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Black Tech Leaders Inspire Students at Harper College

Photo credits: Harper College photographer Michael Hubatch Throughout the 20th century, innovation has evolved in ways that continue to shape our world, and this transformation...

ComEd, HIRE360 Accepting New Applications for Take Charge EV Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Last year's pilot training program returns to upskill more local residents for careers in the growing EV industry in Illinois ComEd and HIRE360, a nonprofit...

Comcast Gives $250K for Digital Navigators, 1,000 Laptops to Chicago Libraries and Non-profits

Photos Provided Company leaders join Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown to announce the next phase of its more than...

Black Tech Week Announces Serena Williams As Keynote Presenter for July conference

Today, Black Tech Week, the Black tech ecosystem building conference being held in Cincinnati, OH July 18-22, confirmed Serena Williams as the event’s keynote...

Meta Celebrates 15 Years in Chicago with New Initiative to Encourage More Blacks in Tech

On June 8, Meta Chicago formerly known as Facebook marked its 15 anniversary with a celebration in its new office space at 151 N....

White House Head of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Alondra Nelson Talks to the Chicago Defender

A scholar of science, technology, medicine, and social inequality, Alondra Nelson is the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, an...

BLACK WOMAN-OWNED TECH FIRM LAUNCHES FOOTBALL TRAINING APP

The Quarterback Equalizer, a unique gaming app created by a Black woman techpreneur named Kathy Tomlinson, is designed to teach football players (specifically quarterbacks)...

NEW APP TO HELP SAVE PREGNANT BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES GETS $200K IN FUNDING

Black women are 243 percent more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. Irth, an app created by Kimberly Seals Allers, holds doctors accountable...

BLACK-OWNED TECH COMPANY RELEASES WATER RESISTANT WIRELESS EARBUDS WITH LONGER LASTING BATTERY

Freddie Figgers, founder of Figgers Communications, continues to make history as one of the most innovative African American inventors and tech entrepreneurs of our...

BLACK INNOVATOR CREATES FIRST EVER COLOR BY NUMBER APP CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN

Mover and shaker Latoya Nicole is an innovator, owner of Entrepreneurs Color Too, and the creator of Color XO: A New Stress Relieving Coloring...