By Khalid Rudo Smith, Word in Black For some time, we’ve all held our breath as a tech billionaire, who made questionable moral compass attempts in the past, has purchased Twitter — one of the most important free speech platforms on the planet. Many, particularly in the Black community, have seen far more hate speech, […]
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Terrence Riley named new executive director for Hack the Hood
By Y’Anad Burrell, BlackPressUSA Hack the Hood’s Board of Directors has named Terrence Riley as the new executive director. The organization’s mission is to provide youth and communities of color with tech skill-building programs and career navigation that are grounded in justice and support economic mobility. Riley joins Hack the Hood from Aim High, the […]
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Google settles location-tracking charges for $392 million in 40 U.S. states
By Dave Collins and Marcy Gordon, The Associated Press Arizona settled its case with Google for $85 million last month, but by then other attorneys general in several other states and the District of Columbia had also pounced on the company with their own lawsuits seeking to hold Google accountable for its alleged deception. Search […]
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From cold type to the digital arena: a salute to Denise Dorsey
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 […]
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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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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 […]