By Mark Brown, Word in Black In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, which became one of the largest social investments ever made by the federal government. […]
Category: Technology
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 […]
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 […]
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen recommends STEM City Baltimore for $2 million federal investment
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has submitted requests for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) to the Appropriations Committee for community funding projects for Maryland, […]
STEM City USA launches virtual event platform for The AFRO’s 3rd Annual Black Business Matters Expo
BALTIMORE — STEM City USA (www.stemcityusa.com), the premier hub for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) innovation, is pleased to announce the launch of its virtual event platform for The […]
STEM vs. STEAM: advocating for the return of art and music in school curriculums
By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium For the past twenty-five years, funding cuts to music programs in public schools have been on the rise, as school boards and superintendents often […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Baltimore City 8th grader makes spatial moves in STEM with launch of bacteria experiment into outer space
By Nicole D. Batey Morgan Grayson has not yet entered high school and she is already making a profound impact in outer space. Recently, she and her team, Team Andromeda, […]
‘We Earn Our Stripes’: a song for Black Americans who serve
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO African Americans have been fighting on behalf of their country since before the United States were actually “united.” They fought in the Revolutionary […]