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New Orleans teen Naya Ellis was inspired to create the WingItt smartwatch after witnessing her grandmother's post-stroke experience.
Alena McQuarter used theGrio Awards stage to speak to young girls and stand in protest to the death of Iranian…
Alena Analeigh McQuarter made history as the youngest African-American to be accepted into medical school.
Niesha Butler is the founder of S.T.E.A.M. Champs, the first U.S. Afro-Latina Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics center.
The program aims to give students the opportunity to learn tech skills necessary in today’s workforce while building generational wealth.
There are 11 schools that are eligible to compete for the university-affiliated research center, the first affiliated with a Black…
The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative has raised more than $17 million to help fund 1,000 scholarships through 2025.
Famed Tuskegee airman Asa D. Herring Jr., who died Friday at 95, is recalled as "a wonderful man" with "the…
The first floor of the storied building at Xavier University will also house an advisory hub for students entering health…
Jessica Watkins will soon make history when she becomes the first Black woman to join the ISS for her first…
The Philly school-based system pushes Black and brown girls to pursue passions in science, technology, engineering and math.
The list is designed to increase the visibility of Black scientists and their work as well as inspire a new…
As the U.S. pivots from fossil fuels to renewable power, the market could be flooded with jobs requiring skills HBCUs…
27 HBCUs and historically Black medical schools have been awarded $20 million as part of a 10-year commitment from the…
The public university approves recommendation to name two buildings after distinguished Black alumni after unanimous vote from its Cabinet.
“HBCUs are not only competing but they’re leading,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Hampton University on…
theGrio connected with Theresa Anderson and Nikisha Alcindor for details about the Bureau Veritas and STEM Educational Institute program.
President Biden is expanding electric vehicle power stations into Black neighborhoods and is investing in HBCU renewable energy research.
Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Alma Adams say the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act is a good investment in HBCUs and…
A college professor resigned after it came to light that he was posting as an immigrant woman on a fake…