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FITCHBURG — Students made the final walk before becoming official graduates on Saturday during the Fitchburg State University 128th commencement exercises, with both graduate and undergraduate degrees awarded.The commencement address at the undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 18 was given by alumna Yla Eason, an assistant professor of business at Rutgers University and the creator […]

Notable names include Governor Maura Healey, filmmaker Ken Burns, and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.

FITCHBURG–Fitchburg State University alumna Yla Eason, who founded a multiracial toy company dedicated to fighting the racial imbalance in toys and superheroes, will deliver the address at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Eason, a 1971 graduate of Fitchburg State, is an accomplished marketing professional based in the Greater New York City area […]

The office of Minority and Women Business Development of Go Topeka hosted its first pitch contest in November with nine participants and four awardees

Rutgers Business School professor Yla Eason, who created a pioneering line of multicultural superhero toys in the 1980s, sees a toy and media trend toward fantastical storylines for Black characters this season.  It’s driven, in part, by “Afrofuturism,’’ a science fiction genre incorporating reimagined elements of Black culture and history.

Mattel has announced that Rulers of the Sun will be joining the Masters of the Universe Origins line this year, and it all starts with todays launch of the Sun-Man figure, followed by Digitino and Space Sumol later in 2022. Pre-orders for the Sun-Man figure are live here on Amazon and here at [...]

Founded by Yla Eason in 1985, Olmec Toys produced Sun-Man, which is being revived by Mattel Toys. Hear from Ms. Eason, now at Rutgers Business School.

Black Toys R Us Many Black parents make sure the toys and dolls their kids open on Christmas morning look like them. Eight-year-old Nola Lee explains why it matters. Dec. 24, 2020, 1:14 PM UTC From children’s books, to cartoons, to the worlds of fantasy and make believe, it can sometimes seem as if Black characters are on the side-lines, or don’t exist at all. Especially around the holidays, Black parents get creative to find toys for their kids that reflect just how beautiful and special t...