On August 9, 1976, I began my professional career at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Holmdel, New Jersey. Bell Labs, as it was called, was probably the best place in the world for an electrical engineer to begin a career.
My mother, Claudia Louise Tarver, sacrificed much for family. She would be beaming with pride at the accomplishments of her youngest grandchild, Nadiyah Louise Tarver.
I’m wishing, hoping, and praying for peace, love, and joy for you, for me, and for our families and friends in 2026. Sharing this personal reflection on 2025.
I couldn’t let this edition of my Innovation for Urban Impact class pass into the sunset without recapping the Urban Experience Tour of Detroit that my students and I enjoyed together.
What do true “O.G.s” talk about when they get together, unscripted and unrehearsed? What do they have to say about the way things used to be? The way they are now? The way things can be in the future?
This is odd. Juneteeth was one of the hottest days of the year so far. Unseasonably hot. MLK Day, almost exactly five months ago, was one of the coldest.
