By Ron Taylor, Special to the AFRO and Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor When Denise Dorsey entered the world of journalism production, ideas and images were transferred from writers’ typewriters to a printed page in a belabored process that dated back centuries. Now, thoughts surface on a palm-sized device and production teams can send entire […]
Category: Tech
Posted inTechnology
The metaverse: a growing space for jobseekers and enthusiasts
By Career Communications Group “Metaverse” is the new buzzword, with many conversations sparked on the virtual universe or network of virtual worlds. People connect socially, purchase or sell various goods and services, accomplish tasks, or do nothing at all—just escape the physical world. You may have heard of virtual worlds such as Decentraland, The Sandbox, […]
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Baltimore City Public School teachers advance learning and classroom management with technology
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO Teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) are using technology to their advantage to help keep their students engaged and up-to-date with learning materials. Carol Gaskins is a fifth grade English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle School. One thing she utilizes in her […]
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STEM is the future. How do we get more Black kids involved?
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black Last year, an elementary school principal in rural Mississippi wanted to get her students excited about science. So, after receiving grant funding, she bought robots for third and fourth graders to assemble and then held a white coat ceremony for them, complete with their names embroidered on the jackets. […]
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BLK, the dating app for Black singles, launches Homecoming Mode to bring HBCU students and alumni together
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com BLK, the prime lifestyle and dating app for Black singles, is helping students and alumni come together to celebrate their historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The app, owned by the Match Group, recently launched Homecoming Mode, a feature that lets users add […]
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Husband and wife entrepreneurs release YouTube game show ‘Do You Know Black?’
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Husband and Wife team Darnell and Alyssa Gilet are not just business partners, they’re gamemakers. The couple always loved hosting game nights at their house, and one day, Alyssa decided to design her own Black pop culture trivia game for their friends to […]
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Tech equity a key discussion during Annual Legislative Conference
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) several organizations including the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and their Executive Roundtable met. The group heard from Herb Tyson, director of Intergovernmental Affairs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department […]
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High schoolers launch civil rights tour app
By Word in Black Two Washington, D.C.-area high school students have created an interactive app that highlights the history of civil rights in the District. Lily and Eliza Dorton, co-founders of the DC Civil Rights Tour app, have an instrument providing an easy way for residents and tourists to learn more about the civil rights […]
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Morgan State University students win Zillow’s HBCU Hackathon with app that measures financial credibility outside of credit scoring
By BlackPressUSA Zillow’s second HBCU Housing Hackathon, which drew more than 200 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), awarded top prizes to teams that developed innovations to help renters and first-time buyers find their dream homes. The top three finishers in the hackathon, in collaboration with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and […]
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U.S. Sen. Warnock: electric car tax credit needs ‘flexibility’
By Russ Bynum, The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock urged the U.S. Treasury secretary Friday to use “maximum flexibility” in implementing a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles, a perk that Hyundai stands to lose as the automaker invests billions of dollars to open its first American EV plant in the Democratic […]
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Google searches for ‘sell my house’ hit highest point in history of U.S. internet
By AFRO Staff Americans are trying to sell their homes more than ever, according to Google search results recently released by the company. Google revealed that searches for “sell my house” have increased by 147 percent. In August 2022, RubyHome, a luxury real estate platform located in Southern California, found that searches for “sell my […]
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Father and son team up for mental health podcast, ‘Black men vent too’
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO rwilliams@afro.com Kelly Edwards stands about six-foot-one. He weighs north of 300 pounds and for many, Edward’s physical presence comes off as a little intimidating. Though in a workshop filled with behavioral health specialists, his voice didn’t align with his girth, or so, the facilitator thought. The facilitator said, […]