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Latimer AI

by | 01/06/26 | AI, Ethical AI, Navigation, Science, Steering, STEM, Technology, Thought Leadership

John Pasmore

John is the founder and CEO or Latimer.AI, an Artificial Intelligence company built to be the premier Large Language Model focused on accurate historical information and bias-free interaction for Black and Brown audiences and anyone who values precision in their data.He recently served as a partner at the Family Office, TRS Capital and at Movita Organics, an organic supplement company led by filmmaker and social activist, Tonya Lewis Lee. John sits on the Board of Directors of Outward Bound USA. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY and a B.A. in Computer Science from Columbia University.

 

What were Lewis Latimer’s most significant inventions?

Lewis Howard Latimer developed improvements to the telephone, invented a method to manufacture carbon filament to make lightbulbs mass-producible, and developed an early version of the air conditioner – among other inventions.

 

Blowing Smoke

Blowing Smoke

by | 02/04/26 | AI, Blog, ESG, Ethical AI, Social Media, Technology

The Art of Deception involves blowing smoke....In this case you can't see the smoke with the naked eye.

 

 

xAI is being sued by the Southern Environmental Law Center due to the FACTS that the company has built and is operating an illegal power plant to power its data center.

 

SELC and Earthjustice are exposing xAI in a new lawsuit representing the NAACP and its MIssissippi State Conference.

 

 

 

The lawsuit brought by the SELC, NAACP, & Earthjustice is asking the court to do the following

  1.  Force xAI to stop operating unpermitted turbines at its Southhaven facility
  2. Order xAI to install the vest availavle control technology on the plower plant, and
  3. Assess financial penalties to xAI for every day it violated federal a law

Yield Giving

by | 07/12/25 | Americas, Blog, Ventures

(Excerpt from HBCU BUZZ)

MacKenzie Scott’s New Wave of HBCU Donations Marks the Largest Philanthropic Impact in Black Higher Education

MacKenzie Scott HBCU donations continue to reshape the financial future of historically Black colleges and universities. With her newest round of gifts—announced throughout 2025—Scott has now impacted more than 60 HBCUs, both through direct institutional checks and through her massive investment in the UNCF pooled endowment fund.

Why MacKenzie Scott HBCU Donations Matter

Scott’s approach is simple: unrestricted funding. Unlike restricted gifts that must be spent in specific ways, her donations allow HBCUs to strengthen endowments, expand scholarships, hire faculty, renovate facilities, support student needs, and plan long-term. This aligns with the broader momentum to reduce decades-long funding disparities, something covered regularly on HBCU Buzz. The scale and flexibility of MacKenzie Scott HBCU donations have redefined philanthropic expectations for Black institutions.

 Go to original story below

https://hbcubuzz.com/106294/mackenzie-scott-hbcu-donations/

MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott

by | 25/11/25 | BHOF, Blog, Changemaker, Opinion, Thought Leadership, Ventures

MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist, philanthropist (*Founder of Yield Giving Foundation) , and early contributor to Amazon.

She was married to Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon, from 1993 to 2019. *Yield Giving is an American foundation which is the primary philanthropic vehicle for MacKenzie, based on her philosophy of adding value in her philanthropy by giving up control to local organizations (localization).

Her philanthropic efforts well underway before starting Yield Giving makes MacKenzie Scott a driver of philanthropy across selective causes she supports.

Recently her work in supporting HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) has garnered much deserved attention and respect by donating to more than 60 HBCUs.

 

Here's a link to the story

https://hbcubuzz.com/106294/mackenzie-scott-hbcu-donations/