Technology Archives

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Text message scams are getting worse: How to protect yourself in the digital age

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA In an age of advanced technology and widespread connectivity, text message scams, including in big cities, have become a...

by Staff

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

National News Technology

President Biden allocates $115M to rebuild Jackson, Mississippi’s water infrastructure

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA President Joe Biden has announced the allocation of $115 million to support critical investments in reconstructing Jackson’s water infrastructure....

by Staff

Business Education Technology

Black Girls Do Engineer awards $10,000 scholarship to Prairie View A&M student

Each year the non-profit organization Black Girls Do Engineer (BGDE) Corporation awards a $10,000 scholarship to a junior or senior member in the program to...

by Alexandria Green-Jones June 6, 2023June 7, 2023

Photo: Kara Branch (right), Founder and CEO of Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation, presents the BGDE Scholarship to senior member Kayla Hooks (middle). Kayla’s mom, Latoya, is pictured on the left.

Business National News Technology

Optimism prevails among minority business owners, survey shows

(StatePoint) Even as minority business owners face new economic challenges, including supply chain disruptions and inflation, results from PNC’s recent Economic Outlook survey show an...

by Staff June 4, 2023June 5, 2023

Business Lifestyle National News Technology

The fear of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is real

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Artificial intelligence, or AI, is here to stay, whether anyone likes it or not. But alarm bells have sounded...

by Staff May 27, 2023May 28, 2023

Business National News Technology

African American jobless rate hits lowest in U.S. history

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA According to the freshly published jobs report for April, the jobless rate for African Americans in the United States...

by Staff May 7, 2023May 8, 2023

Business National News Technology

Facebook to payout $725M to users in privacy settlement; here’s how to claim your share

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. All Facebook users in...

by Staff April 23, 2023April 23, 2023

Business National News Politics Technology

Biden signs executive order establishing Office of Environmental Justice

By: Stacy M. Brown/ NNPA President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand on his administration’s environmental justice goals, which include delivering clean...

by Staff April 23, 2023April 23, 2023

Business Education National News Technology

Celebrating Financial Literacy Month: Lendistry CEO Everett Sands pioneers with scientific brilliance

By: Kenneth Miller, Inglewood Today “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise” –...

by Staff April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

Family Technology

TikTok safety becomes concern, Cybersecurity experts reveal what every parent should know

TikTok is reported to have 1.53 billion users across the world in 2023. So, with this success in mind, it’s no surprise that parents are...

by Alexandria Green-Jones April 22, 2023April 23, 2023

Business National News Technology

Meet Keyven Lewis: Former PVAMU student now CEO of CMIT Solutions

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA CMIT Solutions CEO Keyven Lewis is looking to grow the right way. A Dallas native, Keyven Lewis first dived...

by Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

Business Education National News Technology

UNT Dallas partners with Texas Capital Bank to diversify banking talent pool

By: Ayesha Hana Shaji, Texas Metro News Staff UNT Dallas and Texas Capital Bank have teamed up to offer students a Commercial Lending Certificate Program,...

by Staff April 16, 2023April 16, 2023