By Joseph Williams, Word in Black Dr. Fallon Wilson has seen the future, and it is Black. A technology maven and self-described prophet, her visions are of Black Americans thriving […]
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AFRO launches Digital Billboard Network
The AFRO is rolling out its latest digital media innovation, the Digital Billboard Network (DBN). With television screens featured across 10 host sites in the Randallstown and Owings Mills area, […]
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A time to evolve: experts discuss AI’s power to disrupt industry work
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Businesses across the globe in a variety of industries are trying to find their place in a world with artificial intelligence. In 2016, […]
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Black-owned Latimer Ventures closes $15 million for Black and Brown tech founders’ fund
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Baltimore-based Latimer Ventures, a Black-owned, early stage venture capital firm, recently announced a close of $15 million for its fund launched exclusively for […]
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Meet Tonee Lawson, founder of local STEM program: TheBe. Org
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Tonee Lawson is the founder and executive director of TheBe. Org, a local nonprofit organization that focuses on encouraging and nurturing youth to […]
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Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
By Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth and Larry, Contributors to the Associated Press The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They […]
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Six Morgan State computer science students complete Google Tech Exchange Program
By Special Release from Morgan State University A cohort of six Morgan State University(Morgan) students have matriculated through Google’s esteemed Tech Exchange program. The students, four juniors and two seniors—all […]
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AfroTech Executive conference gathers Black thought leaders, executives and investors of tech industry
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Blavity’s AfroTech Executive multi-city conference returned to Washington, D.C. on May 11 at The Gathering Spot, a Black-owned private membership club. The event […]
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Students discover innovative technology at 2023 STEMcx Conference
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO STEMcx Conference 2023, held March 11 at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, was the ultimate event for children who are passionate about […]
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Riding the digital wave: how senior citizens can become tech savvy in three easy steps
By AFRO Staff In 2023, technology is advancing each day. Between work-from-home opportunities that rely heavily on virtual meeting platforms to artificial intelligence, now is not the time to fall […]
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Black women take over the metaverse
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com McKinsey and Company defines the “metaverse,” as the emerging 3-D-enabled digital space that uses virtual reality, augmented reality and other advanced internet and […]
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Black Women of STEM: how four entrepreneurs are changing science, technology, engineering and math
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers are some of the highest-paying, fastest-growing professions on the job market. In 2021, the Bureau of […]