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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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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Diversity Task Force traveled to Silicon Valley on Sunday. The objective of the visit was to meet with executives from some of the Valley’s biggest companies to discuss ways...

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App of the Week – Starbucks

August 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

  Who doesn’t love Starbucks? What a company! Millions and millions of people line up everday all day to pay $4 for a cup of coffee. America is addicted to coffee and that’s why Starbucks...

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1.4 Million Hacked Chryslers Recalled

August 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Chrysler has recalled 1.4 million cars because of  a terrifying hacker demonstration. Hackers have released a video of a Chrysler Jeep being controlled by hackers leaving the driver helpless. Chrysler cars subject to the recall...

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Back to School and How to Pay For It

August 4, 2015 | 1 Comments

African-American College Students Prepare for Back to School By AACR Intern Bria Richardson Summer is over and you’ve done nothing but work and hang out with your friends for the past couple of months. You...

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You won’t even know if you have Stagefright! Getting Stagefright is as simple as having the hacker send you a text message. And that’s it! You don’t even have to open the message. Once it arrives...

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App of the Week – NoWait

July 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

When you’re hungry nothing is more frustrating than getting to a restaurant and finding there’s a wait to be seated. Do you move on to another restaurant and possibly find another wait list? That’s why...

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Interview with Dr. Ben Chavis

July 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

In the digital age the Internet is competing for the attention of black people and advertising dollars. Black media has evolved with the Internet producing numerous relevant sources of information. But are African-American newspapers keeping up...

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