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One Pittsburgh woman is working hard to guarantee that the next generation’s Mark Zuckerbergs and Bill Gates are not overlooked in her African-American community. Shimira Williams’ long-lived love for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) inspired her to launch TekStart Day Care, a place where young urban techies would be encouraged to pursue interests […]
Writing for The Feminist Wire, Dr. Manya Whitaker, an Assistant Professor of Education at Colorado College, penned an essay that is both powerful and vulnerable in its truth. MUST READ: Is Michelle Obama A ‘Feminist Nightmare’? Examining the ways that Black, female educators are forced to navigate the White patriarchal space of the academy, Whitaker explains that her […]
How does one rise to the top at Harvard? This is a university where the best and the brightest from around the world gather to be even more excellent than the next. Graduating senior, Ethel “Ellie” Hylton has certainly figured out a way to stand out from the impressive crowd at Harvard. This stunning Black […]
