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Google Partners With Black Harvard Professor To Improve Skin Tone Representation In Technology

Atiya JordanMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

by Atiya JordanMay 12, 2022May 12, 20221153

In partnership with Harvard professor and sociologist Dr. Ellis Monk, Google is taking steps forward towards improving skin tone representation across its products....

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education

WATCH: Harvard Diversity Project Names 25 African American Students To 2022 Debate Team

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 21, 2021June 21, 20212319

Twenty-five African American high school students from Atlanta got the surprise of their lives when they learned this past week that they earned a coveted...

Education

Noah Harris Becomes Harvard University’s First Black Student Body President

Dana GivensNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

by Dana GivensNovember 25, 2020November 25, 202012772

Mississippi-native Noah Harris has been elected the new student body president of Harvard University making him the first Black male student to be elected by...

Education

Black Teens Make History With Third Consecutive Win at Harvard Debate Competition

Dana GivensJuly 15, 2020July 17, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 15, 2020July 17, 202064864

Madison Webb and Christian Flournoy program's made history with their win at the Harvard Debate Competition in Atlanta as the first Black female student and...

Education Leadership

Harvard’s Black B-School Alums Leverage Their Might at a Critical Moment

Caroline ClarkeJanuary 6, 2020January 6, 2020

by Caroline ClarkeJanuary 6, 2020January 6, 20202098

Black alums of the Harvard Business School are calling for a new dean who will prioritize their collective concerns diversity and inclusivity....

Lifestyle

Queen Latifah to Receive Harvard University’s Black Culture Award

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 16, 2019October 16, 20191857

Queen Latifah is one of seven distinguished African Americans to receive the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard University for their contributions to black culture....

Education Leadership

Two African American High School Boys Make History at Harvard Debate

Samara LynnJuly 12, 2019July 24, 2019

by Samara LynnJuly 12, 2019July 24, 20196003

Two African American Atlanta-area high school students led their debate team to its second consecutive win at the annual Harvard debate tournament....

Education

Black Harvard-Bound Student Tweets Cheeky Response to White, Obnoxious ‘Educator’

Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 27, 2018

by Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 27, 2018780

Using a little cheeky humor, Harvard-bound high school senior Drake Johnson of Marina, California, shot back at an obnoxious tweet questioning his acceptance to the...

Education Leadership Uncategorized

Great Debaters – 25 Black Atlanta Students Chosen for Harvard Summer Program

Robin White GoodeJanuary 17, 2018January 18, 2018

by Robin White GoodeJanuary 17, 2018January 18, 20181345

"Every leader must be able to think and persuade," Fleming says. "Debate teaches that."...

Morehouse College Names New President

Robin White GoodeOctober 17, 2017

by Robin White GoodeOctober 17, 20171073

Morehouse College, the historically black college in Atlanta, recently named David A. Thomas its new president. Thomas, a Harvard professor and former dean at Georgetown,...