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Black graduates are still making history in the new year. This week, Tampa Bay native Dr. Shamaria Engram marked a historic milestone as the first Black woman to graduate from the University of South Florida’s Computer Science and Engineering doctoral program, WFLA reports. In the 40-plus years that USF’s Computer Science and Engineering doctoral program has been around, no Black woman has graduated with such a degree, but thanks to Dr. Engram that has since changed. Dr. Engram recalls growing up often times being the only Black person in the room having attended Strawberry Crest High School — which was known as a predominately white school. “You kind of have to put on this face because you don’t want someone to look at you differently,” she told WFLA . “You want them to consider you as smart as everyone else in the room.” After graduating high school, she went on to attend Bethune Cookman University, an HBCU located in Daytona Beach. Throughout her undergraduate career, she grew...
Some claim they saw it coming, and others would say that nobody could’ve called it, but Kendrick Lamar turned the 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show into his moment — a masterclass in artistry, storytelling, and cultural dominance. The Numbers Don’t Lie How’d he do it? He dominated the moment and has the numbers to back it up. According to Yahoo! Entertainment, the 2025 Super Bowl set a new standard in viewership, with Nielsen fast national figures and Tubi/NFL first-party analytics reporting record-breaking numbers. The Philadelphia Eagles secured a decisive victory over the Kansas City Chiefs as an estimated 126 million viewers tuned in. The broadcast reached its highest point, with 137.7 million viewers, just before the halftime show featuring Lamar. According to Roc Nation and Fox Sports, it stands as the most-watched halftime show in history with 133.5 million views during the performance. The NFL highlighted this achievement by sharing the announcement on its official X...
Basketball legend Tony Parker is set to release a wine. Per Bloomberg, entering the wine sector has been a long held goal for Parker since he was 20 years old. “I’ve dreamed of being in the wine business,” he told the outlet. Born in Belgium, he first tasted wine when he was 17 and was able to explore his pallet after signing on to play for the San Antonio Spurs in 2001, where he furthered his wine knowledge through Head Coach Gregg Popovich. Parker would then dedicate summer breaks to visiting estates in France’s Bordeux region, k nown for its top quality wine, including Petrus, Cheval Blanc, Angelus, and Palmer, among others. “I used to ‘love’ to get them to open bottles of 1982,” Parker explained, according to Bloomberg. Coincidently, in addition to it being his birth year, 1982 is also one of the best wine vintages of the past century. Turning his passion into a business, Parker has been soaking up knowledge as a partner in Chateau Las Mascaronne and Champagne Jeeper. He sees...
Master P and Snoop Dogg believe Walmart And Post Foods are stifling the success of their cereal venture. In a press conference held on Feb. 6, it was revealed the rappers-turned-businessmen have filed a lawsuit as a result of their belief that the “industry giants” allegedly colluded to impact Broadus Foods’ Snoop Cereal’s visibility on store shelves, a press release mentions. Several alleged grievances were mentioned including a breach of the implied covenant of good faith dealing, breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, collusion and conspiracy, and aiding and abetting an infringement, among others. During the conference, a video displayed interested customers looking to purchase Snoop Cereal in Walmart stores. While navigating the cereal aisle, one customer who visited a Walmart in Long Beach, CA, Snoop Dogg’s hometown, discovered the brand was allegedly missing from the store shelves. Other snippets displayed customers with a similar discovery. After further...
The only competition for Salenah Cartier is herself! Salenah Cartier is reportedly the youngest graduate from the University of Houston (UH) for the second year in a row. She was only 17-years-old when she made history as the youngest graduate from UH, where she earned a degree in psychology and business. Now, Salenah Cartier has done it again after receiving her master’s of education in curriculum and instruction from the college of education.
Black culture is taking over the digital world with its rising popularity. From fashion, sports and music, its influence is pouring over into every facet of American lifestyle consumption. With the rapid increase of Black influence in social media, such as subgroups like Black Twitter and other cultural platforms, Black Americans are filling in the gap that brands have long neglected. We are steadily bypassing barriers by utilizing online platforms to share and control our own content through podcasts, music, film, entertainment and education. Due to the strong presence online of Black influencers and professionals, brands are taking notice of the needs, interests and concerns of this demographic due to the large buying power. African-American buying power was $1.3 trillion in 2017 and the Selig Center estimates that the nation’s African-American buying power will rise to $1.54 trillion by 2022. Nielsen’s latest report, titled “Consumers to Creators: The Digital Lives of Black...
Thanks to the magic of a free and open Internet and social networking, this generation has the ability to document every day of their entire lives. On the flip side, once posted there’s no way to erase the occasional stupid comment, regretful photo or random rookie mistake…or, is there? Photo: Giphy As co-founder of On Second Thought , Maci Peterson has patented a system that allows users to recall and edit their messages in real time. The inspiration came to the 30-year-old entrepreneur three years ago, when she accidentally texted an ex-boyfriend something she later wished she could take back. I mean, who hasn’t been there? In 2014, that inspiration lead Peterson to launch an app used to recall text messages. Now she and her partner are taking it a step further and expanding the technology for use on social networking platforms. In fact, the patented recall system will be made available on all forms of telecommunications. Brilliance! No one deserves a permanent, easily sharable...