A new national esports community for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) was announced on Thursday. PlayVS and Urban One are supporting it. For the first time, HBCU esports teams will be able to compete on a single, well-organized national platform made just for them. The three-year partnership was revealed during Black History Month. It […]
Behind one of the most significant breakthroughs in medical history is a figure whose story was hidden for decades by segregation and prejudice. Vivien Theodore Thomas is a Black American surgical technician without a formal medical degree. He helped develop life-saving heart surgery techniques for children while being classified and paid as a janitor. Born […]
In a quiet but important legal update, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his son, Christian “King” Combs, have settled with the Los Angeles law firm Summa LLP over a disagreement about unpaid legal fees, according to court records. The firm had sued the father and son in California state court, claiming they owed at […]
Allyson Friedman is an associate professor at Hunter College. She has faced significant backlash after a racist remark she made was caught on a live microphone during a Community Education Council (CEC3) meeting earlier this month. The comments were made on February 10. This was during a hybrid virtual meeting about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan […]
For over a century, W. E. B. Du Bois has made a significant impact across continents, in academia, and within social movements. His influence can be traced from the lecture halls of Atlanta University to the United Nations. As scholars and cultural institutions celebrate his remarkable contributions, it is clear that Du Bois was a […]
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