Craft Your Career With These 9 Top Professional Development Courses
First-time job seekers and seasoned professionals can face similar challenges. While you may have the talent to advance your career, not every available opportunity is a best fit. Crafting a career that meets your personal needs means setting powerful professional goals. Meeting those objectives requires commitment to learning in areas such as leadership development and […]
Taco Bell Customer Shoots Employee In Dispute Over Change
A dispute over the amount of change given to a Taco Bell customer in North Carolina has led to the worker at the fast-food restaurant being shot. According to Fox Business, the fast-food worker has been hospitalized with “life-threatening injuries” after the incident around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police […]
Maryland Town Elects Its First Black Lawmakers In 200 Years
On Oct. 3, Federalsburg, Maryland, swore in its first Black lawmakers in the town’s 200-year history. Last month, Brandy James and Darlene Hammond, both Black, were elected as council women to represent District 1. For James, politics is a family affair. Her father, Rev. Charles T. Cephas, Sr., was elected as the first Black mayor of […]
Morgan State University Latest HBCU Impacted By Shooting
An active shooter is on Morgan State University campus, Baltimore police confirmed. According to WBAL-TV, four students have sustained non-threatening gunshot wounds. Authorities are urging people to avoid campus areas around “Thurgood Marshall Hall and the Murphy Fine Arts Center,” and to stay put in a protected area while police evacuate a dorm building where the […]
Justin Jones Files Lawsuit Alleging Cameron Sexton Violated His Constitutional Rights
Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. 3 against his state’s Speaker of the House to create a measure of accountability for Cameron Sexton’s actions toward him. According to The Hill, Jones’s complaint alleges that Sexton violated the 14th Amendment as it reads, “The government denied equal protection to Representative Jones in […]
Black Mom Gets All Three Daughters Enrolled Into College Before They Turned 15
Originally Published By Blacknews.com Nationwide — Melissa Williams, a 42-year-old African American mother from San Antonio, Texas, has successfully enrolled her three daughters as college students before they even turned 15 years old. They are attending Miles College, which is an HBCU, and they’ve all earned scholarships along the way. “I take my responsibility as […]
Unleash the Power of Finding Purpose: Every Good Leader’s Secret
It’s a journey of introspection, self-awareness and curiosity. In the pursuit of business success, it can be easy to get caught up in the numbers game and overlook something really important—such as your purpose. Far from being a trendy buzzword or a lofty concept, purpose is your secret weapon for achieving long-lasting success. As a […]
‘Underground Railroad’ For Black History Education Emerges In Response To Book Bans
Amid a challenging climate for inclusive education, a growing movement is sweeping across the United States, uniting educators, lawmakers, civil rights activists, and church leaders. According to USA Today, an ‘Underground Railroad’ has emerged to teach Black history. The collective effort stems from a renewed sense of urgency driven by recent restrictions on Black scholars […]
LeBron James’ Upcoming Season Is Dedicated To His Son Bronny
