basquiat is keeping his legacy alive through a new exhibit entitled, “King Pleasure,” NBC News reports. It has been more than three decades since the passing of Jean-Michel Basquiat at the age of 27. Since then, his influence has grown […]
Baltimore Students Surprised With Full-Ride College Scholarships
They’ve earned it! A group of Baltimore students were rewarded with full-ride scholarships to college, BET news reports. This month, five Baltimore City students learned that they would be getting their college education paid for in full. McDaniel College and the CollegeBound Foundation surprised the students with scholarships, noting all of their hard work and […]
Base10 Is Now The First Black-Led VC Firm To Surpass $1 Billion In Assets Under Management
They’ve crossed the ten-figure mark! Base10 Partners is now the first Black-led venture capital firm to reach over $1 billion worth of assets under management (AUM), Forbes reports. Managing partner Adeyemi Ajao helped found Base10 Partners in 2018, focused on using data-driven analytics to scope out investment opportunities in automation tech. Their first Fund 1 raised $137 million in 2018, […]