Black data processors seek to increase number of African-Americans in tech
Your browser does not support iframes. There’s a big push to get more African-Americans into the tech world and the culmination is happening this weekend. The Black Data Processing Association will...
View ArticleICE, Homeland Security investigate Leslie Jones website hack
In this July 9, 2016 file photo, actress Leslie Jones arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Ghostbusters.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleGoogle unveils new Pixel smartphones, other gadgets
In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View,...
View ArticleHow Black millennials are breaking down the digital divide
Black millennials are forging ahead in the arena of digital technology, according to a new study led by Nielsen, USA Today reports. The report, titled “Young, Connected and Black: African-American...
View ArticleJanet Uthman works to expand Comcast’s diversity efforts
Janet Uthman, the division vice president of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing at Comcast, says that the cable giant continues to create content to appeal to African-American and multicultural...
View ArticleWaze gets into the order-ahead business with Dunkin’ Donuts
In this photo taken Monday, March 27, 2017, the Waze application is displayed on a smartphone in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Waze’s traffic navigation app already...
View ArticleIn wake of Equifax breach, what to do to safeguard your info
This July 21, 2012, photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans. The...
View ArticleIt Takes A Village: Closing the STEAM gap requires early education
Rajoielle “Raj” Register says that In order to awaken dreams and inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers and leaders, it’s imperative to expose children to STEAM at an early age....
View ArticleDo you really know what your kid’s doing on that device?
Ayrial Miller, 13, takes a quick moment to check her phone at Nathan Hale Elementary School in Chicago on Friday, June 8, 2018, to show how the monitoring software her mom has installed on the phone...
View ArticleFacebook Turns to Long-time Civil Rights Leader Laura Murphy to Lead...
Former ACLU chief Laura Murphy will lead Facebook’s civil rights audit. (Laura Murphy) Civil rights beacon and ACLU veteran Laura Murphy laughed when she said that one of her co-workers called her,...
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