Through the Black Art Rising Fund, LIFEWTR said it’s committing $50,000 to increase the number of diverse voices speaking their truth through art. (Image courtesy NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia LIFEWTR, a premium water brand with a history of amplifying social progress through art, has launched Black Art Rising, […]
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Google Announces $1 Million to Upskill HBCU Students
Google is partnering with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to provide digital skills training to students at HBCU’s in the United States (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff A Maryland HBCU will be among the inaugural group of Black tertiary education institutions to participate in the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, which was announced […]
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Wide Angle Youth Media: Press Release for 20th Birthday Celebration
WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH A VIRTUAL OSCARS-THEMED NIGHT TO REMEMBER! Throw on your slippers or dress to the nines, grab your popcorn, and enjoy films befitting the red carpet from the comfort of home! BALTIMORE, October 10, 2020 – Wide Angle Youth Media will celebrate two decades of amplifying youth voice […]
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Morgan Awarded $1.2 Million in Federal Science, Tech Grants
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Obtains $1.2 Million in Federal Science, Technology Grants NSF and NIH Funding Boosts Morgan’s School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences BALTIMORE — Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS) has announced the receipt of four federal grants totaling more than […]
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Community College of Baltimore County Will Host Its First Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Baltimore County, Md. (Oct. 5, 2020) – Community College of Baltimore County will host its First Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12. This virtual ceremony will acknowledge and honor Native American traditions and cultures and will include drumming, art, dance, speakers and a keynote address by CCBC Dean Emeritus Dr. Dennis Seymour, […]
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Chevy Humphrey Named the New President and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Chevy Humphrey, the new President and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. (Courtesy Photo) (Black PR Wire) CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Following a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) announced today that Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO of the Arizona Science Center, will succeed David […]
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Republican Connected Tech Firm Targeted Black Voters on Facebook for “Deterrence”
Voter suppression efforts that disproportionately target Black voters include requiring certain IDs at the polls, shutting down polling locations in predominantly Black areas and polling hours that make it difficult for working class Americans to participate. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor A database built by Cambridge Analytica, the Republican-aligned […]
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Michelle Obama Speech Inspires 13-Year-Old Director, Producer
13-year-old animated filmmaker, Kalia Love Jones, who wants to empower others with her film the “Power of Hope”. By Blacknews.com Kalia Love Jones is an ambitious 13-year-old animated filmmaker who wants to empower others. Her first animated short film, the Power of Hope, inspired by a Michelle Obama speech, tells the inspirational story of a […]
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Award-Winning Black Journalists Launch News And Social Justice Podcast With Inaugural Episode On The Breonna Taylor Case
The Rev. Carl L. Washington Sr., founding pastor, St. Timothy’s Christiann Baptist Church. (Courtesy Photo) New York, NY (Wednesday, September 23, 2020) Four-time Emmy Award winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Lowery, and former magazine editor and sportswriter Keith Reed have announced the launch of a news and social justice podcast entitled […]
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Trump’s Tik Tok Ban Stifles Free Speech, Activists Say
(By XanderSt_Shutterstock) By AFRO Staff Activists and experts are calling President Trump’s intended ban on TikTok an attack on the First Amendment rights of Americans. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it was enforcing Trump’s Aug. 6 executive order that prohibits WeChat and TikTok transactions with an eye toward protecting national security. […]
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Apple Announced ‘Digital Harvest,’ Some Customers Not Ready to Reap
The iPad Air is one of several products to be released this fall. (Courtesy of Apple.com) By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO Apple held its annual big tech release event on Sept. 15. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, was the host and showed off new products that will be hitting the shelves this fall […]
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Tech Solutions Address Justice, Blight and Youth Workforce
Nneka Nnamdi, founder and CEO of Fight Blight Bmore. (Courtesy Photo/fightblightbmore.com) By AFRO Staff Three HACK Baltimore teams have been selected for the 2020 AccelerateBaltimore cohort. Five companies in total have been selected to participate in its AccelerateBaltimore 2020 program, each receiving $50,000 in seed funding from the Abell Foundation. The three HACK Baltimore teams […]
