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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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
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 Nigel Roberts
03.01.16
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