Recently, The Walmart Foundation committed $1 million to Student Freedom Initiative as part of a plan to donate $100 million over the next five years through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to help address racial disparities in the United States. This gift was included in the first round of

Exterior of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons On July 15, the National Trust for Historic Preservation pledged more than $3 million in grants to 40 sites and organizations through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (the Action Fund).

In August, mentorship-based organization Mission Transformation hosted a free five-day coding boot camp powered by Microsoft to help increase interest in STEM-related careers for young Black male students. The coding camp, titled “Black Boy Joy,” took place virtually and was prompted by new data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The current health and economic crisis has revealed the racial and economic inequities present in the health care system. Recently, The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published research that found in 2020 life expectancies in the United States took the largest plunge since World War II. Average life expectancy dropped 3.25

We find ourselves halfway through 2021, and cybersecurity problems are on the rise at our nation’s colleges and universities. Experts say that there is no way to fully “solve” the problem, meaning stop all cybersecurity issues, but they do say that through strategic investments and proper planning, these issues can

In June 2021, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge remarked that student loan debt can be a reason why there are fewer Black homeowners in the United States. In an effort to alleviate some of that burden, HUD has released a plan to help those who are struggling