Purpose and passion help Williams lead AT&T through the COVID-19 pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced white-collar workers from their offices into their homes, David Williams, Assistant Vice President of Bussiness Customer Sales & Service, and his team at AT&T used their ingenuity to create a…
For all skin types is a myth — health care and skincare redefined by a Nigerian-American entrepreneur.
According to millennial beauty-entrepreneur and first-generation Nigerian American, Karen Lyere, most Nigerian parents are determined for their children to grow up and become doctors, nurses, lawyers, or engineers, but like many other millennials, Lyere wanted…
Physical chemist demonstrates how to leverage academia for a greater good
Physical chemist Dr. Jalaal Hayes grew up in Philadelphia, as a Black teenage boy growing up in the inner city he became drawn to illicit activities in his neighborhood, but before he went down a…
The United States is leaving Afghanistan, but is the move 20 years too late?
After 20 years, the United States has decided to end its occupation of Afghanistan; the Biden administration made the decision to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 – the 20th anniversary…
Will Americans’ right to vote live or die on Capitol Hill?
The Capitol Hill arrests of a small group of protesters led by Black women brought about a strategy meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris (Jul. 2021), however, this wasn’t the Biden administration’s first meeting with…
It’s not only drugs — Black athletes are suspended from Olympic games for their DNA.
The wide-ranging suspensions of Black athletes from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics are in line with the international multi-sport event’s lengthy history of punishments. By Antonio Cooper The 2021 Olympic games are facing criticism…
Over 70 dead in South Africa as protests erupt after Jacob Zuma’s arrest
The imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma has unleashed mayhem in South Africa: shopping malls, buildings, and cars have been set on fire; major roads have been blocked; gunshots and explosions can be heard throughout…
Over 350,000 people facing starvation in Ethiopia
The conditions in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray Region remain dire; the United Nations has warned a famine is imminent and there are alarming reports of people dying of hunger while hundreds of thousands are in desperate…
Nikole Hannah-Jones shows us the value of Black excellence
Blackness has been under attack since whiteness has existed, however through evolution, community, and illuminating excellence, Blackness continues to resist and persist; there has been an increasing momentum of encouragement in spite of continued efforts…
