By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer I can remember the day I went to see “Hidden Figures” in theaters. I was a part of the science, technology, engineering and math […]
Category: Technology
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New app dedicated to saving the lives of Black women with breast cancer
By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) – Breast cancer doesn’t have a color but the journey, narrative, and experience of a Black woman surviving cancer are radically different from […]
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Morgan State University convenes National Blue-Ribbon Panel on STEM research expansion
By Morgan State U As part of an overall effort to enhance its national and international reputation as a recognized research university and raise its Carnegie classification to R1 (highest research) status […]
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Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US
By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than […]
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MD native makes history as 1st Black woman to join space station
By AFRO Staff Maryland native Jessica Watkins is set to make history as the first Black woman to join an International Space Station crew. Watkins, who now calls Colorado home, […]
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Unveiled: Science Center’s new, $1 million human body exhibit sponsored by Hopkins
Maryland Science Center Unveils You — The Inside Story Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine New hands-on human body exhibit supported by $1 million State of Maryland grant On Friday, November […]
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A bank with a charitable ethos and no building
By Brian Blum Zenger News Shawn Melamed’s home office is filled with high-tech equipment, computers, microphones, cameras for Zoom. But the most visible keyboard is not connected to his laptop. […]
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Tech to the rescue: Time saving options for the holidays
By Robert Silverman StatePoint Media Despite increased digital options, the typical consumer still spends 13 hours on hold each year. And of course, there are plenty of things that most […]
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Disney Imagineer inspires youth, builds gadgets of the future
By Ada Romano Black Engineer Online Disney Imagineer and research fellow, Lanny Smoot, graced BEYA Stars & Stripes Career Day to give insights on what it means to be a […]
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Meet Akina app builds safe haven for Black mothers to connect
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In 2018, Leigh Higginbotham Butler found herself facing a financial crisis. After relocating to Dallas, Texas with her […]
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Morgan State encourages students to be at the forefront of FinTech
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO In 2019, Morgan State University became the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to create an on-campus center for blockchain and financial […]
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Express yourself: YouTube is a viable option
By Osaretin Iyare Special to the AFRO Move over Hollywood, there is another path to celebrity status. In the past, the highly competitive space of television and movies was the […]