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A Black-led grocery store will be opening in Detroit, MI, to help solve food insecurity. Detroit Free Press reports that Detroit People’s Food Co-Op will be opening its doors to the public in March 2024. The grocery store is part…

On Jan. 2, 2024, The Harvard Crimson reports that Gay has resigned six months after her appointment — making her presidency the shortest in the university’s history. As previously reported by AFROTECH, Gay was appointed in December 2022 and officially…

One of the top tech companies to join in was Google. By June 2020, Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared that the company aimed “to build sustainable equity for Google’s Black+ community, and externally, to make our products and programs helpful…

Serving As An Executive At Sony Entertainment Pictures After more than 20 years at Sony Entertainment Pictures, Weaver made his exit, a press release mentions. He most recently served as executive vice president of global public policy and external affairs,…

During TEDWomen 2023 in her hometown of Atlanta, GA, AFROTECH spent time learning more about where it all started for Penn, who is the CEO of her own company, a three-time TED talker, and a visionary using her love for…

The current job market has people on a roller coaster of expectations. With shifts across several industries, layoffs have been a large part of the uncertainty many people have experienced in the present landscape. The tech industry, particularly, has faced…

Slip-N-Slide Records He has already proven to do this as the founder of independent label Slip-N-Slide Records. Becoming a businessman was an answered prayer and helped Lucus to make his foray into what he calls his “first passion in life.”…

Throughout Dallas Salas’ life, he has been faced with opposition, including health scares and homelessness. However, despite the trials and tribulations, the 18-year-old has crossed off a major accomplishment. At age five, Salas was diagnosed with leukemia, according to ABC…

Groupon, a digital coupon provider, will be establishing a $350,000 fund to support Black students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the Chicago Tribune reports. The announcement is a result of an agreement reached with the Equal Employment Opportunity…

The singer and actress is currently impressing audiences for her portrayal as Celie Johnson in “The Color Purple” (2023), starring alongside Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, H.E.R., and more. The musical drama had the second-highest Christmas…

A new law coming into effect at the beginning of 2024 will affect numerous small business owners. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Transparency Act (ACT) will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The law is…

According to legislation proposed in early December 2023, the entertainer-turned-businessman’s birthday, Dec. 4, could soon become “Jay-Z Day” in the city that never sleeps. Per the court document, the new bill would honor the Brooklyn native’s “legendary status as a…