By US Black Engineer NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at […]
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Comcast Extends 60 Days of Free Internet Service to New Internet Essentials Customers Through the End of 2020
COMCAST EXTENDS 60-DAYS OF FREE INTERNET SERVICE TO NEW INTERNET ESSENTIALS CUSTOMERS Company’s COVID-19 Commitment to Help Households in Need Access the Internet Now Available Through the End of 2020 […]
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Screen Time For Your Child
By Black Health Matters How much time does your child spend watching TV, movies, playing with a smartphone or computer, or enjoying video games? Although some screen time can be […]
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‘Live Aid’ for Gaming: How Gamers Came Together to Fight Coronavirus
By Kate Patrick Macri Zenger News Gamers are contributing with charity streams, organized virtual events and competitions to rake in money for COVID-19 relief and support for those who are […]
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Morgan State University Joins Effort to Build a Secure Smart Home
Morgan State University Joins Effort to Build a Secure Smart Home Research to Focus on Privacy and Security of ‘Smart Things’ in the Home BALTIMORE — Morgan State University has been selected to […]
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Coronavirus May Kill Tech Startups
By Oliver Williams Zenger News Most unicorns are recent tech startups, initially operating in the negative until ultimately generating a profit. Those profits are more distant, however, as the global […]
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Apple, Google Release Pandemic Apps
By Matt O’Brien Associated Press On May 20, Apple and Google released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies […]
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Maximize Your Virtual Healthcare Visit
By BlackHealthMatters Social distancing recommendations have forced us to change the way health care is being delivered. Virtual health care visits allow providers to see patients when coming into the […]
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African-American Dating App, Tagged, to Rollout Live Video
By PRNewswire 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 popular […]
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AUTONETWORK ON BLACKPRESSUSA: 2020 Nissan Sentra SR
By Frank S. Washington, NNPA Newswire Contributor DETROIT – We did not get as much seat time in the 2020 Nissan Sentra as we would have liked thanks to the […]
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Editorial Commentary: Level Up With Year Up
By Ariel Chrysann Special to AFRO Have you ever wondered if you’re in the right place doing the right thing? I know I have, a few times to be exact, […]
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Judge Clears Baltimore’s Planned Aerial Surveillance Test
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 […]