Tiera Guinn is just 22 years old and she’s already working for NASA. Continue reading This 22-Year-Old Is Already An Engineer At NASA
Diversity Is The New Norm In Super Bowl Advertising: Study
The Super Bowl is a microcosm for observing how marketers are reacting to societal shifts that underscore the need for frequent, realistic, and diverse portrayals of minority groups. With that in mind, I recently asked my students to undertake an assignment in which they assessed diversity in Super Bowl advertising over the past five years. Continue reading Diversity Is The New Norm In Super Bowl Advertising: Study
Rare Images Shed Light on a Century of African-American Life
Cornell University Library has just made its Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs — 645 rare images dating from the 1860s through the 1960s that show a slice of American life not widely visible or preserved — available online. Donated to the university by Stephan and Beth Loewentheil in 2012, the collection includes famous faces, like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali, but mostly historical images of African-Americans going about their daily business or commemorating occasions like graduations and weddings. Continue reading Rare Images Shed Light on a Century of African-American Life
The wonderful poetic production of Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes, whom Carl Van Vechten memorably called “the Poet Laureate of the Negro race,” was born on 1 February 1902 in Joplin, Missouri; he died in New York City on 22 May 1967. This year, then, we celebrate Hughes‘ birthday at the beginning of what is now Black History Month, and we honor the fiftieth anniversary of his untimely passing. Remembering Hughes will no doubt lead to more books, articles, and conferences, which is as it should be. This work will be added to what has already been written about Hughes, much of it based on the Langston Hughes Papers at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. Continue reading The wonderful poetic production of Langston Hughes
Katrina Adams, Tennis’s First African-American President, Seeks to Diversify the Sport
Several black women pros are on the rise, but the recreational ranks are dwindling. Continue reading Katrina Adams, Tennis’s First African-American President, Seeks to Diversify the Sport
Big Sean Raises $100,000 to Fight Flint Water Crisis
Detroit MC Big Sean said his foundation raised about $100,000 for people in Flint, Michigan affected by the city’s ongoing water crisis on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Wednesday. Continue reading Big Sean Raises $100,000 to Fight Flint Water Crisis
Bessie Coleman and the women pilots history shouldn’t forget
Bessie Coleman broke multiple barriers when she took flight in 1921, and became the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Continue reading Bessie Coleman and the women pilots history shouldn’t forget
‘Moonlight’s’ Joi McMillon Becomes First Black Woman to Be Nominated for Editing
This morning’s Oscar nomination for Moonlight editors Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders was a first for both editors — and it makes McMillon the first black woman to earn an Oscar nomination in film editing. Continue reading ‘Moonlight’s’ Joi McMillon Becomes First Black Woman to Be Nominated for Editing
‘Hidden Figures” Aldis Hodge On Teaching Through Art
Margot Lee Shetterly unearthed the story of three impressive women: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson. While transforming the story into a piece of non-fiction literature 20th Century Fox discovered it was gold and quickly began the film “Hidden Figures” about their story. Rounding out the cast were the men that filled out of the world of the trio of geniuses, one of those men being playing by actor Aldis Hodge. Continue reading ‘Hidden Figures” Aldis Hodge On Teaching Through Art
Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Expanding the Black Panther Universe with The Crew
Coates and poet Yona Harvey talk about reviving the influential Marvel comic. Continue reading Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Expanding the Black Panther Universe with The Crew
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