Month: February 2020
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Congress Hosts HBCU Leaders for Event on Education, R&D, and Prosperity
WASHINGTON — Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) hosted the fourth annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fly-In event with U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) This annual Fly-In represented nearly 40 […]
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NASA Mourns the Passing of ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson
HAMPTON, VA (BDPA Hampton Roads) — NASA announced today one of America’s beloved “Human Computers,” Katherine Johnson, has died at the age of 101. Ms. Johnson was a pioneering Hampton […]
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JPMorgan Chase Marks One-Year Anniversary of Advancing Black Pathways
JPMorgan Chase reaffirms commitments to creating economic opportunities for Black Americans WASHINGTON—One year after launching the Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) program, JPMorgan Chase is reaffirming its commitment to help more […]
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STEM Conference honors Army CIO as 2020 Black Engineer of the Year
WASHINGTON — Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford, U.S. Army, who was sworn in as the Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) on Aug. 1. 2017, was awarded the Black Engineer of […]
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Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to Brigadier General
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Celebrating a 100th birthday is monumental in itself, but for retired Col. Charles E. McGee, shortly after this celebration he would reach yet another milestone in his […]
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Blacks in Cybersecurity host Winter Summit 2020
ARLINGTON, VA — Building upon 2019’s inaugural year, this year’s convening of Blacks in Cybersecurity (BIC) Winter Summit 2020 at Marymount University provided an excellent venue with workshops for very […]