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How Angelica Ross Built A Tech Pathway For Trans Workers Before Hollywood Made Her Famous
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (333+ words) Updated Jun 10, 2026 Angelica Ross is helping the LGBTQ+ community advance their careers in tech. "The adult industry was like literally the strongest viable option to pay for hormone therapy, to pay for transition-related experience, let alone rent and everything else....
University Of Iowa's Request To Modify Scholarship Supporting Black Students Majoring In Physical Sciences Opposed By State Supreme Court
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (334+ words) The University of Iowa has been pushing to revise a scholarship that ran counter to the wishes of a late Black chemistry professor. "Without question, repurposing Dr. Totton's gift to students who were the first person in their family to…...
Jobs Report: May 2026 Shows 172 K Jobs Added As Leisure, Government, And Healthcare Lead Growth
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (521+ words) Job growth exceeded expectations in May, with strong hiring in the leisure and hospitality, local government, and healthcare sectors driving employment gains. Nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally adjusted 172, 000 jobs in May, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics" (BLS)…...
Lela Moser Makes History As The First Black Valedictorian At Scottsboro High School In Alabama
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (264+ words) Lela Moser has made history at her Alabama high school, which was founded 132 years ago. The Jackson County'Sentinel'reports that Moser is a recent graduate of Scottsboro High School in Scottsboro. Her uncle, Sam Mc Camy, was part of the first…...
US Department Of Justice Investigating Arizona State University For Allegedly Upholding DEI Practices
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (314+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice is investigating Arizona State University over its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. ABC15 Arizona reported that Rebecca Loftus, an associate teaching professor and director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University,…...
Instructure Canvas Cyberattack Exposes 275 M Records Across US Schools, Including HBCUs
3+ week, 4+ day ago (377+ words) Instructure Inc. , the parent company behind academic portal Canvas, is facing scrutiny following a cyberattack claimed by prominent hacker group Shiny Hunters that disrupted schools and universities across the United States during final exams, including several Historically Black Colleges and…...
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Has Distributed More Than $4. 2 M In Scholarships To Atlanta HBCUs
3+ week, 4+ day ago (352+ words) afrotech. com Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Has Distributed More Than $4. 2 M In Scholarships To Atlanta HBCUs Several HBCU students have benefited from a multimillion-dollar commitment to raise graduation rates across Atlanta HBCUs. As previously reported by AFROTECH, the Arthur M. Blank…...
The University Of Chicago Announces Guaranteed Free Tuition Initiative For Undergraduate Students From Families Making Less Than $250 K
4+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) The University of Chicago (UChicago) has announced a new initiative to remove financial barriers for its students. UChicago wants to expand its tradition of supporting students on their way to becoming leaders, thinkers, and innovators by providing paid internships, ongoing…...
23-Year-Old Salenah Cartier Makes History Yet Again In Education, Becomes Youngest Ph D Graduate At The University Of Houston
4+ week, 1+ day ago (134+ words) Salenah Cartier has made history at the University of Houston (UH) at 23 years old. Cartier's journey at UH has been driven by her understanding that education and technology are key "foundations of society" that can empower underserved communities. She acknowledged…...
Valedictorian Lamont Newell, Who Battled Homelessness, Is Heading To Columbia University To Study Industrial Engineering
4+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) Lamont Newell is heading to an Ivy League school, and he's already thinking of various ways to give back to the students coming behind him. ABC News reports that Newell is a senior at Verbum Dei Jesuit High School, an…...