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FILE PHOTO Protesters gathered in front of the Hopkins sign in June to demand racial equality. The Black Student Union (BSU) and the Black Student Athlete Association hosted a panel discussion on Feb. 26 about students’ role in transformative justice both on and off campus.  The event, sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute, featured Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s senior advisor Marvin James, activist Bilphena Yahwon and Reverend Kobi Little, who graduated from Hopkins in 1994. Scott was supposed to speak, but he was unable to attend due to an emergency.  Ja...

Share this article TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) is pleased to reveal the two recipients of its Pay It Forward donations. The $10,000 donations were awarded to two Black-owned nonprofits serving Black children and youth who are curious about the worlds of tech and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). "Countless reports have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the nonprofit sector. They've also shown that the virus has disproportionately affected Black communities," said Lekan Olawoye, BPTN fou...