Morgan student works on cybersecurity project at University’s CAP Center. (Photos Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) MSU’s CAP Center to Provide 24 Secure Embedded Systems Scholarships to Students Seeking Careers in Government Cybersecurity BALTIMORE — Morgan State University’s (MSU) Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy (CAP) Center has been awarded a $3.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) […]
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EXHALE app helps minority women manage their mental health
The EXHALE app specifically targets Black, Indigenous and women of color to provide them with guided meditations and breathing techniques to improve their mental health. (Courtesy photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com July is nationally recognized as Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) mental health month. During […]
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2021 Census Report: Women Board of Directors in Maryland
By Executive Alliance Executive Alliance has been measuring and reporting on the representation of women on the boards of public companies headquartered in Maryland for the past fourteen years. It is a critical part of our mission to expand women’s impact and influence in the board room, the community, and in the leadership of businesses, […]
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FedEx open applications for E-Commerce Learning Lab to support people of color and women-owned small businesses
(l-r) Rose Flenorl and Luz Urrutia. (Courtesy Photos) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Applications opened, July 12, for FedEx’s E-Commerce Learning Lab, a program designed to assist diverse small business owners in developing or expanding their e-commerce operations. The applications will close July 19. The program was developed […]
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New Sesame workshop resources help the diverse military family community celebrate their identities and talk openly about race
Created with support from USAA, an original music video, interactive game, printable activities and more will help military and veteran families build racial literacy (New York, NY – July 12, 2021) – Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, today, with the support of USAA, released a new collection of resources to help military and […]
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Anthony McCarthy is on the air
From L to R: State Senator Antonio Hayes and State Senator Cory McCray. (Photo by Linda Tucker) The city turned out to celebrate the return of the Rev. Anthony McCarthy to the airwaves of Morgan State University’s WEAA 88.9FM, along with Carla Willis, to co host “Two Way Talk,” Monday through Friday, 5-7 p.m. McCarthy […]
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Howard University is on a roll
In this July 6, 2021, file photo, an electronic signboard welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington. With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country’s most prominent writers on race, Howard University is positioning itself as one of the primary centers of Black academic thought just as America struggles through a […]
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‘We need help’: Haiti’s interim leader requests US troops
Haitian Police hold hands forming a cordon in front of the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 9, 2021. A large crowd gathered outside the embassy amid rumors on radio and social media that the U.S. will be handing out exile and humanitarian visas, two days after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in […]
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Elephant dung soap is cleaning up as a beauty treatment
Elephants are now the source of income for Maasai women in Kenya who previously depended on the tourism industry,which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The women are now making soap from the dung of the massive African mammal. (Photo Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) By Shadrack Meshak Omuka Zenger News NAKURU, Kenya — When the […]
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Report: Till slaying still being investigated 65 years later
This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago teen, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked outrage and […]
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African American spelling bee champ makes history with flair
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, Louisiana celebrates after winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World July 8, 2021, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) By Ben Nuckols The Associated Press Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National […]
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Atlanta siblings surprise mom by paying off her mortgage
June Hassan, a mother from Atlanta, Georgia, says she was pleasantly surprised when her children decided to help her pay off her house. It started out as a joke. June had always made fun of telling her son and daughters to pay off her house someday. By NNPA (NNPA Newswire) — June Hassan, a mother […]
