Written by The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard Innovation Labs. The 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge Winner crowned Halo Braid as its latest winner. The competition, conducted at Harvard, challenges alumni and students from its 13 schools to present innovative ideas that could transform industries. In its Alumni + Affiliates Open … Continue reading “Black-Founded Invention Of Hair-Braiding Robot Crowned Winner Of Startup Contest At Harvard”
The Trump administration says it will agree to canceling student loan debt for eligible borrowers under certain plans, following a legal agreement with the Department of Education and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). This marks a significant pivot for the Trump administration, which previously paused or restricted access to student debt relief through federal … Continue reading “Trump Administration Says It Will Cancel Certain Student Loan Debt For Millions”
A Georgia man was arrested at the Atlanta Airport after a family member reported him for threats to shoot up the world’s busiest airport. On Oct. 20, Atlanta police arrested Billy Cagle at the domestic terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport following a family member’s crucial tip. Upon his arrest, Atlanta police uncovered an AR-15 rifle and … Continue reading “Police Take Down Man At ATL Airport For Threats To ‘Shoot It Up,’ Nixing Potential Mass Shooting”
The White House seemingly has its priorities in order as demolition of the East Wing began to build President Donald Trump’s massive ballroom while Americans suffer from the 2025 government shutdown, NPR reports. East Wing demolition, primarily known as the traditional operations base for the first lady, began Oct. 20 to become home to Trump’s … Continue reading “As Americans Suffer From Gov Shutdown, Trump Demolitions The White House For $250M Ballroom”
Dear Fairygodmentor, I want to move into a leadership position, but I’m not sure how to position myself as a candidate. What’s the best way to get noticed?– Aspiring Leader Dear Aspiring Leader, I just love getting this question because you tapped into what I love to do. As a Fairygodmentor®, I love to grow … Continue reading “Ask Your Fairygodmentor®: About The Secret To Get Noticed (And Promoted) Into Leadership”
On Oct. 6, 1917, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She died March 14, 1977, at age 59, after aggressively fighting breast cancer. Starkly different from 2025, where advanced technology is used to successfully treat breast cancer and the current five-year survival rate for breast cancer is 91%, according to the American … Continue reading “Fannie Lou Hamer Was ‘Sick And Tired’ Of Racism, And Sick And Dying Of Breast Cancer “
After Sam De Brouwer’s AI company, doc.ai, was acquired by Atlanta-based Sharecare in February 2023, it went public at an IPO at a valuation of $3.9 billion. She then founded healthcare startup XY.AI Labs, offering AI automation for revenue cycle management (RCM), data entry, document processing, and scheduling, empowering providers to focus on care, not … Continue reading “More And Better Patient Care: An AI Platform CEO Predicts The Future Of Healthcare”
Despite an unintended break to defend himself in court, Atlanta recording artist Young Thug has picked up on business as adidas releases photos of a collaboration with the YSL rapper. The partnership, Sp5der x Adidas Superstar, will debut next year, and some preview photos were released and shared online. The exact date of the release … Continue reading “Young Thug Connects With Adidas For Sp5der Collaboration”
Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), plans on fighting for more funding for schools and universities after being elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), putting her in a dual position representing over 100,000 teachers, the Chicago Sun Times reports. Davis Gates faced no challengers in the unanimous Oct. … Continue reading “Stacy Davis Gates Makes Power Move To Lead Illinois Teacher Unions”
Crystal Brown, co-founder of biotechnology company CircNova, is climbing the ranks as a Black woman in technology, an amazing feat all without having ever studied biology or tech, AfroTech reports. Brown became the co-founder and CEO of CircNova, a biotechnology company generated by AI NovaEngine, in May 2023, alongside scientist Joe Deangelo, after starting a … Continue reading “Here’s How Crystal Brown Co-Founded Biotech Company CircNova Without Ever Studying Biology”