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Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Technology

NASA Spacecraft Lands on Red Planet After Six-Month Journey

by Associated PressNovember 26, 2018January 25, 2022

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, […]

Posted inBUSINESS, National News, NEWS, Technology, Washington D.C. News

Tech Company Innovates Foster Care

by AFRO StaffNovember 26, 2018January 25, 2022

By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Staff A Falls Church non-profit has won first place at the inaugural Innovate for Good Challenge. The winner, Connect Our Kids, is developing data-driven intelligent […]

Posted inNational News, NEWS, Technology

iPads, Macs Get New Screens as Apple Pushes Creativity

by Associated PressOctober 30, 2018January 25, 2022

By ANICK JESDANUN and MAE ANDERSON, AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint […]

Posted inNEWS, Technology, Washington D.C. News

MidCity and Boolean Girl to Bring STEM Club to Brookland Manor, Noyes

by Special to the AFROOctober 4, 2018January 25, 2022

By Enid Doggett, Special to the AFRO The Alice and Eugene Ford Foundation and Boolean Girl announced a partnership that will bring after-school clubs teaching computer science and engineering to students […]

Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Technology

Software Developer Launches Two Apps for Black History

by Special to the AFROOctober 3, 2018January 25, 2022

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Hugh Smith, the owner of Quikthinking Software, has released new apps featuring quotes and oral histories from important Black figures. Quikthinking’s Black History […]

Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Technology

AFRO Now Available on Apple News

by AFRO StaffMay 10, 2018January 25, 2022

By AFRO Staff The AFRO American Newspaper is now available on Apple’s News app. The app, built into all iPhones and iPads, allows users to access news from around the […]

Posted inPrince George's County News

Miss USA Encourages Youth to Pursue STEAM Careers

by Special to the AFROMarch 30, 2018January 25, 2022

By Micha Green, Washington, D.C. AFRO Editor, mgreen@afro.com Kára McCullough, a scientist turned Miss USA 2017, is encouraging students to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) careers through her newest […]

Posted inCommentary

Discover the Power of Unplugging

by Special to the AFROMarch 16, 2018January 25, 2022

Technology has been one of my BFFs ever since I discovered its power when I logged in to the LexisNexis research service as a first-year law student at Howard University […]

Posted inCommentary

Maryland Must Stay Committed To Clean Energy

by Special to the AFROMarch 2, 2018January 25, 2022

The oil and natural gas industry is responsible for 138,000 asthma attacks leading to over 100,000 missed school days each year for African American children nationwide. This was concluded in […]

Posted inINTERNATIONAL

Nigerian-Born Tech Entrepreneur Inks Deal with Apple to Sell Gaming Robot

by Special to the AFRODecember 2, 2017January 25, 2022

Nigerian-born Englishman Silas Adekunle has raised more than $7 million to fund an innovative gaming robot that can be used, in part, to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

D.C. Seniors Get Crash Course in Technology

by Special to the AFRONovember 21, 2017January 25, 2022

Elderly residents learned how to surf the web and use and understand digital applications and devices on Nov. 9 at the FH Faunteroy Enrichment Center, in the Deanwood neighborhood in […]

Posted inInstantArticles, National News, Technology

Bridging History with Digital Technology

by Special to the AFRONovember 3, 2016January 25, 2022

The lines outside of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture show no signs of dissipating, with online ticket reservations secured through January 2017. For those […]

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