Morehouse College Names New President
Morehouse College, the historically black college in Atlanta, recently named David A. Thomas its new president. Thomas, a Harvard professor and former dean at Georgetown…
Coming Soon: Your Medication Will be Printed Out Like a Document!
Although it may be several years down the road, instead of taking multiple pills, what do you think about combining them into a single printed…
BE Smart Hackathon Fast-Tracks HBCU Students to Success
The BE Smart Hackathon 3.0 has been an astounding success! For the first time teams won second- and third-place prizes, and the top three teams…
Former Prudential Diversity Officer Michele Meyer-Shipp Joins Leading Law Firm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, a leading international law firm with offices around the world, has hired Michele Meyer-Shipp as its first chief…
Black Women Beauty Company Co-Founders Score $1 Million in Funding
K.J. Miller and Amanda E. Johnson, the founders of Mented—a cosmetics brand for diverse beauty—just became the 15th and 16th, respectively, African American women to…
Damon Dash Creates the Dash Diabetes Network
Most people know Damon Dash for his partnership with Jay-Z and the creation of Roc-A-Fella Records, or his famed relationship with the late R&B/pop artist Aaliyah Haughton. But…