Zillow, in collaboration with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Black Tech Ventures (BTV), will host the HBCU Housing Hackathon to help HBCU students further develop their skills through workshops, hands-on enrichment, mentorship and teamwork.
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LIVE REPLAY: Starship SN11 rolls out to the launch site in Boca Chica
ROLLINGOUT.COM — SpaceX is rolling out the Starship SN11 prototype to the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. Following rollout, SN11 is expected to be lifted onto Suborbital Pad A by a large crane.
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Slipout Mobile App Helps Victims of Domestic Violence.
CHICAGO DEFENDER — “Everyone has a different idea of what ‘support’ means. Asking for help is difficult for most. For victims of abuse, it is also embarrassing. The Slipout mobile app allows users to anonymously connect with a member of The Slipout team to receive one-on-one support,” says The Slipout developer Lisa R. Jenkins. “The Slipout mobile app connects users to emergency service with one click of the Call 911 Now button if they are in imminent danger.”
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NNPA and Zenger News Complete First Tech Conference
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Presented in association with Digital Hollywood, a platform that allowed registered attendees to video chat in real-time with other guests during the conference, the one-day summit included thousands of Black-owned media members, Fortune 1000 businesses, and community-based businesses and cultural institutions.
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Student Entrepreneur Summit Planned in New York
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The virtual summit, scheduled at noon and streamed over YouTube and Facebook, features a student Pitch competition and includes a panel of successful entrepreneurs and investors sharing their advice on launching and scaling a business. Entrants in the Pitch competition have an opportunity to win a $4,000 grant.
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NNPA and Zenger News Unite to Sponsor Virtual TECH CONFERENCE 2021
NNPA NEWSWIRE — TECH CONFERENCE 2021, a one-day virtual summit will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The conference is designed and structured to present timely and constructive information, data, and best practices on the various technological advances in the national and global marketplace that can help sustain Black-owned businesses during the prolonged pandemic and afterwards.
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Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars Announces 2021 Class
TECHSTARS—”This class gives me confidence that we can and will make this country a more equitable and inclusive place to live,” said Barry Givens, managing director of Techstars Social Impact.
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In March 1610, Galileo Galilei reported the first use of a telescope to view mountains and maria on the moon,” Dr. Carruthers wrote in 1972. Many reported that his project collaborator, Thornton Page, a White man, acknowledged Carruthers’ brilliance and allowed him to lead on the project. After all, just three years earlier, Dr. Carruthers was awarded a patent for his groundbreaking “Image Converter for Detecting Electromagnetic Radiation Especially in Short Wave Lengths.”
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Black Investors Take Note: Reddit Rebellion Rescues GameStop Stock
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The band of amateur day traders that interact with each other on the Reddit page WallStreetBets, encouraged whoever was listening to buy shares of the flailing GameStop, AMC, Macy’s and Koss stocks. Big investors, often in the form of hedge funds, frequently bet against struggling public companies using a process referred to as “shorting,” which allows investors to bet on the degree of misfortune a stock may experience and earn billions of dollars in profits as a result.
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PRESS ROOM: NFL Presents Inaugural Madden NFL 21 X HBCU Showcase
Fans and interested media can tune in to the final bracket live on Nerd Street Gamers’ Twitch. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5000. Runner ups in second and third place will each receive $2500.
