By Morgan State U As part of an overall effort to enhance its national and international reputation as a recognized research university and raise its Carnegie classification to R1 (highest research) status by 2031, Morgan State University convened a national Blue-Ribbon Panel on STEM Research Expansion. Representing a diverse gathering of some of the country’s leading scholars and […]
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Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US
By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than five hours, the latest sign of just how concentrated the business of keeping the internet running has become. The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly […]
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MD native makes history as 1st Black woman to join space station
By AFRO Staff Maryland native Jessica Watkins is set to make history as the first Black woman to join an International Space Station crew. Watkins, who now calls Colorado home, is set to deploy as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in April 2022. She will spend the next six months living […]
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Unveiled: Science Center’s new, $1 million human body exhibit sponsored by Hopkins
Maryland Science Center Unveils You — The Inside Story Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine New hands-on human body exhibit supported by $1 million State of Maryland grant On Friday, November 19, the Maryland Science Center unveiled its new human body exhibit, You — The Inside Story, Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. The 12,000-square-foot experience features […]
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A bank with a charitable ethos and no building
By Brian Blum Zenger News Shawn Melamed’s home office is filled with high-tech equipment, computers, microphones, cameras for Zoom. But the most visible keyboard is not connected to his laptop. It’s a full-sized one meant for making music. Melamed, who co-founded and serves as CEO of Spiral, a startup combining digital banking with doing good, […]
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Tech to the rescue: Time saving options for the holidays
By Robert Silverman StatePoint Media Despite increased digital options, the typical consumer still spends 13 hours on hold each year. And of course, there are plenty of things that most people would rather be doing with that time, particularly during the busy holiday season. According to a new survey conducted by Clickatell, a mobile communications […]
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Disney Imagineer inspires youth, builds gadgets of the future
By Ada Romano Black Engineer Online Disney Imagineer and research fellow, Lanny Smoot, graced BEYA Stars & Stripes Career Day to give insights on what it means to be a Disney Imagineer and provide career advice for those interested in following in his footsteps. Smoot was an award winner for Most Promising Engineer at the […]
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Meet Akina app builds safe haven for Black mothers to connect
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In 2018, Leigh Higginbotham Butler found herself facing a financial crisis. After relocating to Dallas, Texas with her husband and two sons, she obtained a position with a political campaign, but after one month, the candidate decided to withdraw from the race.  Butler […]
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Morgan State encourages students to be at the forefront of FinTech
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO In 2019, Morgan State University became the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to create an on-campus center for blockchain and financial technology (FinTech). The National Fintech Center is a self-proclaimed center of excellence. It’s the hub of the HBCU Blockchain and FinTech network and actively engages faculty and […]
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Express yourself: YouTube is a viable option
By Osaretin Iyare Special to the AFRO Move over Hollywood, there is another path to celebrity status. In the past, the highly competitive space of television and movies was the quickest way to the hearts and minds of the public, until technology disrupted everything. Social media carries incredible power to transform the average person into […]
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Many use e-books, most prefer the old fashioned way
By Nicole D. Batey Special to the AFRO Although e-tablet or electronic readers, like the Kindle by Amazon or Nook by Barnes and Nobles, enhanced the way people read today, the physical book is still preferred by the majority of readers across the country. According to Tonerbuzz.com, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center on book […]
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Headphones: workplace essential or leisurely gadget?
By Jordan Thomas Special to the AFRO American History is filled with great inventions that have revolutionized our modern world. One of those inventions is the headphones and earphones. According to the website Audio Reputation headphones were first invented in 1881 and used primarily by telephone operators that were bulky and massive and weighed approximately […]