Middle and High School Students from Around the World to Compete in Science Trivia Competition, when Coppin State University Hosts STEM Day, August 28 BALTIMORE – Middle and high school students from around the world are expected to compete in Coppin State University’s (CSU) virtual STEM Day Science Trivia competition, where top students are awarded, […]
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Female Inventor Aims to Save Lives
By Blacknews.com Innovative medical startup CPRWrap is thrilled to announce its national launch with Founder and CEO Felicia Jackson at the helm. CPRWrap is an all-in-one, disposable CPR template that protects and guides any non-medical responder during respiratory and cardiac emergencies. CPRWrap has an attached one-way valve mouth barrier, visual hand placements, and simple CPR […]
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Donald Trump threatens TikTok and WeChat
By Caitlin Yilek Zenger News The use of virtual private networks (VPN) is projected to grow in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The federal government is reacting to reports that the apps harvest vast amounts of personal information from Americans’ mobile devices in the background […]
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Car Buying, COVID-19 and 2020 Reviews
By Randi Payton Decisive Media Network The fall season marks the end of the year for 2020 vehicles, the time period when the new 2021 model year vehicles start going on sale. Because dealerships are eager to offer big discounts to make room in their showrooms for the new vehicles, this is the best time […]
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Black Diplomatic Couple Launches Podcast & Provides Passport Scholarships to African-American Students
Nationwide via BlackNews.com — This year the United States marks 152 years since the ratification of the 14th Amendment, and for African Americans, this Reconstruction Act was a watershed moment, which laid the framework, although hugely imperfect, for a legal basis for citizenship grounded in equal protection and, in theory, the right to own and […]
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YPBPC 2020 FREE Youth Photography Camp
Year Three Camp is in Full Swing! All campers have access to Canon Rebel T6 cameras, receive a t-shirt & mask, snacks, and endless knowledge of photography. They will learn the functions of the camera, focus techniques, natural lighting, studio lighting, will be put in a real life photoshoot experiences with professional models, and more. […]
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Morgan State Awarded Three New Patents So Far In 2020 (with 26 Patents Pending)
U.S. Awards Three New STEM-related Patents to Morgan State University MSU Faculty Inventors Contribute Innovation in Crucial Fields BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) received three United States patents awarded in the spring and summer of 2020 — an unprecedented number for the university in a single year — for inventions conceived by teams that include […]
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Black Doctor Launches Health App
BLACK DOCTOR LAUNCHES HEALTH PROMOTIONAL APP IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS & SOCIAL JUSTICE CRISES Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Dr. Sean T. Hubbard, a hospital neurologist in New Jersey, became inspired, when he witnessed conversations happening online, particularly on the most popular social media sites. “If we have to explain that our lives matter, it’s no […]
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Student Launches Company to End Gun Violence
By Blacknews.com RuQuan “Ru” Brown, a 17-year old high school senior from Seattle who has excelled in his classes and sports, has been recently accepted into 24 colleges including Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Earlier this year, he also launched his own apparel brand called Love1, a venture that aims to put an end to gun […]
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Morgan Partners with Lieber Institute for African Ancestry Neuroscience Research
Morgan State University Joins Effort to Address Health and Neuroscience Research Disparities Brown Capital Management and State of Maryland Commit $2.25 Million to Fund Nation’s First African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative Baltimore, MD – Morgan State University partners with the nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) to close the gap in research that has consistently underrepresented […]
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THE RUNDOWN – The Michelle Obama Podcast Coming Soon
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks former FLOTUS, Michelle Obama and Spotify’s collaboration to produce her new podcast and the trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
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‘Weather Wardrobe’ App Helps Users Dress For All Conditions
By Blacknews.com Unveiling Snafu, a hybrid weather app developed by three African-American founders, Warren Connley, Schapiro, and Michael Kalu, that combines basic features of an ordinary weather app with a detailed report on what to wear for the day and the rest of the week. The app recommends beautiful design fashion outfits for any weather […]