Riding the wave of Marvel Studio's groundbreaking blockbuster Black Panther, the creators Dr. Firyali Richmond, the World Beat Center, QABPROSERV.COM and The Broker's Building Gallery brings an exclusive AfroFuturist programming block for the spring and summer seasons. This spring in June at Broker's Building in the Gaslamp District will be held the AfroFuturism: #DreamTank2018. With an assembly of Pan African visionaries we'll orchestrate a brainstorm of where we see oursel

Once again, it is time to start submitting applications for the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce (CSDBCC) Scholarship and Leadership Award Program. Beyond financial support the CSDBCC, had decided to give more. In the spirit of teaching future leaders to fish rather than just giving them fish, the scholarship and leadership award program has added content. After providing financial awards for several students, a desire was born to give more to these young achievers

A quick search today, for articles about STEM education for Black students yielded nearly half a million results. In addition, I am frequently invited to events with a focus on the same topic: How to Get More African American Students to Pursue STEM (or nowadays STEAM) Fields. The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Reading, Engine