22 One report found that HBCUs create roughly 134,000 jobs for their local and regional economies.23Given the importance of HBCUs to their communities, they could play an even larger role in promoting connectivity, digital literacy, and digital-skills development. Several HBCUs are already...
The Recording Academy also supported students of color and students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across a number of initiatives. With support from our partners at United Airlines, the official airline partner of the GRAMMY Awards, the Recording Academy, our DEI team, and...
Although the South has a long history of Black liberation — extending as far back as maroon communities to the freedom rides movement to protests against police training facilities in Atlanta — it still is associated with enslavement in the African American mind. Country music, a genre with ...
1. Find an old steel file and anneal it Once you’ve located a steel file, you need to anneal it. To do this heat it until it’s glowing yellow-orange either in a barbecue or fire pit and let it cool slowly. This helps soften the steel of the file. 2. Shape the file into a ...
Before they became the mayors of Stankonia, Andre 3000 and Big Boi were simply members of the class of 1993 at Tri-Cities High School, Atlanta. Like at so many other high schools in the south, music and football are intrinsically linked, and the school that spawned Outkast boasts one of...
3.CommonBlackCollegeApplication: For students interested in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), one application--and one fee--can help to expedite the process. For a one-time, $35 application fee, a student's online materials are sent to 35 HBCU schools, includingTuskegeeUniver...