Black Agendas
Getting our seat at the table
Uganda just unveiled one of the best apps for visually impaired students
Due to the delayed advancement of assistive technology, many visually impaired students in Africa still struggle to access braille books, which contributes to high school dropout rates. To address this issue, a Ugandan development team produced the Blind Assistant app, which can read documents aloud. App creator Frank Akankwasa expressed confidence in Blind Assistant’s ability…
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Dr. Marcus Howard is behind Missouri’s only Black-owned pharmacy offering free medication delivery
Get to know Dr. Marcus Howard; he is the owner of GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness in...
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Meet Dr. Valerie McCray, Indiana’s first Black woman U.S. Senate nominee
Get to know Dr. Valerie McCray. She is Indiana’s first black woman U.S. Senate nominee...
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From refugee to Northern Ireland’s first Black mayor, meet Lilian Seenoi-Barr
Lilian Seenoi-Barr has made history by becoming the first black mayor in Northern Ireland....
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How Raven White went from working at the CIA to owning a leading luxury event planning firm
Raven White is a luxury event entrepreneur and CEO of The Envision Firm, which delivers exceptional and exclusive experiences in the form of events and lifestyle management. Prior to venturing into the...
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Shark Tank’s Daymond John makes young gardener’s dream come true at Walt Disney World
Since childhood, Te’Lario Watkins II has been behind Tiger Mushroom Farms, which cultivates gourmet mushrooms and sells dry mushroom products. The young entrepreneur from Blacklick, Ohio started...
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Jay-Z could soon get his birthday turned into an official holiday
Jay-Z’s birthday [December 4th] may become a holiday in his home state of New York. This follows a proposed legislation in early December 2023 by some members of the New York City Council. ...
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Rocket scientist now working at Google introduces educational toy robot to teach kids how to code
Terysa Ridgeway is a computer scientist and a celebrated children’s book author. She also serves as a Technical Program Manager at Google and is the creator of the popular Terysa Solves It book series....
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Meet Deborah Raji, the Nigerian on Time’s 100 Most Influential People in AI list
Artificial Intelligence has, in recent weeks and months, dominated global news and has been used in basic daily life activities. AI is the ability of machines to display functions like learning, planning,...
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6 Black athletes now making it big as entrepreneurs after retiring
Sports athletes are one of the highest-earning people in the world. In contemporary times, they rank among some of the richest in the world. However, upon retirement, some of them easily slide into financial...
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After 50 years, Juno opens as Black Wall Street’s first Black-owned medical facility
In an effort to improve access to healthcare for one of the country’s most disadvantaged communities, Juno Medical Clinic has opened its doors on Black Wall Street. The opening ceremony takes place...
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First African Animated Series, ‘Supa Team 4’ launched on Netflix
In a premiere that has been predicted to open doors for additional projects from the continent, Netflix has released its first original animated series from Africa. “Supa Team 4,” which made...