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If you spend most of your time online, you may have experienced the Dead Internet Theory; a speculative concept suggesting that bots and algorithms generate most internet content, marginalizing genuine human engagement and communication. According to this theory, algorithmic curation…
Educator Raioni Madison bid farewell to the classroom walls to further her dedication to her community. She would make the brave step in 2019. Despite her departure, Madison’s mission remained intact. She tells AFROTECH™ that education runs in her bloodline.…
Sixty-one-year-old Shirlene Ingraham continues to share delicious foods across Miami, FL. At the age of 7, Ingraham’s love for cooking began while she worked for her family’s business, the Miami Herald reports. Her parents, Jessie and Demas Jackson, were the…
Terry Crews understands everyone has to start somewhere. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, the actor was once a player in the NFL. In 1991, he was drafted as an 11th round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams and would…
In December 2021, AFROTECH previously reported that the VC fund, focused on investing in Black- and diverse-led tech startups, had raised $25 million in less than a year since it was founded. “This is not just for play. It’s not…
Mya Smith-Edmonds continues in the footsteps of her father as a franchisee of McDonald’s. During an interview with WISH-TV8 in Indianapolis, IN, Mya revealed her journey with the Golden Arches started in November 1991 as a baby. Her father, Harry…
Sportico reports that the Olympic champion has teamed up with Winners Alliance, a global athlete licensing and sponsorship firm, to build a fan-focused track league. One of its main missions is to increase the attention that track and field athletes…
Andre Swanston is one of the few Black men to sell a tech company for nine figures. Swanston founded Tru Optik in 2013. He was driven to have a solid work ethic by his father, who ventured from the islands…
Elon Musk, entrepreneur and CEO of companies like Tesla and SpaceX, is not only known for his innovations but also for his staggering wealth. In 2022, Musk made headlines when he invested a whopping $44 billion in X, formally known…
One commonality among the greats is their ability to shape a more promising tomorrow for upcoming generations. In February 2024, 18 Black leaders were recognized by Time magazine in its inaugural list of ‘The Closers,’ which amplifies change-makers who are…
Perhaps there is no off-limit terrain for Shaquille O’Neal, who is also taking over the seas! Among O’Neal’s various business ventures, he founded Big Chicken, a fast-casual restaurant that debuted in Las Vegas in 2018. While the the former basketball…
According to Forbes, dozens of Taco Bell, KFC, and Dairy Queen locations have begun utilizing a system known as Riley — produced by surveillance company Hoptix — to track and analyze workers’ interactions with customers. To assess their performance, the…
