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Uber Hires Bozoma Saint John as Their Olivia Pope
June 7, 2017
Uber has image and corporate culture issues and they’ve hired Bozoma Saint John to help fix them. Bozoma is a former head of music…
Politician Aims to be the First Black Woman Governor in U.S History
June 5, 2017
Stacey Abrams, a politician from Georgia, launched what she hopes will be a history-making campaign Saturday when she officially announced her candidacy for governor…
I Moved From the U.S. to Nigeria and Launched a Fashion Brand
June 4, 2017
Leilani Lawani was born in New York, lived in Cameroon for several years before returning to the U.S. for college. She eventually moved to…
High School Student Offered $7.6M from 149 Colleges
May 29, 2017
Shariah Edwards, a graduate of Power Center Academy High School, a charter school in Memphis, Tennessee was accepted to 149 colleges across the country. She…
HU Grad Opens Online Organic Food “SÜPRMARKT”
May 29, 2017
Olympia Auset, a 26 year old Howard University alumna, has founded SÜPRMARKT, a low cost grocer that provides 100% organic food in low income communities in…
Black Student Given ‘Most Likely to Blend in With White People’ Award
May 28, 2017
This past Tuesday, a Black student, Sydney Caesar, was voted “Most Likely to Blend in With White People,” at Anthony Aguirre Junior High in…