Dec. 2, 2024 — The University of Memphis recently became the newest — and westernmost — addition to Tennessee’s innovation corridor, joining the National Science Foundation’s Mid-South Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub, one of 13 such hubs spanning the country that combines STEM ideas with a startup mentality to shift products out of the laboratory and into the marketplace. The I-Corps designation opens doors for the UofM to collaborate with other academic institutions, creating an environment ripe for researchers and ready for entrepreneurs. The Mid-South I-Corps Hub, which is led by Vanderbilt University and housed at its Innovation Center, the Wond’ry, is…
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Southwest Airlines dropped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements on Monday, according to a constitutional rights legal firm that sued the airline company over what it alleged to be “unlawful discriminatory employment practices.” America First Legal (AFL) issued a statement on Tuesday in which it shared a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) confirming the airline company “acknowledged and agreed to end its illegal race and sex-based discrimination in all hiring and promotional processes, including all unlawful DEI quotas, benchmarks, or preferences.” The OFCCP said in the letter that it held an…
By Elaina Russell – Director of Communication, APSU College of Business CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at Austin Peay State University has announced Dave Dessauer as its new director, effective Dec. 1. Dessauer brings a wealth of experience to the position, having previously served as the career readiness coach for the College of Business at Austin Peay and director of leadership and development at the University of Texas at Austin. In his role as career readiness coach at Austin Peay, Dessauer was instrumental in helping hundreds of students prepare for successful business careers through one-on-one mentoring sessions, professional development…
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “That is an award of a lifetime,” Woolfolk said before the ceremony. “Rev. Shuttlesworth has been my idol since I first met him when he was here doing his work in the late ’50s and ’60s. To be associated with his values, his mission, his courage, his belief in people, equality and justice to … have something on my shelf that associates me with those values doesn’t get better than that.” The Birmingham Times The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) last week presented Odessa Woolfolk, the city’s renowned educator, civic leader and lifelong advocate for civil and human rights, with the…
Atlanta icon and the founder of Bankhead Seafood, Helen Brown Harden, died on Sunday. The announcement comes from the restaurant’s social media pages, reading, “It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a true Atlanta legend, Mrs. Helen Harden, affectionately known to the neighborhood as ‘Mama,’” “For over 50 years, Mrs. Harden nourished the city of Atlanta, both with her cooking and her boundless spirit. Her unwavering dedication and compassion touched countless lives, leaving an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing her.” Harden closed her historic restaurant, known for serving the city’s best fried…
THE ATLANTA VOICE — In recent years, internet connectivity has become necessary and essential to education, professional advancement, and daily life. However, certain communities, particularly those near Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), are often excluded from reliable, high-speed internet access. Sparks, Culture Wireless’s CMO, has been actively working to address this issue. Based in Atlanta, Culture Wireless was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic to close the digital divide in underserved communities, particularly around Atlanta University Center and its surrounding areas.By Noah Washington | The Atlanta Voice “Why can’t we impact the infrastructure? Why can’t we own everything? Because at…
WORD IN BLACK — Now, more than two years after the fact, the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected a women’s right to an abortion, has complicated things for physicians like Joy Baker, an OB-GYN in LaGrange, Georgia. In Southern states with some of the strictest abortion bans like Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina, Black women are facing more barriers to access reproductive health care. (WIB) – At 40 weeks pregnant, Georgina Dukes-Harris drove to her weekly OB-GYN appointment in Clemson, South Carolina. It was 8 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2011. The doctor told…
THE AFRO — Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are planning a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 to protest the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, and to honor and defend Dr. King’s dream of justice, equality and change. The post National Action Network announces 2025 Inauguration Day rally appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers. Members of the National Action Network (NAN) will gather civil rights and community leaders from across the nation in protest next year. On Jan. 20, 2025, which will also be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Sharpton will hold a rally…
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Members of the Mayor Harold Washington Legacy Committee present a wreath at the former mayor’s gravesite at Oak Woods Cemetery (Photo Credit: Tacuma R. Roeback). On a cool, mostly overcast morning at Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side, friends, colleagues and admirers gathered to honor Harold Washington — Chicago’s first Black mayor — and his lasting and incalculable impact on the city and country.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Black homebuyers are obstructed by systemic racism and economic factors like high interest rates and investor purchases. But speakers at the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Black Wealth Summit were enthusiastic about the progress, insisting that the journey towards homeownership and generational wealth is worth pursuing. The summit at Clark Atlanta University on Nov. 15 was a platform for housing policy and lending, including forums on NAREB-commissioned studies. This year, sessions addressed the 2024 State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) report and a study on appraisal bias and the impact of recent government and…