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Oregon Tech Doubles Down on Student Coaching to Serve Diverse Rural Learners

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The United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) is leveraging the power of networks, technology and innovation to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) achieve their missions.  Ed Smith-LewisThrough digital and innovative platforms, UNCF is building a connected ecosystem where “institutions can learn from one another, […]

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AT&T Refuses To Rollback on DEI

AT&T Refuses To Rollback on DEI, Business /

Written By Lexx Thornton AT&T refused to follow Verizon in rolling back DEI policies amid federal pressure. AT&Tstands firm on DEI values regardless of government pressures they have received. While Verizon recently bowed to federal pressure from the Trump administration to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, AT&T is taking a different stance.

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Seeds of Prosperity How African Agribusiness Could Be Worth $1 Trillion

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Written By Lexx Thornton In the heart of Kenya’s Rift Valley, a young woman named Amina bends over a tablet in her farmhouse, checking soil moisture data. Her family farm, once reliant on seasonal luck and outdated tools, now hums with the rhythm of modern agriculture—precision irrigation, high-yield seeds, and access to markets beyond borders.

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Rolling Back DEI

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Written By Lexx Thornton Rolling back DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)refers to companies and organizationsreducing or ending their DEI programs and initiatives. President Trump’s executive order inJanuary 2025 initiated DEI rollbacks in the federal government, leading tochanges in policiesand programs at agencies like NASA. As time has progressed other big companies have rolled back DEI

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Africa’s Real Estate Market set to hit Trillions by 2030

Africa's Real Estate Market set to hit Trillions by 2030, Business /

Written By Lexx Thornton As children, when we are in school and taught about Africa, we are taught that it is the motherland. The unstable motherland, the unhealthy motherland, the poor and starving motherland. As we have grown and uncovered history we find out that what we were taught isn’t100% accurate. Africa is rich in

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Delayed Tariffs and How It Impacts The Black Community

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Written By Lexx Thornton President Donald Trump stated Sunday that he has agreed to delay a 50% tariff on European Union imports until July 9, the latest instance of Trump declaring an impending tariff and throwing markets into confusion only to later walk back the threatened levies. Trump said he and European Commission President Ursula

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US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protection for Venezuelans

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Written By Lexx Thornton The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump’s administration to strip about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States of a temporary protected status given under his predecessor Joe Biden, as the Republican president moves to ramp up deportations as part of his hardline approach to immigration. The court granted the Justice

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U.S. retailers publicly scrap some ‘DEI’ initiatives while quietly supporting others

Business, U.S. retailers publicly scrap some ‘DEI’ initiatives while quietly supporting others /

Several U.S. retailers that publicly scrapped diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including Target, Amazon and Tractor Supply — are maintaining certain efforts behind the scenes. The three retailers, while they’ve ended DEI programs on paper, have told advocacy groups and individuals they will continue to offer financial support for some LGBTQ+ Pride and racial justice events, as well as provide internal

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As retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face obstacles to staying on shelves

As retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face obstacles to staying on shelves, Business /

By Melissa Repko, CNBC Fragrance brand Brown Girl Jane’s perfume bottles sit on shelves at Sephora near some of the most storied labels in the fashion and beauty world, including Prada and Dior. For the Black-owned brand, getting a retailer to bet on it was just the start, Brown Girl Jane CEO and co-founder Malaika Jones

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Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals

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By Alex Heath Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a Wednesday memo to employees that I obtained (and you can read below), Google’s head of HR, Fiona Cicconi, said there will no longer be DEI hiring targets due to the company’s status

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