SEEK Program Working to Produce Future African American Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) organized a summer program designed to produce future engineers. The Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) camps will begin this month in Columbus, Ohio; Oakland and San Diego, Calif. The mission of the SEEK Camp is to build a pipeline to careers in science, technology, engineering and math [...]
Read MoreStudy Showing African-American Children Engaging in the Media More Than White Counterparts
The Center of Media and Human Development at Northwestern University released an extensive report today on media, children, and race. The study looked across the board at various uses of the media and showed percentages and time spent on media use among African-American, white, Hispanic, and Asian-American children. The media plays a tremendous role in [...]
Read MoreTop Companies for Blacks in Technology
The National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) and WorkplaceDiversity.com have announced the 2011 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology. They include: Allstate Insurance American Airlines BlueCross BlueShield of IL, NM, OK, & TX Intel Johnson & Johnson Merck Northrop Grumman State Farm Insurance Wal-Mart Store WellPoint Wells Fargo “These companies deserve special recognition for promoting a significant number [...]
Read MoreGoodby, Silverstein & Partners announce digital fellowship for African-American students
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners have announced “The Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Digital Fellowship for 2011 – 2012. This is a scholarship fund for African- American students, developed in partnership with Hyper Island to help increase diversity within the advertising industry. Through the fund, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners will subsidize full tuition fees for two students [...]
Read MoreAfrica’s Mobile Explosion Mirrors Mobile Use in U.S.
According to a report by Wireless Intelligence, African mobile connections reached about 547.5 million during the last three months of 2010 compared to about 523.6 million connections in Western Europe. Mobile price wars have also drastically increased on the continent, started primarily by Kenya mobile operator Airtel. In August of 2010, they slashed prices by [...]
Read MoreArbitron: Radio Continues To Reach Large Black Audiences
By Kimberly Davis Just as LL Cool J couldn’t live without his radio, neither, it seems, can African-Americans. A new Arbitron study shows that radio reaches 94 percent of Blacks aged 12 years and older each week. The 2010 edition of Black Radio Today details black-listening behavior to 10 of the country’s most popular radio formats, including urban [...]
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