By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday cleared a planned pilot program by the Baltimore Police Department to consistently surveil the city for six months using […]
Category: Technology
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PRESS RELEASE: Largest African-American Dating App, Tagged, To Rollout Live Video Dating to Respond to COVID-19
(Black PRWire) – -The Meet Group, a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, has created two new features designed to help users connect while maintaining proper dating distance on its […]
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COMMENTARY: #ACCESS901 — ‘Alexa, homeschool my kids!’
By BlackPressUSA Millions of parents have been drop-kicked into a homeschooling situation. Like me, some already work from home. Others had to make a quick-step. Distressingly, some are furloughed and […]
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PRESS ROOM: Comcast Launches Xfinity Education Destination for K-12
By BlackPressUSA Comcast has made nearly 2,000 hours of programming and thousands of free titles available to Xfinity video customers to give children and their parents quick and easy access […]
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PGCPS Distributes Laptops, Promises Senior Activities
By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO If you live in Prince George’s County and lost a low-wage, hourly job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new relief fund […]
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Applications Open for Philanthropy Tank Baltimore
Funding for Innovation Available to Baltimore City Students Baltimore – Baltimore teens are full of creative ideas to address pressing issues facing their communities. From planning inner-city gardens that bring […]
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Walters Art Museum Announces New Digital Engagement Efforts
Virtual Museum: Walters Art Museum Announces New Digital Engagement Efforts Baltimore, MD—The Walters Art Museum has created new digital content to engage visitors with its collections and programming during the […]
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Black Sorority Launches COVID-19 Webinar
AFRICAN AMERICAN SORORITY SUPPORTS MEMBERS, PUBLIC WITH 6-PART WEBINAR SERIES Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Hosts “We Are Sigma Strong” During COVID-19 Outbreak Cary, NC (BlackNews.com) — “We Are Sigma Strong” […]
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Mayor Bowser Launches Application for New $25 Million Microgrant Program
To Our Creative Community, This week, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the application for the new $25 million microgrant program to provide relief to local small businesses affected by the coronavirus […]
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Home Internet Jammed Up? Try These Steps Before Upgrading
By FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel […]
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STEAM Space for Kids Opens in Petworth
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO STEM-and-STEAM frameworks are being incorporated in District of Columbia Public and Charter Schools, and Jasmine Byrd’s Party Time STEAMing Engineers is contributing a […]
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Giving the Gift of STEAM
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO Gifting toys can be more than just enjoyable items to entertain children. Toys can also be a form of educating young people while […]