The weather was hot and humid on July 21, 1977, the day the U.S. government began stockpiling oil. It started small. Just 412,000 barrels of Saudi Arabian light crude stashed in a Southeast Texas salt cavern. In the wake of the Arab oil embargo, which sent prices through the roof and forced Americans to ration gasoline, creating a national reserve seemed like an obvious way to protect U.S. consumers from global supply shocks.

R&B singer and producer Ne-Yo is stepping into the tech space and has invested $2.3 million into the Holberton School for full-stack engineers. Ne-Yo hopes to help people from underrepresented groups learn to code.

ESPN confirmed that it pulled Asian-American announcer Robert Lee from its telecast of the home opener game between the University of Virginia and William and Mary. The removal stemmed from the similarity in name to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Y’lan Noel who plays Daniel on the hit show Insecure, talked to Thefader.com about his role on the show and how it relates to his personal life. “Daniel. He’s kind of offbeat the same way I’m offbeat. He’s too quick to forgive people that he really likes, romantic or familial. I’m the same way.” Noel said about the character. He also revealed that if he had his choice he would have liked to play Issa’s original boyfriend Lawrence, instead of Daniel.