Foster Care Kids Find Success With Family Fellows Initiative
Over 23,000 young people age out of the foster care system annually with nowhere to go and a lack of education to help them achieve personal and professional goals, according to the National Foster Youth Institute. Without interventions: “Foster care is a temporary living situation for children whose parents cannot take care of them and […]
Closing the Digital Divide: Students of Color Disproportionately Lack Internet Access
In October 2021, Robert F. Smith participated in a virtual panel hosted by World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss digital inclusion and how to “mobilize and scale-up technologies” to create equitable internet access. As schools continue to shift toward online learning, students of color are left behind because their households may lack the stable high […]
Celebrating the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” by GPA Photo Archive The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated as one of the most iconic and impactful advocates for racial justice in the United States. He dedicated his life to championing civil rights and eradicating racial inequality. The national holiday in honor of King falls on the third […]
The NMAAHC’s Great Migration Home Movie Project
In September 2016, the Smithsonian opened its 19th museum to the public, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). One purpose of the museum is “to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans.” And one of the ways the museum is going about this is making its digital preservation efforts a […]
New HBCU Reopens in Michigan to Teach Black Students Design Skills
Recently, education website Inside Higher Ed, noted the record number of applicants to many HBCUs in 2020-2021.. But that applicant number may grow with the return of a HBCU to the higher education family — and its unique offer to educate students for free. Previously known as Lewis College of Business, an HBCU that closed […]
Five Black Leaders Who Raised the Bar in 2021
Chris Paul Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2021 was a historic year for the U.S. — we continued working through the global health and economic crisis, swore in the first woman and the first person of color to be Vice President, and 50 women of color were elected into Congress with over […]
Why Children of Color Disproportionately Lack Access to Outdoor Spaces
Going outside to enjoy parks and green spaces can help decrease stress, promote sharp thinking and creativity and improve mental health overall. However, people of color disproportionately lack access to these outdoor spaces, meaning that children of color are getting less time outside than white children. In the 2021 Outdoor Participation Trends Report, 53% of […]
CARES Act Funding Goes to Erasing HBCU Student Debt
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, continues to help students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Through this bill, the U.S. Department of Education disbursed approximately $1.6 billion to 45 HBCUs to go toward relieving debt, so that the schools can focus their resources on supporting students and […]
Jane Street Donates $10 Million to Student Freedom Initiative
A 2020 McKinsey & Company Report found that the number of people of color in financial services drops 75% from entry-level positions to C-suite leadership. This means the number of people of color employed at the entry-level among U.S. financial services firms is disproportionate to the number of people of color employed at the C-suite […]