Source: Mark Blinch / Getty NBA player Pascal Siakam is using the off-season to drive impact in the city of Toronto. According to Complex, the Cameroon-bred Raptors star recently donated free laptops to youth in underserved communities. Pascal Siakam is…
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NFL Player Emmanuel Ellerbee Launches STEAM-Focused Nonprofit
Source: Sam Greenwood / Getty NFL player Emmanuel Ellerbee is on a mission to take his impact and influence far beyond the football field. According to ABC13, the Atlanta Falcons linebacker has launched a nonprofit designed to introduce student-athletes to…
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Promoting Tech Among Black Women
Creating new opportunities in technology is an ever-present challenge for Black women. Brown is no stranger to the many challenges faced by boutique and small Black women-owned tech companies. “Black women in technology are the unicorns of mythology,” says Charlene…
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All-In Recruiting and Talent Boutique bringing diversity to the tech industry
Lauren Anderson (Photo source: via Lauren Anderson) Lauren Anderson understands the need to increase diversity in the tech industry. The Gary, Indiana-born, Bronx, New York-raised resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, created All-In Recruiting & Talent Boutique to help increase diverse…
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Apple to donate proceeds from John Lewis doc to National Civil Rights Museum, NMAAHC
U.S. Congressman John Lewis (Photo credit: Steed Media) In tribute to the life and legacy of civil rights hero and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, Apple will donate its portion of the proceeds from the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble to…
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From The N-Word To Tarzan To Zoomboming: Social Distancing Is Fostering Anti-Black Rhetoric Online
As if watching the real-time reports of the coronavirus disproportionately affecting Black people hasn’t heightened racial anxieties enough, the stunning online displays of anti-Black racism and rhetoric amid the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has been dizzying, if not exhausting. And while…
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When Zoombombing Turns Racist: How To Keep Online Meetings Troll-Free
With much of the world’s workforce forced to stay home, online meetings have become the de facto method for the type of group sessions people used to have in-person at the office, thanks in no small part to a technology…
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Google Donates $3 Million To Support NAACP’s STEAM Education Program
The philanthropic arm of the tech giant Google is investing in the futures of Black youth who want to pursue careers in tech. The NAACP recently announced that it has received a $3 million grant from Google.org to support initiatives…
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