BCDI-Paramus Student Ambassadors

We are college students, Leaders in Training, who have positioned ourselves to make a difference 4 children of color.

05/08/2020

02/22/2020

New York filmmaker, photographer sharing inspirational message with Syracuse students Bringing his personal experience and message of motivation to Syracuse students has become a passion for afilmmaker and photographer. Cristian Kaigler is currently on his “Man Behind The Cam" Tour sharing his trials and tribulations -- aiming to empower students to never give up on their dream...

02/22/2020

Think your vote doesn’t count? This rapper brilliantly shows why that’s not true — Fast Company WHO: Rapper YelloPain WHAT: The politically conscious track “My Vote Don’t Count” WHY WE CARE: Songs with an overt social or political message can be tricky to pull off. The production value and performance needs to be on par with any other song you’d hear on the radio, and, most importantly...

02/12/2020

Black teen who refused to cut his dreadlocks attends Oscars with creators of 'Hair Love' film DeAndre Arnold, the high school senior from Texas who drew national attention last month after he was told by school officials that he wouldn’t be able to walk at his graduation if he didn’t cut his dreadlocks, attended this year’s Academy Awards

02/12/2020

What it takes to start your own law firm, according to a 25-year-old KZN woman who did it Not many people have the courage to leave their jobs to start a new venture. 25-year-old Sne Mthembu left her employment and started her own law firm.

02/03/2020

13 Incredible Black Artists, Past And Present, Everybody Should Know - Blavity Black History Month is in full swing and what a time it is to be black--and visible. Social media timelines and threads are flooded with all things that have us loving the skin we are in and celebrating the culture that connects us. Black art has done this long before the digital era. Black artist a...