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Ethnic GEM in the MAKING:  Danielle Geathers School:  MIT Major: Mechanical Engineering State: Cambridge MA Abigail Johnson Hess@ABIGAILJHESS / Multimedia Reporter – Republished by Ethnic Online First Black Woman elected to serve as MIT’s Student Body President in the school’s 159 years history!   Danielle Geathers is a rising college Senior majoring in mechanical engineering with

The manufacturing industry, especially, needs more people of color to go into engineering.   “A diverse workforce is the backbone of a successful business in global markets.” Less than 2 percent of black freshmen in the United States enter college engineering programs. That should be a startling statistic for business leaders. And in the manufacturing

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson The former WWE wrestler attended the University of Miami and graduated with a degree in physiology. After being passed over in the NFL draft due to a back injury, Johnson decided to pursue a career in wrestling. Comedienne and “The Real” Co-Host Loni Love The talk-show host earned a degree

“building the NEXT generation of Ethnic STEM Professionals” Submitted by TC Webb-Hubbard Contributing Writer. Ladies and Gentlemen, they did it again! The perfect “mint julep” Kentucky Derby Day Party Fundraiser, hosted by Ethnic Online. This time they did it for STEM. How could they not; the science of horse riding was a sport in which