Monday 09.30.2019

Black Teacher Who Was Forced To Quit For Criticizing School Board’s Racial Equity Settles For $525,000

A St. Paul, Minnesota, teacher-turned-whistleblower has settled with the St. Paul Public Schools system after he was forced out for calling attention to the district racial policy when it comes to students.

California Signs Law To Allow College Athletes To Get Paid. Will NCAA Call Jay-Z To Help Fix Its Problems?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act— a bill that requires state colleges to let college athletes earn money from licensing their own names, images and likenesses.

Nigeria Listed Among Top 20 World Improvers In Doing Business 2020

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is one of five African countries that made it onto the World Bank’s Top-20 improvers in Doing Business list for 2020, according to the Ease of Doing Business report.

Owning Your Future: Frederick Hutson On Mentors And Being In The Room When Policies Are Shaped

Over the course of your career, you’ll find yourself in difficult situations and will have to decide to take the reins or let things happen to you.

Etan Thomas On Jay-Z: This Ain’t Checkers Or Chess, It’s Connect 4. You’re Stacking Your Chips On Top Of The Movement

Retired NBA player turned activist and motivated speaker Etan Thomas has some questions for Jay-Z about his recent partnership with the NFL. And Thomas has penned in an open letter to the Hip-Hop mogul in The Undefeated.