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Back to School – There’s and App for That

September 5, 2017 | 0 Comments

Its that time of year, back to school. And going back school means being prepared for the challenges of getting an education. Unfortunately many black students fail not because they are not intelligent or capable...

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Silicon Valley Responds to Trump and Hate

August 17, 2017 | 0 Comments

Silicon Valley, the very heart and brain of the nation’s tech industry, is sending a strong message to both Donald Trump and white supremacist, NO! Since the neo-nazi and alt-right demonstration in Charlottesville the nation...

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Facebook’s surprising diversity report showed marked improvement in hiring of women and minorities. While the report shows that Facebook is still overwhelmingly white and male the improvements show that Maxine Williams, Facebook’s Executive Diversity Chief, is having...

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Rapper/Entrepreneur Will.I.Am’s company i.am+, has acquired Wink, which makes hubs for connected household devices. Wink is widely considered to be one of the most popular smart home platforms. Wink announced the acquisition by email praising...

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Shonda Rhimes Makes the Move to Netflix

August 15, 2017 | 2 Comments

 Netflix has added a powerful new weapon to its war on conventional television. Shonda Rhimes, producer of a string of hits on ABC is moving her production company Shondaland from ABC to Netflix. Rhimes has...

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NAACP Partners with AirBnB to Fight Racism

August 2, 2017 | 0 Comments

AirBnB and the NAACP have teamed up to fight racism on the hospitality platform. Guests have repeatedly reported that hosts using the app have discriminated against people of color. Airbnb has been fighting for years...

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“Who Knows Everything?” is the title of my upcoming book about consumer privacy and the corporate spying. This book details the technology, strategies and depth of corporate spying. The objective of the book is to...

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Comedian Kevin Hart in association with Lionsgate will launch a streaming comedy app entitled “Laugh Out Loud” on August 3rd. Content for the show appears to be plentiful with Hart’s comedy front and center. Among...

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Breach Brief – Verizon

July 19, 2017 | 0 Comments

Millions of Verizon customer’s information has been exposed online. Last Wednesday UpGuard, an Internet security firm, reported finding millions Verizon accounts exposed on an unsecured server. Customer information included subscriber’s names, cellphone number, and the...

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JayZ continues to show that he still is a hip-hop force and businessman to be reckoned with. The rapper/businessman’s most recent release, 4:44, has gone platinum in less than a week. JayZ’s album was released...

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