By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayle@safro.com Growing up, patent attorney Jean-Que Dar loved the arts. He was raised by immigrant parents from Haiti, and […]
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Greenwood Rising: New Digital Resources Shed Light on Overlooked History of ‘Black Wall Street’ and the ‘1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’
The digital guide makes the history and collection available to scholars, historians, teachers, and students anywhere in the world Tulsa, OK – August 11, 2022 – Today, Greenwood Rising announced a […]
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#WordinBlack: Paving the way for Black entrepreneurs in esports
By Jodi B. Jiles, Word in Black African Americans may enjoy playing games and buying games and consoles, but we are not necessarily represented in the industry as developers, event […]
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Comcast now offering free internet service for millions of households
By: Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After the White House announced a plan to expand access to affordable high-speed internet for millions of Americans, particularly low-income families, […]
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Black Girls Love Math teaches culturally-conscious curriculum to address racial and gender inequality in mathematics
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Only about 2 percent of all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers are held by Black women. […]
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Digital health platform She Matters supports Black women experiencing postpartum comorbidities and trains healthcare providers to be culturally competent
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com While working as a teacher in Newark, New Jersey Jade Kearney got pregnant with her first daughter. As […]
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A Steady Clymb Helps Students Reach New Heights of Well-Being
Ashley Williams, founder and CEO of Clymb, knows students and their struggles. In her prior role as director of climate and culture at Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Williams developed emotional […]
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Black innovator creates lifeline app for use during school shootings
By AFRO Staff In the wake of several school shootings, many parents were left wondering what could be done to protect their children—particularly given the seeming inability of lawmakers to […]
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Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said June 6 it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority […]
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The Leadership Conference pushes FCC to eliminate digital discrimination
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Two months ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced it had opened a proceeding on how to prevent and eliminate digital […]
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Altro app helps users build credit through non-traditional, recurring payments like Netflix subscriptions
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com While attending University of Southern California (USC), Michael Broughton ran into a problem. He didn’t have enough money […]
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#WordinBlack: How one Baltimore City Public School has integrated pandemic technology into daily in-person routines
By Sohn Butts, Ed.D, Special to the AFRO It was just over two years ago when Covid-19 pandemic turned schools across the country, and indeed the world, upside down. Baltimore […]