Black Tech Entrepreneur of the Week: Shellye Archambeau
Last week we announced that for Black History Month we would highlight four black tech entrepreneurs during the month of February. Our first entrepreneur is Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream Inc Bio As the CEO of MetricStream, Shellye Archambeau is responsible for running all facets of the business. Ms. Archambeau has a proven executive management [...]
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 MoreBlack Web 2.0 Celebrates Black History Highlighting Black Tech Entrepreneurs
Although we celebrate African-Americans every single day, we will be honoring this special month by highlighting four black technology entrepreneurs. Each Monday, starting Feb. 6 we will feature a different entrepreneur, sharing what they do to contribute to the entrepreneurial space and black history. Check out our first entrepreneur on Monday! Happy Black History Month!
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 MoreAre African-Americans Taking More of an Interest in News Web Sites Than Gossip Sites?
At some point or another, someone has probably asked you “Did you see… On Media Take Out today?” If not, you can replace it with any other black gossip news site. Numbers have shown that black people love their gossip news, but they are just as interested in hard news as they are gossip. Journal-isms [...]
Read MoreIs Sean “Diddy” Combs Bringing Back Old School MTV for African-Americans?
TRL (Total Request Live) is what made MTV, MTV. The acronym standing for Music Television has lost its purpose in many ways after the cancellation of the show, but there may be hope for those still waiting for the old school MTV days to come back thanks to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Broadcasting&Cable.com report, Diddy is planning to [...]
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