Romal J. Tune's Blog: Tune Unscripted , page 2

Black Students in STEM are a sign of hope for the Future!

Top Left: USC Engineer students Right: Donald James, NASA Bottom Left: Lonnie, Graduate Student in Aerospace Engineering Right: Ernest Lavert, Lockeed Marin Fellow Last month I battled two snowstorms as I made my way to Taylors, SC for a speaking engagement. For some reason I was determined to... Read more

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)

WHAT IS SEEK? The Summer Engineering Experience for Kids’ program, (SEEK), is the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) premiere solution to the horrible underrepresentation of African American students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. The free, three... Read more

Nissan Gives $250,000 to Promote STEM Programs at HBCUs

On Friday, Nissan made the announcement that they were donating $250,000 to six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to promote their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Nissan executives along with Dem U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson presented the grant to... Read more

A Thank You from Bianca: Cape Town, SA

Thank you from Bianca in ‪CapeTown‬ ‪South Africa‬ for helping her pay for a science tutor and school supplies. Check out the ‪#‎ChanceFund‬ at GoFundMe.com/ChanceFund... Read more

The Riordan Programs at UCLA

The Riordan Programs at UCLA Anderson School of Management provide leadership and management training to diverse individuals all over the country. The Scholars Program, College to Career Program and MBA Fellows Program develop tomorrow's leaders by providing a transformational experience through... Read more

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships – Grades 8-12

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides the largest scholarships in the country to high-achieving, low-income students. The Foundation provides scholarship programs which include the Young Scholars Program (grades 8-12), College Scholarship, and Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship for community... Read more

Feeling Alone as the Opportunity Gap Widens for Kids

REPOST: Original article found here MIND SHIFT After raising her daughters, stay-at-home mother Susan Norwood knew that she wanted to be a teacher. She had spent plenty of time at school while her daughters were students in Brentwood, an affluent Nashville suburb with famously great schools, as... Read more

Here’s my talk at Eastlake in Seattle

I had the opportunity to record a few talks for Eastlake in Seattle. The first talk was shared with their church and online recently. You can view it below. Learn more about... Read more

Thanks Raise the Roof for the Endorsement/Testimonial

When I first heard Romal Tune speak last year I kept seeing the faces of the young people in the neighborhood where we serve. I thought to myself: “If we could bring him to Mobile, they would listen to him. He speaks the truth in a way they can understand.” In March, 2015, we were able to... Read more

Teacher Testimonial

I recorded a few talks for Eastlake in Seattle a while back and one of them recently aired. The day after it aired I started receiving testimonials and thought I would share. Here's one below. ------------------------- Romal, Thanks for the opportunity to connect. I really appreciated your... Read more