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Leading Organizations Urge Policymakers and Higher Education Leaders to Improve Higher Education Transfer Policies and Practice
Anticipating a larger-than-ever wave of students transferring across higher education institutions due to COVID-19 and the economic recession, a diverse group of 25 policy, advocacy, research and institutional membership organizations recently issued a call to action to policymakers and higher education leaders to improve transfer policies.
Free Resource Chronicles the Struggles and Triumphs of Black Americans
ProQuest, a company that supports the work in the world’s research and learning communities, has launched the Black Freedom Struggle website – a curated selection of primary sources for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans.
SCIENCE CAFES BRING CUTTING EDGE SCIENCE TO STUDENTS
Middle school-aged students at Bret Harte Elementary School have been participating in a program where graduate students from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have been teaching them about science.
BDO Survey: Blacks Reveal Why They Would Take the Vaccine
A recent survey on BlackDoctor.org (BDO), revealed the reasons why Black people would take the COVID vaccine in the first year it becomes available.
DL3 REALTY’S LEON WALKER AWARDED THE MARSHALL BENNETT INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE’S FIRST CHANGEMAKER AWARD
To recognize real estate professionals who have chosen to lead in an industry increasingly defined by change, Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate (MBIRE) debuted its inaugural industry ‘Changemaker’ Award during a virtual ceremony Thursday, November 5, 2020. The award’s first recipient: DL3 Realty Managing Partner Leon Walker.
The Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle And Family Mourns the Death Of Her Sister Katrinka Leonie Harris-Spurlin
Katrinka Leonie Harris-Spurlin affectionately known by all as Kitty Pretty was the youngest sister to Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle. Katrinka began her education at Tanner Elementary School before transferring and graduating from Arthur Dixon Elementary School. For high school she travelled across the City to Luther South High School. At Luther South she made lifelong memories and became a cheerleader. Katrinka first attended Eastern Illinois University, transferred and received her Bachelor of Arts from Lewis University.
Data Shows Big Jump in Consumer Reports about Scams Originating on Social Media
Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that there has been a surge in reports from people who say they lost money to a scam that started on social media, including a spike of these complaints in the spring at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consumer Report Explores The Power Of The Black Community
For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for social justice sounded.
#SheCanThrive2020 Grant Program to Support Black-Women Owned Small Businesses During COVID-19
McBride Sisters Collections, Inc. has launched their #SheCanThrive2020 grant program to support Black-women entrepreneurs whose businesses have been impacted as a result of COVID-19.
CITY OF CHICAGO PLANS FOR EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
For the first time, the city of Chicago is creating an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan. The goal of the ETOD Policy Plan is to have a plan for transit-oriented development that includes the South and West sides, which have been historically left out of Transit-Oriented Development Plans in the past.
Grow With Google, Thurgood Marshall College Fund To Train 20,000 Students At HBCUS In Digital Skills
Google recently announced the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, a new initiative to help Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) prepare to enter the workforce through digital skills training.
CONGRESSWOMAN HIGHLIGHTS REMOTE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Due to COVID-19, parents and grandparents are having to assist students with remote learning. Congresswoman Robin Kelly knows firsthand that it takes all members of the family to ensure students are able to access remote learning.
National Urban League Launches Black Restaurant Accelerator Program
The National Urban League and PepsiCo have joined forces to create the Black Restaurant Accelerator, which will boost approximately 500 Black-owned businesses over the next five years.
PHLAVZ OWNERS REFLECT ON SUCCESS AFTER ONE YEAR
What started out as a food truck is now a successful brick and mortar restaurant with quite a following. Phil Simpson and Andrew Bonsu are the owners of Phlavz Bar & Grille, located at 717 W. Maxwell St. On Dec. 6, the restaurant will celebrate its one-year anniversary.
