By Shantella Y. Sherman (AFRO/NNPA Member) NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first Black crewmember on the International Space Station when she goes...
WARREN, Mich. – Ed Welburn, vice president of General Motors Global Design, told employees today he will retire effective July 1, following a 44-year career with...
By Shannen Hill Special to the NNPA News Wire from the L.A. Watts Times Basketball player Chris Paul brought tears to the eyes of a group...
(Bloomberg) – A decade ago, Richard Myers was the director of the Department of Genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he enjoyed the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Morgan Grayned opened the envelope from the Buick Achievers’ scholarship program and learned that...
by Johnny Taylor, MIT, MBA Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Over the last group of weeks we have been covering Technology in...
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper (NNPA) – Some of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) will soon benefit from a...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Many young African Americans will be shut out of the high paying jobs of the...
By Khari Arnold Special to NNPA from Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – If you love the sexy, sleekness of the Chevrolet Corvette, the elegance and...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After making Silicon Valley’s boldest commitment to diversity, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich will headline Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project’s 18th annual convention...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global leaders, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund,...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones and laptops have become essential tools for today’s teenagers. But finding out how to...
Bijan Sabet, TECH CRUNCH (TechCrunch.com)—It’s Computer Science Education Week and for thousands of students around the country, that means nothing. Nothing despite that, according to Code.org,...
(Ars Technica) – In May 2014 at the all-girls Emma Willard School in upstate New York, nearly a third of the school’s 300+ students were preparing...
Jason Keyser, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The industry that bills itself a meritocracy actually looks more like a mirrortocracy.” — Mitch Kapor, co-chair of the Kapor Center...
by Cora Jackson-Fossett Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Practically every young person downloads applications or apps to their phones or tablets. Their...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems to matter less whether your alma mater is public or private than what you study — math...
With the 40th anniversary of Title IX just days away, one key area where questions about gender equity persist is STEM education and the under-representation of...
