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Viral Posts Show Racist Barriers To Obtaining A Passport
Viral Posts Show Racist Barriers When Obtaining Passports

Things like full lips and afros cause an issue.
by Adrian Moore
03.31.20
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West Virginia Inmates Charged To Use Free Tablets

West Virginia inmates hit with hidden fees to use "free" tablets.
by Aleia Woods
03.30.20
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Teen Pushes Tech Innovation In Nigeria Forward

15-year-old Tomisin Ogunnubi is making waves in the tech industry with the creation of an app designed to find children…
by NewsOne Staff
09.01.18
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GirlCodeLA Receives $150K Donation From Rapper YG

Rapper YG recently donated $150,000 to GirlCodeLA.
by NewsOne Staff
08.04.18
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Quadriplegic Innovator Aims To Increase Diversity In STEM

Crystal R. Emery—a quadriplegic who has defied the odds—is advocating to increase racial representation in STEM.
by NewsOne Staff
06.09.18
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#WakandaForever: WakandaCon Conference Coming To Chicago

WakandaCon, an Afro-futurism conference inspired by the film ‘Black Panther,’ is coming to Chicago this summer.
by NewsOne Staff
03.24.18
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Black Venture Capitalist Invests In HBCU Tech Creators

Hadiyah Mujhid created HBCU.vc as an avenue to invest in tech innovators from HBCUs.
by NewsOne Staff
03.10.18
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‘Super Soaker’ Inventor Funds High School Robotics Teams

Lonnie Johnson, the creator of the "Super Soaker," is funding high school robotics teams through his non-profit organization.
by NewsOne Staff
06.04.17
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Black Millennials Leading The Digital Age

With over 11.5 million Black millennials in the United States and $162 billion in generated revenue, the demographic is a…
by Charise Frazier
10.17.16
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Students On Tech Fast Lane

A North Carolina automotive teacher, with few resources, organizes a program to compete in a global competition of concept cars.…
by nigelroberts1
10.20.16
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Group Seeks To Increase The Number Of Blacks…

There’s a big push to get more African-Americans into the tech world and the culmination is happening this weekend. The…
by NewsOne Now
04.05.18
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The Problem With Technology

A new study shows that educators with a pessimistic attitude toward education technology tend to teach at urban and low-income…
by nigelroberts1
06.30.16
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Mixed Results In First National Tech Exam

Girls outscored boys on the first national tech literacy exam. Less surprising to administrators was the racial and socioeconomic achievement…
by nigelroberts1
05.26.16
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Schools Vulnerable To Data Collection Companies Targeting Kids

A new report says schools are accepting technology from companies that are data mining students. The researchers say students are…
by nigelroberts1
05.26.16
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Prince Helped To Launch Tech Initiative For Urban…

Prince helped to launch a technology initiative to teach coding to Black youths. An emotional Van Jones said Prince worked…
by nigelroberts1
05.13.16
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WATCH: Opening Up The Educational Space For The…

In this video, Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal discusses effective ways to open the education space for 21st century…
by nigelroberts1
04.05.18
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When Faith & Technology Meet

The organization provides services to churches free of charge and hope they can do their part in spreading technology-awareness in…
by Desire Thompson
03.30.16
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Microsoft Unplugs Chatbot After Racist Rants

Microsoft deletes racist and sexist social media messages posted by its AI chatbot. The program learned hate speech from online…
by nigelroberts1
03.15.18
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Newark Public Schools Promote Math App To Close…

School officials there are encouraging parents to download a free math app that, as stated in at least one major…
by nigelroberts1
03.01.16
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