“In a society where innovation and change are becoming increasingly important, we hope to show young girls the potential STEM has to change the world.”
Those words are displayed on the website of STEM4fem, a Memphis-based nonprofit that is working...
William Herman Sweet, a retired influential legacy Memphis City Schools administrator, died March 28 after a brief illness. He would have celebrated his 94th birthday April 13.
He was a beloved mentor for the development of numerous African-American educators and...
CodeCrew and Southwest Workforce & Community Solutions have partnered to offer a six-month, 40-hour per week software developer bootcamp beginning Feb. 3 at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s downtown campus at 737 Union Ave.
Code School is designed to empower adults...
by Najee El-Amin --
CodeCrew-Memphis, a nonprofit technology mentorship organization, is making waves within the youth tech world.
Three of the organization’s brightest students are being recognized on a nationwide level.
Johnathan Sherrill and Jayda Murray have been accepted into the TED-ED...
NASHVILLE (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University is launching a national initiative that seeks to bring coding experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and underserved communities.
TSU hosted the inaugural “HBCU C2 Presidential Academy” this week through its newly established National Center for...
Dr. Edward Stephens III, chief operating officer for STAR Academy in Raleigh, goes about his business accounting for what he said is reality: “Charter schools are grossly underfunded.”
So, after philanthropist and businessman Preston Byrd showed up Dec. 15 with...
Randall Phillips can’t contain his excitement about Amazon’s plans for a Memphis distribution facility, albeit for different reasons than most Bluff City residents.
“Amazon has confirmed they are bringing a $72 million plant to Memphis. Inside the plant are little...
Mark Neal has been the principal of Melrose High School in Orange Mound for four years. On Tuesday, he and several dozen students were combing an area of downtown in search of history.
It was all around them.
Melrose partners with...
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by Katina L. Rankin
Yes, I’m a local television anchor. I make a decent living, but I do not make enough to go overseas on a whim. However, I know GOD’s voice. I’ve heard HIS voice many times. For example,...
by Cathy F. Hart, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
When a group of tech-savvy adults noticed the need for Black and Latino youth in Memphis to have more mentorship, networking and entrepreneurship opportunities, they created a space just for...