CNN Suspends Roland Martin Over Tweets
CNN Wednesday suspended commentator Roland Martin over the tweets that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has denounced as anti-gay. Roland MartinA CNN spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the network issued this statement: “Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not [...]
Read MoreMaking Black History in Technology: The Grio’s 100 Class of 2012
The Grio’s 100 is out and is filled with 100 influential African-Americans in areas like business, media, art culture, health, and of course science and technology. Here are seven innovators in tech that made the list this year: ANTHONY FRASIER, FOUNDER OF THE KOALITION AND PLAYD The Kolalition is an online gaming site and Playd [...]
Read MoreDigital Divide in Mississippi Splits Along Racial Lines, Report Finds
African Americans in Mississippi often have fewer options for high-speed Internet and spend a higher proportion of their incomes on the Internet than whites in the state,according to a new reportunderscoring how the digital divide splits along racial lines. Mississippi ranks among the worst states in the nation in terms of broadband availability, and residents [...]
Read MoreNow That MegaUpload is Dead, You Might Want to Try Fileblaze from Minority Founder as an Alternative
U.S. Prosecutors shutting down MegaUpload has left some people disappointed. Being one of the most popular file-sharing sites out there, many don’t even know of other sites that are available that do the same thing MegaUpload once did. One alternative is FileBlaze, a a secured cloud-based file storage and streaming platform by minority founder Chuck Baker. [...]
Read MoreHangout With President Obama on Google+ As He Plans to Discuss the State of the Union Address
Google announced today, President Obama will participate in a Hangout on Google+ to discuss Tuesday’s State of the Union Address. The 45-minute live Hangout will take place Monday afternoon, Jan. 30 and will give people the opportunity to ask the president questions about the address. According to the Associated Press, Google+ will solicit questions over [...]
Read MoreSwizz Beatz’s File-Sharing Company Megaupload Shut Down By US Prosecutors
One of the largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com was shut down today. Its founder, Kim Dotcom and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws. Rapper/producer, Swizz Beatz was listed as CEO of the company but there are no reports of him being indicted. According to the Associated Press, an indictment does accuse Megaupload.com of [...]
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