Janeen Uzzell Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE®) one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the U.S., proudly announces that NSBE CEO Janeen Uzzell has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors in the engineering field. Uzzell joins an esteemed class of 128 U.S.-based members and 22 international members newly elected to the NAE Class of 2025.

Uzzell was recognized for her pioneering efforts in providing access to health information and improving healthcare outcomes globally, as well as for advancing racial, gender and community engagement in the engineering space. The National Academy of Engineering, founded in 1964, is an independent, nonprofit institution that provides objective engineering and technology advice to the nation and recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions in research, education and leadership.

"This recognition from the NAE is a tremendous honor, and I am deeply grateful to my peers for this acknowledgment," said Uzzell. "Throughout my career, I've been passionate about creating meaningful change through engineering, particularly in underrepresented communities. As CEO of NSBE, I remain committed to expanding opportunities for Black engineers and ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion remain at the forefront of engineering innovation."

NAE membership is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in engineering practice, made significant contributions to technological advancements and led major engineering initiatives. Uzzell's work exemplifies these criteria, particularly through her leadership in global health and her efforts to drive equity in STEM fields.

As the CEO of NSBE, Uzzell leads efforts to increase the representation of Black engineers in academia, government and industry. Under her leadership, NSBE will continue to advance its mission of supporting and empowering Black engineers to excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.

The newly elected NAE members will be formally inducted during the Academy's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in October 2025.

For more information about NSBE and its initiatives, please visit http://www.nsbe.org/.

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) met with NBCUniversal’s head of diversity yesterday to discuss concerns about recent changes that have affected the Black voices seen and heard on air every day. While NBCUniversal leadership has assured us they are committed to elevating Black voices, we are disappointed by the removal of Joy Reid from her slot. Reid is a longtime journalist and host of The ReidOut, a major political commentary program.

While we congratulate Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez on their new roles in Reid’s former time slot, we remain concerned about industry-wide patterns in which Black talent is disproportionately affected by corporate changes. We have also learned that other journalists and commentators representing diverse communities have been removed from their slots.

As we continue examining this issue and working with NBCUniversal on their commitments to diversity, we urge news leaders across the board to recognize that removing Black voices affects how networks shed light on issues of great importance to our communities. Reducing those voices also limits the diversity of content and viewpoints. Networks must also ensure that more Black journalists by trade have opportunities to contribute. We urge all news platforms to add rather than subtract from the diversity of their talent—both on-camera and behind the scenes.

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Newark NJ's Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC lightweight title with a ninth-round TKO win over Josh Padley in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Shakur, a Three-time world champion took his time and put on a boxing clinic dropping the challenger three times. Padley performed well, all things considered, but he was clearly outmatched in the areas of skill and athleticism.

Stevenson is now 23-0 with 11 knockouts.

Stevenson will now be looking to the bigger and better fights, with fans calling for him to pursue a huge unification showdown with Gervonta Davis.