By AFRO Staff In the wake of several school shootings, many parents were left wondering what could be done to protect their children—particularly given the seeming inability of lawmakers to agree on an effective solution. Black fighter pilot turned tech innovator, James A. Samuel Jr. believes he has the answer and that is ANJEL Tech. […]
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Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said June 6 it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority of its ethics board resigned over the controversial project. Axon’s founder and CEO Rick Smith said the company’s announcement last week, which drew a rebuke […]
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The Leadership Conference pushes FCC to eliminate digital discrimination
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Two months ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced it had opened a proceeding on how to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination to ensure that everyone has equal access to broadband internet access service. When the agency issued the notice, commissioners called it the beginning of […]
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Altro app helps users build credit through non-traditional, recurring payments like Netflix subscriptions
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com While attending University of Southern California (USC), Michael Broughton ran into a problem. He didn’t have enough money to pay for his tuition, and despite his efforts to obtain student loans, he was denied from a number of lenders. “It kind of just […]
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#WordinBlack: How one Baltimore City Public School has integrated pandemic technology into daily in-person routines
By Sohn Butts, Ed.D, Special to the AFRO It was just over two years ago when Covid-19 pandemic turned schools across the country, and indeed the world, upside down. Baltimore City Public Schools, like many other school districts, scrambled to find 21st century educational solutions during a global crisis. Fast forward. As Baltimore City Public […]
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TEDCO to Receive up to $50 Million from State Small Business Credit Initiative
Funds incorporated into TEDCO’s investment programs for Maryland entrepreneurs COLUMBIA, Md. (May 25, 2022)—TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today it will receive up to $50 million from Governor Hogan’s small business relief plan that was approved for funding from the United States Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). TEDCO will […]
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University of Maryland, Baltimore’s CURE Scholars Program graduates first cohort of West Baltimore high school seniors
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com The first cohort of University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) CURE Scholars Program recently became graduates. The 20 high school seniors, who reside in West Baltimore, joined the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) mentorship program during middle school, and on May 6, they […]
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Biden Administration Leads 55 Nations in Setting New Global Internet Rules
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia The Biden administration and 55 countries have partnered to call for a new Declaration for the Future of the Internet. Administration officials said the declaration is part of a “response to a rising trend of digital authoritarianism, including Russia’s actions to block credible news sites […]
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New phone app helps DC residents avoid food waste
By AFRO Staff District Taco, the popular Washington, D.C. Mexican-style restaurant chain, has decided to take on food waste and poverty. Using a phone app created by Too Good To Go, a tech-for-good company, the restaurant will offer “surprise bags” that can be purchased on the platform and available for pickup 30 minutes before the […]
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Bitcoin in 401(k) becomes reality for more, despite warnings
By Stan Choe, The Associated Press More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings in bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream. Retirement giant Fidelity said on April 26 that it has launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions directly […]
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Wealth doesn’t make Elon Musk qualified to own Twitter
By Wayne Dawkins Elon Musk’s Tesla car company in fall 2021 paid $137 million to a Black employee who successfully sued for racial harassment and bullying on the job. “N****r, hurry up and push the button,” or “N*****r, push these batteries out of the elevator,” supervisors often ordered Diaz, according to reporting by the Independent . The settlement […]
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Will Musk’s hands-off ideal for Twitter have broad appeal?
By Matt O’Brien and Tom Krisher, The Associated Press Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk. Next comes the real challenge for the world’s richest person: fulfilling his promise to make Twitter “better than ever” as a lightly regulated haven for free speech. His vision for improving […]