By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor One of the best gifts I’ve ever received was an Amazon Kindle tablet. Now, this may not seem like a major gift, but for […]
Category: Technology
BCPS and ransomware ‘catastrophe’
Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). (Courtesy Image/Logo) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) continue to recover from a “catastrophic” cyber attack on its […]
Child First Authority successfully pivots during the pandemic.
Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr., Elementary School fourth grade student Zamirah Hall attends The Child First Authority Program in her room at home in Baltimore working on a STEM project. (Photo […]
Comcast RISE Awards Over 700 Black-Owned, Small Businesses with Marketing and Technology Resources and Makeovers
(Black PR Wire) – On Nov. 25, the next phase of Comcast RISE, the multi-year, multi-faceted initiative launched in October to help strengthen small businesses hard hit by COVID-19, opened […]
Philanthropy Tank Baltimore: Eight student projects receive $90K at finals
It was announced that several student projects received $90K in funding at Philanthropy Tank Baltimore’s first ever finals event on Nov. 19. (Courtesy photo) By AFRO Staff Philanthropy Tank Baltimore, […]
BCPL mobile hotspot and Chromebooks available to borrow
(Courtesy of Morgan State University) By AFRO Staff Baltimore County Public Library now has hotspots and Chromebooks available to borrow from their Library of Things. You can search their catalog […]
Want to do something? Recruit Talented Minds at BEYA
Not all online RECRUITMENT events are EQUAL. Go with a PROVEN TRACK record. RECRUIT Engineering and Information Technology students and professionals at the 2021 BEYA Virtual Career Fair For more […]
Google News Initiative Ad Transformation Lab Provides Needed Support for Black, Latino Media
In the Google News Initiative Labs, news organizations’ cohorts come together over several months to tackle specific business problems, with support from Google and industry experts. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) […]
Bank of America Announces $1M Investment Into Morgan State to Create Pipeline to High Paying Jobs
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Bank of America Announces $1M Investment Into Morgan State to Create Pipeline to High Paying Jobs $25 Million National Program Supports Programming, Re-skilling, and […]
Black Woman in Tech Creates App that is Changing the Way HBCUs Raise Money
Dominique King, Founder of I Heart My HBCU (Photo CourtesyBlackPRWire.com) (BPRW) Atlanta, Georgia — Although spare change technology, also known as round-ups, has been around for a few years, Dominique King, […]
Connect Hub supports small businesses
Andrea ”Drea” England, pictured above, recently opened the “The Business Connect Hub” office in Charles Village. (Courtesy photo) By Antonio Moore Special to the AFRO AE Business Consulting is at […]
Downtown Partnership Webinar will Explain 5G Technology, What it Means for Businesses and Individuals, and How it Could Bridge the Digital Divide
ON THE NEXT DOWNTOWN DOWNLOAD WEBINAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 9 AM: UNDERSTANDING 5G TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR BUSINESS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BALTIMORE – On […]