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Morgan graduate assumes new role as first Chief Technology Officer of Army Command

by Special to the AFROApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022

By Argie Sarantinos, Special to the AFRO Working in a predominantly male-dominated field may deter some people but not Charneta Samms. She is the first permanent chief technology officer at […]

Posted inBUSINESS

Build(Her) Day uplifts women in business

by Special to the AFROMarch 26, 2022March 26, 2022

By Lisa Brown, Special to the AFRO Build (Her) 2022 by Halcyon started with coffee and smiles. The event’s lineup was filled with diverse women who are who’s who in […]

Posted inBUSINESS

From fashion designer to software developer: Milan Ball’s serendipitous professional journey

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com Milan Ball, 24, doesn’t consider herself your typical software developer. First, she’s a woman. Second, she’s African-American. She […]

Posted inNational News

Black Engineer of the Year Awards Recap: Ted Colbert receives top honor and Laura Murphy makes history

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) community boasts over 10,000 […]

Posted inAfro Briefs

Techstars joins Tulsa startup ecosystem to invest in diversify founders

by BlackPressUSA/NNPAMarch 7, 2022March 10, 2022

By BlackPressUSA Founded in 2006, Techstars began with three simple ideas: entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere.  The global […]

Posted inHealth

African Americans need more representation in clinical trials

by Special to the AFROMarch 6, 2022March 7, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Given the history between the American healthcare system and African Americans, it’s natural that Black individuals remain hesitant […]

Posted inBUSINESS

HipHopEd highlights the intersections between the arts and STEM for education stakeholders

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Membermsayles@afro.com As a young boy, New York native Christopher Emdin was always interested in how the universe works. He was […]

Posted inAfro Briefs

New step to curb tech giants’ power advanced by Senate panel

by Associated PressJanuary 29, 2022January 29, 2022

By Marcy GordonAssociated Press Congress has taken a new step toward reining the market dominance of Big Tech. Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online […]

Posted inAfro Briefs

Viral Movements: How internet activism changed the world

by Special to the AFROJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022

By Nadia Reese Special to the AFRO Everyone has interacted with social media in some way. Primarily used to connect people from around the world, recently, the social platforms have […]

Posted inBUSINESS

TEDCO’s Social Impact Funds Fuel Maryland Tech Startups

by Sponsored ContentJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

When James L. Brinkley II first started his company IPGen in 2019, he was optimistic about raising funds for his patent-focused startup, anticipating investments within three or four months. Brinkley […]

Posted inBUSINESS

Black Women Talk Tech acquires Black Female Founders

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJanuary 12, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Black Women Talk Tech, a global collective of Black women tech founders, announced Wednesday that it acquired the […]

Posted inNEWS

In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores

by Associated PressDecember 31, 2021

By Matt O’Brien and Chinedu Asadu Associated Press Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex […]

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