Youth AppLab Using Crowdfunding to Send African-American Students to 3rd Annual Digital Media and Learning Conference
Youth tech program based in Washington, D.C., Youth AppLab help African- American middle and high school students learn and master computer programming skills. Last year, two students attended the Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco, Cali. to showcase their app development skill and this year they need help to send even more students to [...]
Read MoreLeshell Hatley Uplifts Youth With Tech
As technology continue to integrate itself into our everyday lives, it is vital that blacks become tech providers instead of consumers, especially when it comes to the next generation. The problem, however, becomes how to ensure that our kids are exposed to the classes, mentors and equipment necessary to sow the seeds of inspiration. If [...]
Read More#28DaysofDiversity: Kurt Merriweather @kmerriweather
If you’re a fan of shows like “Cake Boss,” “Dirty Jobs,” and “Pit Boss” and their online and mobile counterparts, you might have Kurt Merriweather to thanks. As the Director of Digital Media Business Development and Strategy for Discovery Communications, Inc., Merriweather is the man to thank. As the Director, Merriweather developed the plans to [...]
Read MoreMyles and Ayesha Use Technology & History to Help Kids Learn
Uplift, Inc. is proud to announce Myles & Ayesha – two fictional African American kids who are eager to discover, play, learn and bring your kids along for the ride. Their site and Black Inventors Match Game are both designed with our kids in mind as they discover new things about themselves, their culture and their history and how their findings impact their everyday lives.
Read MoreEdge Games Suing EA for Trademark Infringement
Last week Edge Games filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Electronic Arts (EA) alleging unlawful use of the “Edge” trademark. EA launched the “Mirror’s Edge” game in 2007 and Edge Games asserts in its lawsuit the company has exclusive rights to use to the “Edge” trademark in the electronic game industry. As a matter of [...]
Read MoreBuzzMedia Inc. Acquires Concrete Loop
BUZZMEDIA, Inc. recently purchased three entertainment sites and entered into content partnerships with three more. Urban “lifestyle” site Concrete Loop is one of the acquisitions along with new music site PureVolume and the music blog Gorilla vs Bear. The company’s partnerships with PopMatters, The Hype Machine and RCRD LBL combined with their list of sites [...]
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