By The Associated Press The Supreme Court on Feb. 20 left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. The court’s order, over the dissent of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, ended a legal challenge to a policy that […]
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Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
By Matt O’Brien and Ali SwensonThe Associated Press Major technology companies signed a pact Feb. 16 to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce […]
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AFRO snags Honor Roll Award for Women’s RepresentationÂ
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Executive Alliance has issued its 2024 Honor Roll Award for Women’s Representation, and the AFRO has made the list for the second year in a row. In order for a company to qualify for the honor, women must hold at least 30 percent of executive leadership positions and at least […]
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BEYA STEM DTX Conference Returns to Baltimore Bringing Thousands of Visitors to the Area
The 2024 conference returns to its birthplace of Baltimore, Maryland to celebrate the achievements of minorities in STEM fields. By: Career Communications Group, Inc. BALTIMORE – Feb. 14, 2024 – PRLog — The highly anticipated BEYA STEM DTX Conference (www.beya.org), a flagship event dedicated to celebrating the achievements of minorities in STEM fields, is making its return to Baltimore, Maryland at […]
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Morris Brown College receives $3 million grant for hospitality program
By Ariyana GriffinSpecial to the AFRO Morris Brown College (MBC) has received its largest grant in the last 20 years, courtesy of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (AMBFF). The organization provided a $3 million grant to enhance the institution’s hospitality program. The grant will allow the Atlanta-based Historically Black College to digitize and market […]
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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most were flying back from hunting trips […]
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5 HBCUs Leading the Charge in Creating Black Excellence
by Aziah Siid February 2, 2024 They’ve shaped generations of Black professionals. Now HBCUs are working to educate students K-12, particularly in STEM fields. What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The schools saw a surge […]
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NNPA Mid-Winter Training Conference focuses on allies, the Black vote and techÂ
By Alexis TaylorAFRO Managing Editor The National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade association which represents more than 240 Black publications across the nation, held their Mid-Winter Training Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jan. 24 to Jan. 27. Publishers, editors, writers and businessmen and women from around the country gathered under the theme of empowering the […]
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Empowering in 2024: NNPA conference concludes with praise, prominent sessions, and invigorating outlook
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) concluded its 2024 annual Mid-Winter Training Conference Jan. 27 at the B Ocean Resort and Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where publishers, editors, sponsors, partners and visitors shared four days of workshops and fellowship that promise to strengthen […]
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Inequitable algorithms: Facial recognition’s alarming pattern of misidentifying Black individuals sparks calls for reform
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – Recent research conducted by Scientific American Online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found that law enforcement agencies that use automated facial recognition disproportionately arrest Black people. The report’s authors stated that they believe these […]
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Associated Black Charities launches Black Leadership Circle
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Associated Black Charities (ABC) has announced the launch of The Black Leadership Circle. The thought group aims to provide a progressive, inclusive and supportive safe space for African-American nonprofit and corporate executives in the Greater Baltimore area. Part of the motivation behind its formation is to create a pipeline for […]
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Baltimore’s Broadband and Digital Equity Office kicks off monthly digital inclusion meetings for residents
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writer Baltimore City’s Office of Broadband and Digital Equity (BDE) hosted the first in a series of monthly meetings on digital inclusion for 2024 on Jan. 9. The session invited community members to learn more about the resources in Baltimore’s digital ecosystem and to share feedback on technology accessibility and affordability […]
