TheCASHFLOW – Pharrell’s Kidult Youth Conference Saturday in NYC. Some of you old heads might want to take notice. NYC youth ages 14 to 21 will get some great educational information and exposure by none other than Billionaire Boys Club Pharell Williams and Diggy Simmons among others at the Kidult Youth Leadership Conference on June [...]
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Being a proud Gary, Indiana native, it’s only fitting that we feature this article about Katie Washington, Notre Dame’s first black valedictorian. She attended West Side High School in G.I., not my own Lew Wallace High School, but we’re still very proud of her and wish her nothing but continued success as she pursues graduate [...]
The Chicago Tribune reports that Urban Prep Academy for Young Men is announcing that all 107 seniors of the 2010 class were accepted into four year colleges across the nation. Urban Prep is Chicago’s only public all-male, all Black high school, and opened its doors in 2006. Urban Prep’s school day is significantly longer compared [...]
Last week President Obama signed an executive order which renews the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “It was because of these schools that America’s middle class was filled with black doctors and educators and judges and lawyers and engineers and entrepreneurs,” President Obama said at a White House ceremony to commemorate [...]
Verizon Wireless and the United Negro College Fund announced a partnership to offer scholarships to high school seniors in honor of Black History Month. Amounts range from $2,500 to $5,000 and are open to students in the Midwest and Northeast United States. “It is imperative students interested in challenging and improving themselves through higher education [...]
Edison International announced a commitment to contribute $150,000 over three years to The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) through 2011. The LAGRANT Foundation’s mission is to increase the ethnic minority numbers in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations through scholarships, professional development, mentoring and internship opportunities. The partnership will help TLF target the underserved student [...]
Guardian’s Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Awards Program is entering its tenth year in 2010, and continues to accept entries through February 26. The award is designed to encourage the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. Guardian awards prizes to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; [...]
For the second year running Payless ShoeSource will offer the Payless Inspiring Possibilities Scholarship program in partnership with the National Urban League (NUL). The program is focused on raising money to support the future of minority youth. Payless will continue to sell a limited-edition I Believe necklace for only $4 in more than 800 stores nationwide and online. [...]
Black is the New Green: Marketing to Afluent African Americans is a new book providing perspective on the Black community’s growing market share. Authored by Andrea Hoffman and Len Burnett, the release date is scheduled for March 16. According to the authors, the total number of affluent ethnic households in the United States in now estimated at over [...]
Opportunities continue to increase for Black students pursuing math and science related careers. In Phoenix, Arizona the Goodrich Foundation has awarded the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation a $25,000 grant. The award will fund a new course at South Mountain Community College (SMCC) designed to encourage women and minority students to study science, math, technology and [...]
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