Social Media Options That May Help Unemployed African Americans
Recent reports show unemployment among the general population is about 9.1 percent, but an alarming 16.2 percent for African Americans, and even higher for African American males. Historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans has always been higher than the national average. However, now it’s at Depression-era levels. Many African Americans have become frustrated with [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Takes New Approach to Social Media
Recently updated on the president’s website was a statement briefly explaining President Obama’s new approach to social media tools, Twitter and Facebook. Starting only a couple days ago President Obama started tweeting and updating his Facebook page personally. Tweets and updates directly from him will end in “-BO,” to differentiate which updates are from him [...]
Read MoreHoward School of Business Launches Online Executive MBA Program
Howard University recently announced the launch of its first online degree program – the online Executive MBA program. The program will prepare experienced and emerging business leaders to lead the world’s most dynamic companies as they navigate the complex challenges of today’s competitive global marketplace. Starting in January 2012, students will gain a comprehensive understanding [...]
Read MoreHyper-Gate is Social Media Management PLUS
Hyper-Gate is a Brooklyn-based IT Services, Software Development, and Social Media Management company composed primarily of Latino and African-American shareholders. Their business is geared towards African-American and Latino brands. Hyper-Gate does what they call an Optimized Business Branding process, registering businesses in 300+ Social Networks, 300+Business Listings, and search engines. Once the basics are done, [...]
Read MoreDesign Futurist Combining Green and Tech to Create Innovative Styles
Have you ever thought about how design and technology work together? Well, Natalia Allen has created a company that incorporates the two. After graduating from Parsons School of Design where she studied fashion design and social science, her goal was to create desirable products that were improved aesthetically and functionally by new technology. That goal [...]
Read MoreBlacks at Microsoft Strengthen the Talent Pipeline
The economic recovery to date has improved employment prospects for all Americans. However, more needs to be done to get African Americans back to work. According to a U.S. Department of Labor June 6, 2011 special report titled, The Black Labor Force in Recovery, jobs in professional and technical services industry are expected to grow the [...]
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