On Wednesday night I had the opportunity to preview Googleβs new “killer app”, Night Sight.
Home is where the heart is. I think…
BeyoncΓ©, through herΒ BeyGOODΒ initiative, announces a partnership withΒ Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giantΒ Google, to award four new scholarships as part of herΒ Homecoming Scholars Award Program. The iconic performer also issues a challenge to other businesses to join Google.org in investing in excellence through education.
Β Google.org has matched theΒ $100,000Β grant Beyoncé announced last week, which will enable four additional HBCUs to receiveΒ $25,000Β scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The schools chosen areΒ Texas Southern University, located in BeyoncΓ©’s home city,Β Houston,Β Fisk UniversityΒ inΒ Nashville, Tennessee, the alma mater of her father,Β Mathew Knowles,Β GramblingΒ State UniversityΒ inΒ Grambling, LouisianaΒ andΒ Morehouse CollegeΒ inΒ Atlanta, Georgia. HBCUs are institutions of higher education inΒ the United StatesΒ that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.
“Google understands the vital role historically black colleges and universities play in delivering a high quality and culturally responsive education,” statesΒ Maab Ibrahim, a Google.org program manager. “In the last several years, Google has launched innovative programs to close the distance between Silicon Valley and HBCUs; we are proud to continue that commitment by matching BeyoncΓ©’s generous donation.”
It’s been 25 years of combatting fake news for Dr. Michael Shermer, founder of the Skeptics Society and Skeptics Magazine.Β
βYou canβt really understand lynching, unless you understand slavery. And you canβt appreciate slavery, unless you appreciate the genocide that happened with Native people.β
If you’re looking to see the Taj Mahal, then this film is not for you.
Today, less than 1 percent of girls in the U.S. express interest in majoring in computer science, and similarly, only a very small percentage of women around the world know how to write code, which restricts them from obtaining jobs in certain industries and creating change in our technology driven world.
At the beginning of April, Google Team visited multiple cities engaging in African-American focused programs.
The 20th edition of the Internet’s most renowned awards taps some of the best apps, websites and most online present celebrities.
Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, and Sir Richard Branson are just some of the notable names announced.
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