By Michael Ashcraft PACE NEWS Contributor   People told Nikki Cannon’s mom, diagnosed with dyslexia, to be a typist. With bigger ambitions, she, notwithstanding, graduated with a bachelor degree, a master’s and a Phd. She became a university professor and a consultant for the U.S. Congress on social justice. Triumphing over tough times was always…

By Michael Ashcraft – Jonathan Wright only lasted three months on Wall Street. That’s all it took for him to get fed up and quit. “I quickly learned that was not for me,” says the investment advisor.  “What I saw is that it’s designed for the wealthy to get wealthier. Wall Street doesn’t consider Main…

By Tanu Henry | California Black Media Two organizations have made commitments to invest in local Black-owned media in California. Last year, The California Endowment, a foundation dedicated to promoting environments that support healthy living in the state, committed $300,000 to California Black Media (CBM) for the next two years. The money will be used…

The University of La Verne and TELACU Education Foundation join in this initiative, which aims to prepare minority students for technology careers Santa Clara, Calif – Today, Infoblox, the leader in cloud-first networking and security services, launches the Infoblox Diverse Student Certification program with the University of La Verne, a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), in partnership with the…