I have a confession to make. I love math and I don’t care who knows it! I also love the look on people’s faces when they find out I have a bachelors degree in Math and a masters in Electrical Engineering. They’re almost always super impressed…like I’m some sort of genius - lol! But since I’m being honest, I must admit that I was not always proud of my aptitude for STEM fields … [Read more...]
HBCU Receives $1 Million in STEM Grants
Alabama State University recently announced that they received $1 million in federal grants for STEM programs, a major accomplishment for the institution. The university's Biological Sciences department will receive $770,000 to form a three institution partnership to include Auburn University and Tuskegee University. Through the partnership will come research and employment … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Learn Something New and Improve Your Life In 2014
Now that we have stuffed ourselves like the furry toy animals gifted to children during Christmas and have shopped until our credit scores dropped like the winter temperatures, maybe now I can get your attention when I say “Tis the Season”. For the record, you might want to note that when I say “Tis the Season” I do so without including words like “ho ho ho”, “he went to Jared” … [Read more...]
Angela Benton of CNN’s Black in America 4 Tells Us How To Get Our Daughters Into Technology
Before launching BlackandMarriedWithKids.com in December 2007, there were two conversations that I had that gave me massive insight into the blogging world and whether my concept for a site based on promoting black marriage would be viable or not. One of those conversations was with the woman you see pictured above Angela Benton (@abenton on Twitter). Since that time we've … [Read more...]