Since she was a child growing up in Chicago, Yvette Kendall had a curiosity and a knack for unusual things. Kendall decided that she would
A research study at Johns Hopkins reveals that medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Fortunately, companies like B-Line Medical,
Microsoft just became the first major corporation to throw its hat into the ring as a participant in the legal cannabis industry. The global technology
Cartoon Network and co-host Google welcomed Made with Code, Mayor of East Point Jannquell Peters and Black Girls Code to Turner Studios in Atlanta for
Techpreneurs and Georgia Tech graduates Paul Judge and Allen Nance are disruptors. They are the founders of TechSquare Labs, an open-plan, collaborative work space that attracts
Stephanie Lampkin, despite an engineering degree from Stanford and five years working at Microsoft, was turned away one time too many from computer science jobs
Ever wondered what the perfect job merging technology and law would be? Elke Suber could tell you. As the Assistant General Counsel for Worldwide Retail
High school sophomore Akilah Johnson was the winner of the 2016 Doodle 4 Google contest. She beat out about 100,000 school-aged children from across the
For those unfamiliar with the organization, tell us a bit about the Chicago Chapter of Black Data Processing Association and its history? BDPA is an
Have you ever wanted to spend your money with a Black-owned business but had no idea how to locate specific establishments in your area? Well,
Lidyr Creative Marketing Agency is an African American-owned and operated digital media firm in Fishtown, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm’s top three executives:
Facebook CEO and founder reprimanded his employees over “Black Lives Matter.” Zuckerberg was upset after the phrase “Black Lives Matter” was defaced on a wall
Felecia Hatcher, co-founder of Black Tech Week and Code Fever, has made it her life’s purpose to create and mentor 10K startups founded by people of
The Twittersphere exploded late Friday and into Saturday morning with talk of Twitter making some major changes that didn’t seem to sit too well with
This has to be equivalent to letting inmates out of jail due to a clerical error. Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, 40, mistakenly tells management to terminate two and a
What does success look like for young professionals? What does it take to build the kind of success that doesn’t “dribble or fiddle with microphones” as
On Friday, Jan. 22, President Barack Obama will award National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation to 17 scientists, engineers, mathematicians,
In a move that can only be viewed as an attempt to solidify its place in the music streaming market, Apple Music is set to
Spotify is king around the world. According to App Annie, a mobile app measuring specialty company, Spotify is the most downloaded and used of all
Fabian Elliott is a hybrid entrepreneur. As founder and CEO of Black Tech Mecca Inc., he is leading his organization to transform Chicago into a
