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Hidden No More: Remembering Raye Montague, A Pioneering U.S. Naval Engineer

Hidden No More: Remembering Raye Montague, A Pi...

Photo credit: Benjamin Krain  Little Rock, Arkansas native, Raye Montague has passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a lasting legacy that forever changed the process of designing...

Hidden No More: Remembering Raye Montague, A Pi...

Photo credit: Benjamin Krain  Little Rock, Arkansas native, Raye Montague has passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a lasting legacy that forever changed the process of designing...

Colin Kaepernick Receives Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Colin Kaepernick Receives Harvard's W.E.B. Du B...

Photo credit: Steven Senne/AP Photo  On Thursday, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick officially received Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. The athlete turned activist was among eight recipients who were honored...

Colin Kaepernick Receives Harvard's W.E.B. Du B...

Photo credit: Steven Senne/AP Photo  On Thursday, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick officially received Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. The athlete turned activist was among eight recipients who were honored...

The 13-Year-Old Who's Bringing Black Girl Magic To The Football Field As Her School's Starting Quarterback

The 13-Year-Old Who's Bringing Black Girl Magic...

Photo via: Fox 2 Now St. Louis  Nevaeh Spillman attends Maple Park Middle School in North Kansas City, Missouri, where she's blazing a trail as the only girl player on her...

The 13-Year-Old Who's Bringing Black Girl Magic...

Photo via: Fox 2 Now St. Louis  Nevaeh Spillman attends Maple Park Middle School in North Kansas City, Missouri, where she's blazing a trail as the only girl player on her...

Cornish College Of The Arts Inaugurates Its First African American President

Cornish College Of The Arts Inaugurates Its Fir...

  Photo credit: Michelle Smith-Lewis. Raymond Tymas-Jones made history on Friday when he was installed as the first African American President of Cornish College of the Arts.  "I am extremely honored to have the...

Cornish College Of The Arts Inaugurates Its Fir...

  Photo credit: Michelle Smith-Lewis. Raymond Tymas-Jones made history on Friday when he was installed as the first African American President of Cornish College of the Arts.  "I am extremely honored to have the...

Meet The Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Who Is Disrupting The World Of Robotics Engineering

Meet The Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Who Is Disr...

Photo credit: Palmy Olson/Forbes Silas Adekunle is a 27-year-old Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Reach Robotics, which is a consumer robotics company that makes robots for the...

Meet The Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Who Is Disr...

Photo credit: Palmy Olson/Forbes Silas Adekunle is a 27-year-old Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Reach Robotics, which is a consumer robotics company that makes robots for the...

Black Excellence: 19-Year-Old Kalan Haywood Jr. Will Make History As The Youngest State Legislator In Wisconsin

Black Excellence: 19-Year-Old Kalan Haywood Jr....

Photo via: Haywood for State Assembly  Kalan Haywood Jr. has wanted to run for office since the age of 8, when "Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett attended a groundbreaking of a building...

Black Excellence: 19-Year-Old Kalan Haywood Jr....

Photo via: Haywood for State Assembly  Kalan Haywood Jr. has wanted to run for office since the age of 8, when "Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett attended a groundbreaking of a building...