Little Known Black History Fact: Aprille Ericsson Jackson

Aprille Ericsson is award-winning aerospace trailblazer who achieved a pair of historic firsts as part of her engineering career. Dr.…
10.08.21

Katherine Johnson, Math Whiz Portrayed In “Hidden Figures” Has Died [VIDEO]

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed…
10.08.21

Bringing S.T.E.M. To Marginalized Students Of Color One Comic Book At A Time

Independent comic book publisher, writer, creator and educator Naseed Gifted is getting more young people excited about S.T.E.M. through superheroes. Gifted uses…
10.08.21

Spelman To Establish Center Of Excellence For Minority Women In STEM

Spelman College is establishing the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM after receiving a $2 million grant from…
09.10.19

HBCU Wins $1.6 Million Grant To Help Develop Black Professionals For Space Industry

Morgan State University won a three-year, $1.6 million Aerospace Workforce and Leadership Development Grant.
02.12.19

ManCode Aims To Get Under-Served Black Males Into Tech [WATCH]

African-Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. high-tech workforce, and just 3 percent of the total Silicon Valley workforce, according…
09.10.18

Verizon Announces Plan To Donate $200 Million To Middle Schools For STEM Education

This is way too dope. On Monday, April 2, Verizon Communications Inc. announced that it will invest an additional $200…
02.03.21

‘Black Panther’ Profits To Fund Boys & Girls Clubs’ STEM Centers

At this point the success of Black Panther really centers around the simple question of “how high will it go?”…
02.27.18

Husband Makes Black Game Developer Barbie For His Wife After Noticing Mattel’s Lack Of Diversity

Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing…
07.11.16

Obama Hosts Final White House Science Fair & ‘It Was Amazing!’

With bittersweet emotion, President Obama attended his sixth and final White House Science Fair on Wednesday, witnessing projects from more…
02.03.21

STEM Skills Emphasized In Innovative Partnership For Black Males

For Black boys who dream of becoming engineers and scientists instead of pro ballers, life is suddenly about to change.…
08.20.15

Tech CEO’s Non-Profit Offers Fellowships To Minorities In The Tech Industry [VIDEO]

Tristan Walker, CEO of Walker & Company Brands joined Roland Martin CEO of Walker Brand & Company to discuss joined Roland…
04.10.18