By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As the world becomes more technologically savvy, so comes with it the threat of online crime. One of the latest digital threats to security has been ransomware. According to the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ransomware is malware that encrypts files
By Khalid Rudo Smith, Word in Black For some time, we’ve all held our breath as a tech billionaire, who made questionable moral compass attempts in the past, has purchased Twitter — one of the most important free speech platforms on the planet. Many, particularly in the Black community, have seen far more hate speech
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA) has named Harold A. Fowler as the new Chief of Airport Operations and Maintenance for Martin State Airport. In this leadership role, Mr. Fowler is responsible for the overall oversight and administration of Martin State Airport. He leads all airport functions, including operations, grounds and facilities maintenance, customer service
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, Special to the AFRO Finally…The governor of Maryland is Black; The State is still blue.Echoes of warm words woo voters long after the moment,While the AFRO asked a few good grassroots organizersWhat they advise residents of Baltimore to do? Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) Adam Jackson and Dayvon Love, suggest
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The African Diaspora International Film Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary in New York City in style — with its largest film festival ever. The film festival, running November 25 through December 11, boasts 89 documentary and fiction films from 44 different countries on seven silver screens.
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper First, let’s remind everyone that “Black Friday” has nothing to do with Black People. “Black” represents the color of money when profits are up, just as “red” represents the color of loss when profits are down. The irony is the degree of participation
By Nadira Johnson, Word in Black From self-driving cars that can’t detect folks with darker skin to keep from running them over, to digital assistants like Siri that have trouble understanding non-White accents, technology is biased and it is hurting Black folks. “A lot of people will look toward technology as the end all, be
(Black PR Wire) – Recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center announced the top 3 finalists in the 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition. The annual competition, held in partnership with the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and American Chambers of Commerce across Africa, rewards African innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups for developing solutions through digital
By Mark Sherman and Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make up for its sordid history and to increase the number of Black students and other underrepresented minorities on campus. Its affirmative action program, using race among many factors to
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday, making her tied — with her husband Jay-Z — as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show. Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” reeled