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Month: August 2015

App of the Week – Companion

August 25, 2015 | 0 Comments

Regardless of what neighborhood you live in walking alone at night can be dangerous. Let’s face it, no one is immune to crime.  That’s why Companion is the app of the week. Its always agood...

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August 24, 2015  IRS Breach The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) widened the scope of the breach first announced in May. The government agency is saying that as many as 390,000 taxpayers are now at risk. The...

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It is with great glee and little regret that we report that the two year cellphone contract has died; sort of. Are we finally rid of this painful financial burden? Maybe. In the past cellphone...

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App of the Week – OneRx

August 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

Medicine is expensive. Whether you have insurance or not the price of prescription drugs can be astronomical. That is why OneRx is the App of the Week. Why are prescription drugs so expensive. Because drug companies spend billions...

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Back to School Tips for Black Students

August 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

Fall is creeping up on students all over the nation. Fall means returning to the campus or classroom. In 2015, the number of black students entering college or returning for another year is rising again.  Black...

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See and Block Who’s Tracking You Online

August 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

Privacy on the Internet is a rare commodity. Currently 85 percent or more of black people are online. Most black people own a smartphone or other mobile device. And most black people have no idea...

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Obama Hosts Technology Demo Day

August 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

President Obama hosted the first ever White House Demo Day on his birthday. The purpose of Demo Day was to accelerate diversity in the U.S. tech sector and highlight the administration’s dedication to this goal. The...

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On Tuesday Facebook was granted a patent that would allow banks and lenders to check you social habits to determine your credit worthiness. According to the patent your lender can check the credit rating of...

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ALERT! Yahoo! Hit with Malware ALERT!

August 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

In a stunning announcement Yahoo! reported it has shut down a massive malware campaign infecting billions of visitors to its websites. Some experts believe the website infected with the malware was visited as many as...

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Support Black Businesses at WeBuyBlack.com

August 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

By Bria Richardson, AACR Intern How often do you support black businesses? Black people often choose convenience over seeking out African-American businesses. That isn’t really a bad thing but for black people sometimes the most...

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