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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is looking out for both the environment and its students. According to a press release, the HBCU has received a $23.7 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge, presented by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo — making it its largest award ever received for research. Coming from Good Jobs Challenge’s $500 million — funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan — the funding will be to create STEPs4GROWTH, a clean energy workforce training program. “Through this important project, North Carolina A&T will play a leading role in preparing well-trained workers to fill the many skilled jobs in America’s rapidly growing clean energy sector,” Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. said, according to the press release. “The prescient work of A&T engineering faculty and principal investigators on this grant, Balakrishna Gokaraju and Greg Monty, has culminated in a novel program for delivering education...
The legacy of Breonna Taylor continues to live on. In September 2020, Amy Sherald paid tribute with a cover portrait for Vanity Fair following the tragic loss in March of that year. Now, the artist is using the portrait’s proceeds to pay it forward to Taylor’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. According to UofLNews, Sherald donated $1 million of the art earnings toward scholarships for law students at the University of Louisville. The funding is set to be specifically for students who are committed to social justice. “I have long held the belief of the transformative power of education and its ability to foster new conversations and accelerate societal growth,” Sherald shared in a statement, according to UofLNews. “With support from the Heartland Foundation and the Ford Foundation it has become possible for me to realize those beliefs.” She added, “I have created this trust to help unblock the challenges historically faced by students pursuing the work of social justice and public...
TV host, comedian, actor, author, businessman, and now business coach Steve Harvey is adding a new title to his repertoire as he introduces online platform Vault 365 to those looking to re-access their lives. Vault 365 — a private online community — is a monthly membership designed to help people who want to take their lives to the next level, its website states. Harvey’s role in the platform is to then host quarterly coaching sessions that offer an inside look into his life and how he was able to successfully turn himself into a household name. Outside of Harvey, Vault 365’s audio platform offers eight other guest coaches to also share their expertise on how people can set and achieve their most important goals. These coaching sessions include ways people can address all areas of their life, including business development, career advancement, financial management, personal growth, and health and wellness, according to Black Enterprise. Vault 365 gives its users the opportunity to...
For weeks, the public has expressed constant outrage at the miscarriage of justice on behalf of Breonna Taylor. Taylor — a victim of police violence who was shot asleep in her home — has yet to have proper justice sought out for her wrongful death. The officers involved in the shooting — Brett Hankison, Jonathan Mattingly, and Myles Cosgrove — are still free as the world calls for action to be taken by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Despite this, there are still leaders fighting on her behalf, including L.A. activist and Detroit native Jelani Curtis — who created an online platform to provide easy steps to demand justice, Detroit Free Press reports . Curtis, who took this as a personal challenge to do right by Taylor, created the platform as an act of solitude and a way to use his skills for good. “Me, as a creative person who’s used to solving problems on a daily basis, I was kind of beating my head against the wall like there has to be some idea that can kind of...
Black entrepreneurs are finding more innovative ways to provide financial support to the Black community while social distancing. Black News reports , real estate entrepreneurs Lena Claybon and Kayela Ceron have found a way to exercise financial independence and encourage others to follow suit with their new website RockTheRealEstate.com. On their website, which helps new investors get started in real estate investing, people can subscribe to their weekly newsletter to learn more about how they can be successful real estate investors. “Rock the Real Estate was born out of our frustration with seeing so many people in our community suffering financially and not feeling they have any options other than a 9-5 job,” said co-Founder and CEO, Lena Claybon. “Right now, with so many unemployed because of COVID-19, that leaves them feeling they have NO options.” Claybon, a house flipper, wholesaler, and landlord, has an optimistic view on Rock the Real Estate’s new online venture. “Real...