FOUNDERS OF BLACK WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATION LAUNCH EVENT SERIES TO TEACH EDUCATORS HOW TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE Teach Your Heart Out (TYHO), a Black-women-led organization, founded by Lisa Dunnigan and Tosha Wright, is committed to creating high-impact programs and events for educators. They have recently announced their schedule of events through summer 2022. The upcoming schedule...
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Delbert B. Madison II Foundation Launches
Today the Delbert B. Madison II Foundation launched in Montgomery, Alabama. The mission of the foundation is to give support to students who persevered through a life challenge with a scholarship. For more information regarding the foundation and the scholarship visit www.DBM2Foundation.com.
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BLACK MOM WINS NATIONAL MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
HBCU GRAD, BLACK MOM OF 3 WINS NATIONAL MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Known as one of Oklahoma’s youngest thought leaders, Dr. Mautra Staley Jones has been named the 2021 National Mother of the Year®. She was awarded this honor by American Mothers, Inc. on May 1 during their 86th National Convention...
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LIL DEE, THE 8-YEAR OLD CEO LAUNCHES A NEW PLUSH LINE.
8-YEAR OLD CEO LAUNCHES “MY FRIEND” PLUSH LINE, EMPOWERS BROWN BOYS THROUGH REPRESENTATION AND POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Recently, featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Lil Dee is an eight-year-old CEO who does not let his age get in the way of spreading positivity and building the confidence of brown boys in Ohio and...
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A MERGE OF TWO ACADEMIES FOR SUCCESS.
FASTEST GROWING BLACK-OWNED ONLINE SCHOOL LAUNCHED BY TWO EDUCATORS WHO MERGED THEIR ACADEMIES. Nationwide — Meet LaTishia Jordan and Aquarius Cain, the founders of Achieve Success Tutoring, one of the fastest-growing Black-owned online schools for students of all ages. The two of them initially had independently-owned tutoring academies but decided to merge their companies together...
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HBCU Grad Supports 1,000 Black-Owned Businesses
Dante Lee, an entrepreneur and HBCU grad who started his marketing and PR firm while on campus, estimates that he has helped more than 1,000 Black-owned businesses generate $100,000 in revenue or more since the pandemic began. A graduate of Bowie State University class of 2002, he is infamously known as a marketing genius and...
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5 BLACK ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCH HBCU SCHOLARSHIP
Meet five Black entrepreneurs who are showing commitment to their community by joining together to offer a $2,000 scholarship for two HBCU undergraduate students. In the progression of their own success stories, four businesses have teamed together to pay it forward to the next generation of Black leaders. CEO Wesley Jacques of BlueDrem Media & Marketing...
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6 Ways To Become A Better Listener
Humans have an average eight-second attention span. You’re going to need to do better if you want to get things done. by Stephanie Vozza Ever zone out while someone is talking? Of course. We all do. The average human has an eight-second attention span. With electronic distractions competing for your time and an abundance of...
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Forget football. Video games are the next big college sport
Nerds are the new jocks at colleges across the nation, playing Overwatch and Fortnite on esports scholarships. By Ethan Gilsdorf On a Friday evening in November, a few minutes before the next match, Becker College coach Nick “Shifty” Travis gathers his varsity squad for a pep talk. “I want cleaner game play than we had...
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“How To Identify The Right Learning Center For Your Child” with Danielle Paul
It’s VITAL that Parents be in tune with what is happening at their child’s learning center. The connection with parents, child, and the learning center is a key component of a child’s development and supporting further learning. Christopher Thomas talks with Danielle Paul, Founder of Let’s Learn: Innovative Learning Center, about how to identify the right...