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    February 15, 2024 | Alumni Achievement

    TECH ACCELERATOR OWNED BY DEREK SMITH '99 GAINS $1M GRANT, PLANS TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN BLACK STARTUPS

    Plug In Ventures, a Black-owned tech accelerator has secured a new $1 million grant from the California Office of Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA). Plug In Ventures will... Read More
    February 15, 2024 | Alumni Achievement

    ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY HAS NAMED FLOYD HALL '99 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Atlanta Contemporary has named Floyd Hall '99 executive director, the arts institution has announced. Read More
    February 15, 2024 | Alumni Achievement

    W. KELVIN WALKER '84 NAMED THE 43RD COTTON BOWL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAIR

    W. Kelvin Walker '84 , Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Citizens Council, has been elected to a two-year term as Chair of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association (CBAA),... Read More
    February 15, 2024 | Alumni Achievement

    Landon Dais '03 Wins 77th District Election to represent the brox in the new york state assembly

    On Tuesday, February 13th, Landon Dais '03, has won the seat for the 77th Assembly District in the Bronx in the special election to represent the area in the New York State... Read More
    January 17, 2024 | Alumni Achievement

    Joel Griffith ’09, head of growth for the AI startup Bot-It, appears on ABC’s hit show, ‘Shark Tank’

    Alumnus Joel Griffith ’09, head of growth for the AI startup Bot-It, alongside the company’s founder Maurice Bachelor appeared on ABC’s hit show, ‘Shark Tank’ to pitch... Read More
    December 12, 2023 | Alumni Achievement

    Thomas McBryde '00 Named The New Superintendent of Hackensack Public Schools

    Thomas McBryde '00, the deputy superintendent of excellence, equity and inclusion for Norwalk Public Schools in Connecticut, will be the next Hackensack schools... Read More
    December 12, 2023 | Alumni Achievement

    Chris Hollins '07 wins runoff election to Become Houston's City Controller

    Attorney Chris Hollins '07 beat former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez in the runoff election to become Houston's next controller, cruising to a 59.1% to 40.9% win... Read More
    December 5, 2023 | Alumni Achievement

    Eastside Golf Co-Founders Earl Cooper '11 And Olajuwon Ajanaku '12 Named To Black Enterprise's 40 Under 40 List

    Black Enterprise Magazine's 2023 40 UNDER 40 LIST, features an illustrious group of young Black leaders making waves in their respective industries and the world at large. ... Read More
    December 5, 2023 | Alumni Achievement

    Acclaimed Artist Derek Fordjour '01 Interviewed By Comedian Trevor Noah For Interview Magazine

    To Derek Fordjour '01, the stakes are high in art. “There are a lot of paintings in the world,” he remembers a graduate school professor telling him. “Why do we need another... Read More